福特同时在欧洲和美国开发下一代福克斯ST。最近谍照记者在科罗拉多州拍到了几乎没有伪装的新车，让我们提前看到了新车漂亮的外观。不过，奇怪的是，这辆车的后面还挂了一辆拖车。从照片看，上部进气口比标准版明显增大。底部前脸的进气口也进一步扩大，雾灯设置在底部两侧边缘的凹陷处，垂直导流板的作用很可能是将冷空气导入制动系统，降低温度。车尾可以看到，福克斯采用了硕大后扰流器和新的棱角分明后保险杠。由于拖车的缘故，挡住了一部分车尾，但仍可看到新的后散流器。小尺寸排气尾管并不能填满预留的空间，因此最终量产版预计将采用更粗排气尾管。这辆测试车唯一可见机械结构升级是更大刹车盘，但福特表示，新车还有更多提升。该车动力系统取自升级后的2.0升四缸涡轮增压引擎，现行版功率为188千瓦/252马力，欧版车还将提供柴油引擎。虽然新车仍将继续提供六速手动变速器，但可以选装双离合器变速器。另外，新车悬挂也将获得升级，行驶高度进一步调低。
Next Ford Focus ST Spied Undisguised And Towing A Trailer
Ford is simultaneously developing the next-gen Focus ST in Europe and the United States, and these new spy shots provide a fantastic look at a seemingly uncamouflaged test mule in Colorado. For an especially odd sight, this one is towing a trailer, which is not a job that most owners use the Focus ST to do.
Compared to the test mule in previous spy shots, the new one doesn't appear to have any camouflage, and the lack of concealment reveals a lot about the revised design. The upper intake is significantly larger than on a standard Focus. A wide inlet spans much of the lower fascia. Foglights are in niches in each corner, and vertical gills likely direct air to cool the brakes.
At the back, the Focus gains a large rear spoiler and a new bumper with angular styling. The trailer partially conceals the rear in these new spy photos, but the pictures are good enough to provide a glimpse at the new rear diffuser. The small diameter exhaust outlets don't fill the cutouts for them, so expect larger tips on the final car.
The only visible mechanical upgrade to this test mule is the larger brake, but Ford has a bevy of other improvements for this hot hatch. Motivation reportedly comes from an upgraded version of the existing 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder with an output above the current 252 horsepower (188 kilowatts). Europeans would eventually get a diesel engine, too. While you should still be able to get a six-speed manual, there's also speculation that a dual-clutch transmission might also be an option. Suspension upgrades would lower the ride height.