The manual transmission is on life support, but a few stubborn hot hatches are still keeping the stick shift alive. Every year, another automaker buries the clutch pedal, yet gear-rowers and ...

With the fourth-gen Ford Focus out for more than a year now, enthusiasts are still waiting (and craving) for an all-new RS. The new-gen hot hatch will eventually break cover, but if you simply cannot ...

The story of the Focus RS begins not with the Focus but with the Escort. In RS Cosworth guise the Escort set a new benchmark for family hatch performance when it was released in 1992. Pumping 224hp ...

Chris is a passionate car enthusiast who had the opportunity to write at numerous automotive sites that include: Road and Track, Shifting Lanes, Autotrader Oversteer, Drivetribe, Bidgarage, Motor1, ...