下一代福特福克斯是在年初发布的，最近谍照记者在纽伯格林拍到了正在测试的福克斯ST。该车的大部分车身伪装都拿掉了，可以看到新车大部分升级都在车头部分。它采用了更具侵略性前脸，车尾配备的后散流器位置更低，在双排气尾管之间。车顶扰流器也进行了伪装，现在还无法确定扰流器的效果，不过，这个扰流器是ST外装的一部分，因此必须遮盖起来。目前还无法弄清新车调整后的悬挂情况，预计将标配多连杆后悬。另外，新车行驶高度也将进一步调低。新车将配备更大尺寸刹车盘，同时仍将坚持采用前轮驱动布局。至于动力系统，该车将继续搭载2.0升四缸涡轮引擎，但功率将超过现行版的188千瓦/252马力，同时可搭配换挡拨片自动变速器或双离合器变速箱。福克斯ST将在今年晚些时候发布。

 

Next-Gen Ford Focus ST Spied Nearly Naked At The Nürburgring

The next-generation Ford Focus was revealed earlier this year, so it’s been something of a mystery why pre-production ST models have been spotted still wearing full camouflage wrap.

 

With much of the wrap now removed, the ST’s visual upgrades will primarily exist at the front with a more aggressive fascia, and of course at the back where a rear diffuser sits down low between the dual exhaust outlets. There’s also a bit of tape on that roof spoiler to, ah, hide the roof spoiler. We’re not entirely sure how effective that is, but the spoiler is part of the ST package so it must be covered up.

 

Less visible components of the ST package include the tweaked suspension which should feature a standard-issue multi-link setup in the rear. Ride height is also expected to drop the hatchback ever-so-slightly while firming things up in the process. Rumors suggest bigger brakes are in the mix, and of course, it will stick with its front-wheel-drive layout. Current thought is that the wheels will be turned with a paddle-shift automatic or possibly a dual-clutch gearbox. Power will remain the responsibility of the existing 2.0-liter turbo four-pot, though it should add a few more notches to its current 252-horsepower (188-kilowatt) output.

 

Maybe Ford does have a bigger plan after all. We’ll just have to wait until the ST is revealed to find out, which should happen later this year.