Alright, I was doing a pricing analysis to see where I think the Focus RS might be priced. Here are some bars showing base price, and fully optioned (MSRP including destination) for all the Ford performance vehicles, and other vehicles I think are competitors or possible cross shop options for someone buying a Focus RS.
My guess is $28k to $29k starting price, and fully optioned up to $36k... This would make it an STI killer, and a really cheap EVO replacement. I can't imagine Ford wouldn't provide huge value for the money, like they already do with the Mustang and the STs. Even if it's priced at $30-$34k I think it will be a pretty good buy.
We'll see what the Golf R comes priced at, it should be priced pretty high based on the last time they made a Golf R.
Disclaimer: all MSRP prices taken from Truecar.com ... "fully optioned" is a rough estimate of what I think all options are, some manufacturers include DOZENS of options for interior and exterior so I stuck mainly to the big options that you would likely see in the dealership. Also some of the luxury cars go way north of $50k so they go off the chart... also I just realized the AMG is off the chart, it starts just above 50k.