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Focus RS vs Megane R26.R: part 1
Jeremy Clarkson twin-tests the Ford Focus RS and the Renault Megane R26.R: Part One
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Focus RS vs Megane R26.R: part 2
Jeremy Clarkson twin-tests the Ford Focus RS and the Renault Megane R26.R: Part Two
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Focus RS vs Megane R26.R: part 3
Jeremy Clarkson twin-tests the Ford Focus RS and the Renault Megane R26.R: Part Three
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Jeremy on the Ford Focus RS
"I’m a sucker for flared wheel arches. I’ve often said that in the same way a man can never be too rich, his wheels arches can never be too flared. And the RS has some whoppers."
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