The plug may have been pulled on the Ford Focus RS, but more exciting things are reportedly in store for the punchy little hot-hatch as Ford flirts with electrification for its new incarnation.

LONDON - The next Ford Focus platform, which will be used globally, will have all-wheel-drive derivatives, allowing as many as 15 products. These vehicles could help bolster Ford Motor Co.'s U.S.

The Focus RS might have been more interesting as a wagon. There, we said it. It sounds strange, but that would have stopped people from comparing it to the A45 AMG, and the ride might have been a ...