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Old 11-03-2006, 01:07 AM   #1
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Talking 2.5 xr5

am seriously consifering trading my 2004 focus on an xr5 does anyone know what boost they run at
they look amazing just saw it at the brissy motor show
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Old 11-03-2006, 01:13 AM   #2
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did u sit in the black one.. damn comfy seats an an awesome looking car,just hope it can hold its own with all these other small turboes coming out.
Dont no the boost tho,wouldnt be much id say
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Old 11-03-2006, 01:16 AM   #3
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the black one is going to be mine mine i tell ya 6.8 sec 0 - 100 aint to shabby for off the floor
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Old 11-03-2006, 01:26 AM   #4
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i wish it was quicker cus i think the new Mazda3 MPS is going to do 0-100 in 6.1 they say... :
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Old 13-03-2006, 03:30 PM   #5
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Yep Typical Jap cars stealing everyone elses thunder. I wish ford could just blow them away.... Bit of boost though and all should be apples!
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Old 13-03-2006, 11:05 PM   #6
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They run a max of 1.2 bar peak. That's about 17 psi in the old language. Not shabby. They will still be one of the 3 fastest front wheel drive turbos available once the MPS MAzda comes out if that 6.1 second claim is true. The Astra VXR is supposed to do mid to low 6's but it's not the best handler acording to the reports coming out of Europe and it remains to be seen how driveable the Mazda will be with all that power and torque. So far the XR5 Turbo is getting all the praise from Europe, bring on the wheels comparos!!!!!
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Old 14-03-2006, 01:02 AM   #7
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good to have something new thrown into the works.

Good to know the car manufacturers are taking the small car market a little more seriously.

But ford.... probably dont want a 2.5 litre 5 banger stealing the show away from the GT and Typhoon.

Can you imagine fanging around back streets in a XR5T Focus, leaving most cars for dead on straights and leaving everything for dead through corners... yumm. sounds like my next car
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Old 14-03-2006, 08:14 AM   #8
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isnt the mps 4wd?
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Old 14-03-2006, 12:57 PM   #9
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I don't think so, just the Mazda 6 MPS, I think the 3 is just FWD with serious 1st and 2nd gear torque limiting. Would be nice if it was AWD though.
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Are u sure they run 1.2Bar of boost? Seems like a tons of boost to run for such a small power output (relativly speaking).
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Old 14-03-2006, 07:12 PM   #11
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I thought they were running 0.8 BAR.... thats what the S40 T5 runs for the same engine and same power..
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Old 15-03-2006, 07:20 PM   #12
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on the boost gague the max is 1.2 bar so they would not run that high i dont think. Dont forget the mazda 3 and focus are very similar as ford own mazda there was even talk they could be produced on the same platform next year
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The two cars are already produced on the same platform fordarn, Focus and Mazda 3... the Ford C1 platform, same as the Volve S40.

As for the boost, I can assure you it hits maximum, the guage sweeps the entire range however I apologise, it's a maximum of 1 bar, I checked my photos. There are photos floating around with 1.2 bar and some with 1 bar on the net, the car I drove had a 1 bar max and at full throttle it genuinely hits 1 bar on the gauge.

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