Ford Focus RS on video - full review

With more than 1500 orders recieved in its first month on sale, the Ford Focus RS has been one of the most popular cars in the UK over the past 12 months.

We've already driven the new car, and you can read the full review here, but Ford has also released official videos ahead of the car's arrival in the UK this spring. We've also tried the car's so-called Drift Mode on track, which you can see in our full video review below.

We finally got our mitts on the Ford Focus RS, see what we made of the hot hatch here

Ford Focus RS drive modes explained

Ben Collins, formerly the Stig on Top Gear, explains how the different drive modes of the Focus RS affect its performance.

Read our exclusive interview with Ken Block on the Focus RS here

Ford Focus RS development videos

Ford documented the development process of the Focus RS, and released the following videos through the last part of 2015. They're arranged in descending order below.

The final video in the series charting the development of the Ford Focus RS has been released, showing the last stages where the car is finally signed off by company bosses.

The seventh version follows Ken Block as he reveals the car to the world at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. Meanwhile, in Belgium, Ford engineers gather to sign off the Focus RS for production.

The sixth video in the series focuses on the building of RS prototypes at Ford's Saarlouis plant in Germany, and on development of the car's 2.3-litre Ecoboost engine.

The fifth video in the series follows the RS in testing, as the team moves to Sweden for cold-weather testing and some sideways action on low-friction surfaces.

The fourth in the series shows Gymkhana and rally star Ken Block visiting the Ford test track in Llommell, Belgium, to see how chassis set-up has been progressing. 

Previous videos have focused on the car's design and a road trip in the United States.