RS Buyer’s Guide

A comprehensive guide on getting to know the Focus RS before your purchase and for current owners to learn about the differences between the 16-18 models.

Color Options

There were 4 color options for model year (MY) 2016-2017 for the North American market. In Europe, Magnetic Grey was an option not available in North America.

For MY 2018, the only available color options were Race Red and Nitrous Blue. Although Race Red is not exclusive to the RS in America on Ford’s lineup, it was the only time offered for the RS. Alternatively, Stealth Grey in North America is not in Ford’s lineup, and unique to the European market.

The more elusive color, Deep Orange, was only available for the last 50 Heritage Edition RS’s for the UK.

Stealth Grey

Shadow Black

Nitrous Blue

Frozen White

Race Red

Magnetic Grey

Deep Orange

RS1 vs. RS2

What’s the difference between the RS1 and RS2 package?