http://www.sportcompactcarweb.com/

Check out the ford fr200 boosted focus with 304 HP! Seems to be the trend...Now I need boost more than ever.

 

That thing is FUGLY!!

 

Uh, that ain't no backyard rice boy car(although it looks like one) That was fully developed and funded by the Ford guys. Plus is has a RACING manual tranny(ie.. impossible to get your hands on one and probably costs more than my 3-gen)

I wouldn't worry about thouse.

I would more worry about the turbo'ed GSRs and Preludes.

 

yeah too bad that car is never going to get produced. Just like all those other prototypes

 

I don't think that will ever make it to the production stage, but this will the 2002 SVT Focus with 170hp. Might be some competition for the new SE-R? http://www.canadiandriver.com/previews/02svt_focus.htm

 

The SVT Focus will def. be competition for the SE-R. When designing, Ford/SVT's targets were the Civic Si and the Integra/RSX which just happens to be the targets Nissan intended for the SE-R. Damn, why is Acura/Honda the target of so many automakers . For more info, read the MT article all about SVT (talks about the Lightning and Focus)

 

I heard that a bone stock RSX-S was seen running a 14.3 lately. I don't remember which board I saw it on, but a T/A guy was talking about it and his mind was blown! IMO thats hard to believe, but who knows!?!? and if thats true the SVT Focus has a lot to catch up to!

an this article about the 300+hp Focus proves my point that if a car is ugly as hell, it needs to be BUTT FAST!! cause that thing looks like ****!

 

I think SVT/Ford are targeting the Focus at the RSX, not the Type-S, its way out of its price range. 14.3 stock is really iffy, don't know if I believe that. I know the RSX-S can probably go under 15 stock but I doubt 14.3.