If the 5 million is just out of your budget, then try the new Ford Focus RS. This truly pocket rocket has modes the driver can select, including a “drift” mode, where at the press of a button, drivers can perform a perfect “drift” (a sideways four-wheel skid) providing they floor the throttle and turn the steering wheel.
The so-called “safety” experts are throwing their hands in the air saying there is nothing stopping the so-called “drift” mode from being used on public roads. Ford’s reply, “Drift mode is targeted for track use only – a disclaimer appears on (the instrument) cluster when switching modes. We believe the drift and track modes are appropriate for racetracks, and that typical Focus RS customers will understand the need to deploy these features under controlled and safe conditions such as during a track day.”
Jumping on the ‘speed kills’ bandwagon, the “safety” experts (in Australia) are claiming road deaths in the 12 months to the end of May show the toll has increased by 9.8 percent, with 1,275 fatalities.
So far this year, road deaths are up by 14.6 percent nationally to the end of May, with 551 fatalities.
Former president of the Australian Medical Association, Professor Brian Owler, said, “They’re obviously marketing the car to young people who are interested in that type of driving. The problem is most people don’t have access to a race track. Without a race track it’s inherently dangerous.”
Save me from do-gooders. The “inherently dangerous” Focus RS 500 is not even released in Australia. Cars don’t kill people. It is people that kills people. With all the latest electronic aids, the Focus RS 500 is inherently safer than other non-performance cars on the roads, driven by your “average” driver.
