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When it comes to Ford's hot hatchback, the 2017 Focus RS, we here at Bob Thomas Ford Lincoln North needn't say much. A vehicle as impressive as this one, you see, has absolutely no trouble speaking for itself.

So, rather than ramble on about it, we thought we'd share the following video.

Link up with AutoGuide.com Road Test Editor Dan Ilika to discover that which the Focus RS has in store:

There is but one trim level available on the Focus RS. Thankfully, though, it offers just about everything one could ever want.

Standard features include…

The engine in the RS trim of the 2017 Ford Focus recently earned recognition as one of WardsAuto's 10 Best engines. Fresh on the heels of that accolade comes another for the Focus RS, as AutoGuide.com named the hot hatchback the winner of its 2017 Car of the Year award.

The @Ford Focus RS Wins https://t.co/6dQBo9AR19 2017 Car of the Year Award. Congrats, Ford!! https://t.co/P7EhBNGs3g #AGCOTY #Ford pic.twitter.com/BwSq1TiYjy

— AutoGuide.com (@AutoGuide) December 13, 2016

The Focus RS had some intense competition to contend with over the five days of…

Although the 2016 Ford Focus RS is rising back to the mantle it once occupied like an automotive phoenix, its legend has remained in the hearts and minds of the press and drivers alike. In a way, it's never really died. But now that its new generation is on the cusp of arriving in dealerships, we're getting some more insight into what it'll be like.

While the mantle of "beast mode" is commonly thought of as the territory of performance coups like the Mustang, in recent years it's also been occupied by diminutive hot hatches. Boasting around 290 horsepower (on a good model), they've become quite popular in Europe, and many are U.S. bound.

Of course, we can always count on Ford to blow the competition right out of the water. Meet the 2016 Focus RS, a 345 horsepower hyper hatch equipped with all-wheel-drive, and sporting the brand's new 2.3L EcoBoost mill. Launched last year, it arrives in the spring…