Michael Chuang races a modified Ford Focus RS against a tuned Abarth 124 Spider. The Focus RS runs 363 hp on a dyno but gets flashed back to 300 hp for the race, while the Abarth makes around 200 wheel horsepower. The Focus pulls ahead as the Abarth loses power past 6000 rpm.
Questions this video answers
About 363@ the wheels.
About 300 (stock).
Approximately 3450 pounds.
About 11.5 to 1.
About 200 wheel horsepower.
Chapters
Sam, Focus rs, huh? What you got done to it? Yeah, it's got a downpipe and a tune. It's making about 363@ the wheels right now. That doesn't sound very fair. No, it's not. But for this race, I'm gonna flash it back to stock for you. I'm flattered. How much power does it make? Stock? About 300. So then with a curb weight of 3450 pounds, you're looking at a power to weight ratio of 11.5 to 1. Yeah, sounds about right. And you're making about 12 and a half to 1 with 200 wheel horsepower. So you really think you stand a chance? Not really, but I figured it's worth a shot. Okay, well, ready to get smoked? Yeah, let's do it. All right, We'll start from a low roll. John. Let's. Let's do something like, I don't know, 15, 20 miles per hour right now. Like this. You want to do a 30 or 40 roll? Let's do a 30 if we have the speed. Hurry. That was good, John. That was a good one. Let's try to get back down to 40 again if we can. All right, you ready? On me. So neither of us was really surprised by the outcome of that race, but I was hoping the Abarth would keep up with the Focus RS a little better. The little stock turbo, it spools up real quick, but it loses steam past 6000 revs. And the RS just has way more raw power. I guess it's time to find a Civic SI or a Volkswagen race. It.