New Subaru WRX STI Vs Ford Focus RS: Which Car Is Faster And Drives Better?

Today I do a driving comparison between a Subaru STI and a Ford Focus RS!

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[thearcadeventures]

I like the style and the driving of the focus rs! Exhaust on the focus rs is amazing :)

[Mikeywatches]

Drink everytime he says blip-blipable. Lol

[ThomMurphy]

Disable the FENG on the RS. Your hearing a lot of fake engine noise from the speakers, versus the actual engine/exhaust.

[poker_rs]

I tell people all of the time.... Buy what you like & not what someone else says is 'better'. I like the Fords so I can't comment on daily driving an STi, however daily driving an RS is very easy.... the transmission is very user friendly for beginners... The seats are tight & the sitting position is different, so be ok with that. The MPGs will suffer since it's a turbo and AWD. It's a very fun car to drive. If you want a good one these days, you'll be paying $40k+ for a 2017 and around $43k+ for a 2018.

[dizzykincade]

My RS has AWE Track Exhaust and people jump when you backfire. Gunshots, dude.

[maxwhite]

I daily a 2015 sti and it's hands down the hardest manual car for me to daily drive, my job just got in an rs and waiting to test drive it but I remeber my FiST and how easy that was to drive and can't wait

[toddkucinski]

Buying either one... used for my son.
I think the STI is the way to go for first manual... sloppy sometimes good

[Wallstreetavarice]

Hard to be an EJ with unequal length headers sound wise. That said, it's pretty much the best part of that engine. It's stone age

[bantizzle]

I like the wrx but the red paint makes it a cop magnet!

[creakid]

Focus w/o turbo! I also collected a 2007 Focus ST 2.3 naturally aspirated with light clutch & sedan body's wide rear visibility. The rev hang is excessive.

[ossBASHA]

I'm going to get crucified, but I think the RS needed low power settings. Maybe with selectable boost modes to tame the power on the street and make it more usable. Probably would help fuel economy too. Perhaps this is what an aftermarket tune is for.

[Alejandro_Diazd]

Great video Ben now that I looked a bit closer I think I like the Focus RS more. I just had to focus

[simonj]

How does unequal length headers affect rev matching? Do the car's have auto rev match? Or do you heel/toe?

[toddkucinski]

Can't pass up owning a car with that flat 4 sound! STI

[edd_menjr]

I need help, these 2 cars are on my list and idk which one to choose. Can I get an unbiased opinion on these 2 like the maintenance, reliability, parts & fun. I’ll be using it for daily driving and just to do small modifications mainly cosmetic. Maybe Intake/exhaust. Need help haha

[kathy]

My mind is blown by your crossing the yellow line so many times! I would be a terrible back seat driver riding with you! I would choose the STI over the RS just for dependability.JMO.

[TheeBearistotle]

Looking at your dash display in the STI, it looked like you were in "intelligent mode" the entire time, and forgot to actually switch to sport#. It changes the way the car behaves substantially.

[lindenblvd]

this is a hard choice but I would go with the golf R, but for this comparison, since the RS is rarer and probably be worth more down the line I would go with the RS. Now I will say this the RS is hard to find, so STI would be my third option, with just the lip wing. I don't care for the big wing cause it doesn't look proportioned compared to the car like the bug-eye with the big wing did.

[JVette]

You should head off to Mexico with these two cars. I feel like people would really enjoy that.. I know I'd be curious to see the outcome. 😎

[kenmccune]

Subaru sounds good Ford focus rs awesome car too drive and have fun with it