It’s a well known fact that the U.S. market misses out on most of Ford’s hot products, but with a push for new global models taking shape in Blue Oval offices around the world hopefully we will start to see more of these coveted models make their way Stateside.

One such model is the recently launched Ford Focus RS – a 305hp (224kW) stunner based on the Focus hatchback sold overseas. Speaking with Automotive News, Ford’s director of advanced product creation and global performance, Hermann Salenbauch, said a U.S. launch of such a car would depend on the level of interest generated by local Ford fans, for example, Focus SVT owners.

Ford is looking for "feedback from the media and customers," Salenbauch explained. "How much do they like it? Is it really what they want? We are pretty confident that it is."

Unfortunately, even if it’s given the green light, the U.S. will have to wait until the next-generation of the car, which will be based on the new global-engineered 2011 Focus. Salenbauch revealed that the American version of the RS would be based on this new platform and would be assembled locally.

Incidentally, Salenbauch’s comments suggest that Ford is actually considering building a high-performance RS version of its next-generation Focus. Last month, reports emerged claiming the current Focus RS would be the last of its kind, but these latest comments go a little way towards discrediting them
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I really like the Focus RS, and wish it was here. Unfortunately I've read that the price would be in the 40K range (I read that in last months Motortrend or Car and Driver mag). That's alot of dough for a Focus