Ford Performance Racing School is having a fleet sale in North Carolina with Focus RS available for a bargain price
Published on Sep 19, 2025 at 8:39 AM (UTC+4)
by Molly Davidson
Last updated on Sep 19, 2025 at 10:24 AM (UTC+4)
Edited by
Kate Bain
A fleet sale often means boring ex-rental sedans. Not this time.
Ford is offloading a batch of its hard-driven Focus RS hot hatches in North Carolina, and they’re going cheap.
The leaked price tag floating around Reddit? $20,000.
Half the sticker of when they were new, and still packing all-wheel drive, 350 horsepower, and a manual.
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The Ford Focus RS fleet sale
The Focus RS has been gone from US showrooms since 2018, but Ford Performance Racing School hung onto a whole fleet.
These were the cars instructors used to teach AWD car control and torque-vectoring antics.
Now, almost a decade later, the school is quietly liquidating the lot.
The numbers look tempting.
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A brand-new Focus RS in 2018 started at $41,995.
That same hatchback today – complete with Recaro seats, launch control, and a six-speed manual – is being offered at roughly $20,000.
On paper, that’s a 50 percent discount on one of the hottest hatches ever sold here.
Even compared to the used market, it looks good.
Average RS examples with 65,000-80,000 miles tend to hover around $27,000.
The school’s cars undercut that, and you’re still getting the same turbocharged 2.3-liter four-cylinder making 350 horses and 350 lb-ft of torque.
AWD grip, sport suspension, and the infamous Drift Mode all come baked in.
But there is a catch – these cars haven’t had easy lives.
Nearly 10 years of track sessions, clutch drops, and eager students pushing them ‘to the limit of their capabilities’.
They’ve been maintained, sure, but it wouldn’t hurt to perhaps check some service records and give everything a close inspection before buying.
Why Ford might be clearing the garage
This isn’t Ford’s first clean-out.
When the Mustang Mach 1 Track Attack cars hit retirement last year, Ford quietly sold those off too.
It’s how the school keeps things fresh – cycle in new hardware, move the old fleet on.
The Focus RS sale fits that same playbook.
Vehicles are put through years of track duty, then retired and offered to the public once it’s time to refresh the lineup.
It’s simply how the program stays current, moving on older cars as new models take their place.
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Molly Davidson is a Junior Content Writer at Supercar Blondie. Based in Melbourne, she holds a double Bachelor’s degree in Arts/Law from Swinburne University and a Master’s of Writing and Publishing from RMIT. Molly has contributed to a range of magazines and journals, developing a strong interest in lifestyle and car news content. When she’s not writing, she’s spending quality time with her rescue English staffy, Boof.
