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Old 11-24-2003, 02:28 PM   #1
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Ford plans to kill Focus SVT in near future.

I found this on autoweek.com.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...&category=6392


I see alot of SVTs in my area.
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Old 11-24-2003, 02:32 PM   #2
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Re: Ford plans to kill Focus SVT in near future.

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I found this on autoweek.com.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...&category=6392


I see alot of SVTs in my area.
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Old 11-24-2003, 02:36 PM   #3
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"(08:38 Nov. 24, 2003)
Ford to drop SVT Focus, put entire SVT lineup on hiatus


By RICK KRANZ | Automotive News

DETROIT -- Ford Division, planning to take the SVT performance brand to a more premium position, will drop the SVT Focus after the 2004 model year, the company says.

Dropping the car is part of an overhaul of the SVT lineup. No SVT models, including the SVT F-150 Lightning and the SVT Mustang Cobra, will be produced for about 18 months starting in the spring.

Ford will still sell a performance Focus, called the Focus ST, a four-door sedan. That car will debut in the 2005 model year. "
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Old 11-24-2003, 02:36 PM   #4
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That was a link of a skyline...hmm.

Either way, the less Foci on the road, the happier I am.
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Old 11-24-2003, 03:44 PM   #5
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i hardly ever saw any Foci of the SVT variety. probably only 2 since they began production. they just aren't too big down here.
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Old 11-24-2003, 03:47 PM   #6
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same here. Not one SVT here in town.
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Old 11-24-2003, 03:51 PM   #7
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I've seen several....mainly in my rear viw mirror....that skyline is bad ass!! I wonder if the bid is $10K CAD or USD??? If it's canadian I'm in!!!
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Ford is stopping to "re-tool" the SVT line up.

With the Mustang redesign and the Focus redesign in the works for the US, SVT is going to hold off.

Plus, everyone else is coming out with factory performance vehicles. And Ford doesn't want to compete with the Mazdaspeed line up for now.
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ive seen a few svt focus's here in chicago im not a big fan
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