[Shotimes] FW: OT :Ford to drop SVT Focus, suspend performance lineup

[Ron Porter]

>From the V8 list. Sounds like a basic "bad plan", as they could lose
customers, even though the hints on the new stuff after that sound good.

Ron Porter

-----Original Message-----
From: aqua86@comcast.net [mailto:aqua86@comcast.net] 
Sent: Monday, November 24, 2003 9:40 AM
To: v8sho@v8sho.com
Subject: OT :Ford to drop SVT Focus, suspend performance lineup


http://www.detnews.com/2003/autosinsider/0311/24/b02-332341.htm

DEARBORN -- Ford Motor Co. is killing its high performance SVT Focus coupe
next year and suspending production of the entire Special Vehicle Team
lineup for the 2005 model year, the company said Friday.