THE STANDARD Ford Focus RS – if you can call it that – has a 257kW engine, powering all four wheels.

According to British site, Autocar, this could jump to 295kW in the beefier Ford Focus RS500 version.

Ford internationally is yet to confirm the RS500 even exists, but Wheels was told by a Ford insider the car will be coming Down Under when it eventually rolls down the production line.

The car is being developed in Germany by Ford Performance, and will likely have a limited production run of just 500 examples.

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If Ford can pull it off, the RS500 would be squeezing an amazing 128kW per litre out of its EcoBoost engine.

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The current Focus RS accelerates from 0-100km/h in 4.7-seconds. A Ford insider told Wheels this could be dropped drastically in the RS500. Autocar predicts a sprint time of just 4.2-seconds – the same as Mercedes-Benz’s A45 AMG.

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If you want an RS500 when they do arrive, get your chequebook ready early. With just 500 models predicted worldwide, demand will be high and supply will be tight.