A ford I would drive
 

I hate to make alot of threads at once but I thought this was pretty cool change from most "sport compact" cars.


[quote:9fdb0]

Ford Focus RS8

What Is It?
Ford Focus RS8 Concept

What's Special About It?
Built to showcase Ford's newest aftermarket crate motor, the Focus RS8 combines the petite dimensions of Ford's smallest car with the awesome horsepower potential of its new all-alloy 5.0-liter crate engine. The result is a serious street sleeper that no Honda Civic dare come up on. Ford engineers modified the front and rear suspensions to fit the big V8 in addition to installing a heavy-duty five-speed transmission and racing clutch. They also converted it to rear-wheel drive, lowered it and slapped on a set of 18-inch wheels and tires to assure that it would be capable of coping with the 420 horsepower delivered by the lightweight V8. "With rear-wheel drive and over 400 horsepower, the Focus RS8 will make itself known at the drag strip and any road course," said Dan Davis, director of Ford Racing Technology. "We're even going to take it drifting!" We don't expect that they'll have much trouble getting it sideways.

Why Should You Care?
With a price tag of around $15,000, Ford's new 5.0-liter V8 will be limited to only the most well-heeled enthusiasts' rides, but Ford claims that the idea behind the project wasn't to sell engines but to reshape the way sport compact cars are viewed in the performance world. The fact that Ford plans to offer a rear-wheel-drive conversion kit in its Ford Racing Performance Parts catalog proves that the RS8 is more than just a Detroit pipe dream — it's a recipe Focus enthusiasts should write down and study hard. — Ed Hellwig
[img]http://a332.g.akamai.net/f/332/936/12h/www.edmunds.com/media/2003/sema/ford.focus.rs8.concept.eng.500.jpg[/img]
[img]http://a332.g.akamai.net/f/332/936/12h/www.edmunds.com/media/2003/sema/ford.focus.rs8.concept.f34.500.jpg[/img]
[/quote:9fdb0]

[img]http://www.fordvehicles.com/fordgt/images/photo_gallery/ph_gt_popup_4.jpg[/img]

First Dodge, now Ford has fallen to the ricer world. [hangs head in shame]

True, true...
Next is Chevy...

Wait wait, this car is only 15,000? That Ford GT is around 120,000 BTW. That's an awesome price no?

focuses are ghey..I hate them beyond belief..BRING BACK THE ESCORT

Who cares, its a good car.

P.S. PLease abide by the rules. That sig is too big, and takes forever for me to load.

Ill stick with my 78' Gremlin.

No.. the engine is $15,000 - if I understood correctly.

Ford Tierra ain't bad. "only made in Japan and I beleive Australia. The closets thing to a Impreza of Ford. :)

There's nothing ricer about a 5.0 litre V8....... happy:

I'm referring to the styling of the car.

hes right one of the attributes of a ricer is a 4 banger and well a 5.0V8 will woop any ricer out there.

Everyone will be driving small cars here soon.

not me

[quote="Short Hand":fd23a]Ford Tierra ain't bad. "only made in Japan and I beleive Australia. The closets thing to a Impreza of Ford. :)[/quote:fd23a]
it's not in Aus, it's an Asia model only - at the moment
i have a black one - Tierra RS 2.0 rock:

and btw, the v8 engine costs 15k, you have to buy the car seperate

VW Jetta > all

i LOVVVVE jettas...especially the older styles...good taste mah man rock:

[img]http://us1.webpublications.com.au/static/images/articles/featurepics/1381.jpg[/img]All Australians get a free Holden jus fer votin'! cool:


[img]http://us1.webpublications.com.au/static/images/articles/i13/1381_9lo.jpg[/img][img]http://us1.webpublications.com.au/static/images/articles/i13/1381_13lo.jpg[/img][img]http://us1.webpublications.com.au/static/images/articles/i13/1381_7lo.jpg[/img]

The new Chevy's will come with switchable dub's so mom can pick the kids up on the weekdays.

[quote="Eight Ace":58622][img]http://us1.webpublications.com.au/static/images/articles/featurepics/1381.jpg[/img]All Australians get a free Holden jus fer votin'! cool:


[img]http://us1.webpublications.com.au/static/images/articles/i13/1381_9lo.jpg[/img][img]http://us1.webpublications.com.au/static/images/articles/i13/1381_13lo.jpg[/img][img]http://us1.webpublications.com.au/static/images/articles/i13/1381_7lo.jpg[/img][/quote:58622]
i miss my aussie cars cry:

I think the Idea of the American sports car is coming back. I mean think about it

The Corvette has been redesigned
The GTO is back with a 5.7 ltre engine, it looks like piss but its powerful
The mustang has been redesigned
This new focus will probably mark fords return of the 5.0
Talks of a new camaro are around featuring a 400 horse 6.0L engine
Chevy ss with a 6.0L engine.

Dodges new magnum station wagon & sedan has a 5.7 hemi & is RWD rock:

MEINEN!
[img]http://www.mercedesclub.org/images/MBcarphotos/g500.jpg[/img]

So Ford turned a crap car into a more expensive crap car?! Where do I sign up! hake:

This is the only thing I'm looking forward to:

[img]http://bradbarnett.net/mustangs/wallpaper/05/Mustang40thWP-2.jpg[/img]

[quote="Eight Ace":4f560][img]http://us1.webpublications.com.au/static/images/articles/featurepics/1381.jpg[/img]All Australians get a free Holden jus fer votin'! cool:


[img]http://us1.webpublications.com.au/static/images/articles/i13/1381_9lo.jpg[/img][img]http://us1.webpublications.com.au/static/images/articles/i13/1381_13lo.jpg[/img][img]http://us1.webpublications.com.au/static/images/articles/i13/1381_7lo.jpg[/img][/quote:4f560]

Fuck Yes......If there is one thing you Aussies can do right - It's make fucking great cars.

russians make best cars

[img]http://www.euronet.nl/~icu05161/images/niva.jpg[/img]

I would love to pull up beside a fucking mustang and put the muscle "fanatic bone head in his place in my little Focus. Honestly most rice rockets are great cars. It the civic nation which has so many people pissed off. All those pricks who put their body kits on a 96 Civic DX then drive around acting like the shit have spoiled a whole genra of cars to a whole group of people.

FOr 15,000 that ford engine can suck my nuts because for that price you can get a chevy big block a blower and completely dominate the streets

15k is the price of the engine plus a rear wheel drive conversion and other parts

it's a kit - try reading it all the way

[quote="Da_Bian":1305b]try reading it all the way[/quote:1305b]

How the fuck does that work?

[img]http://www.electroauto.com/gallery/graphics/bus.jpg[/img] [b]>[/b]everything else

[quote="Old Reliable":e02d2]russians make best cars

[img]http://www.euronet.nl/~icu05161/images/niva.jpg[/img][/quote:e02d2]

My parents used to have a lada & that thing could fucking climb a wall. It was one tough jeep! The only reason they dint buy anonther is because it was too expencive to fix & the local guy that used to fix it shut down.

[quote="Sergeant_Scrotum":d6954][quote="Old Reliable":d6954]russians make best cars

[img]http://www.euronet.nl/~icu05161/images/niva.jpg[/img][/quote:d6954]

My parents used to have a lada & that thing could fucking climb a wall. It was one tough jeep! The only reason they dint buy anonther is because it was too expencive to fix & the local guy that used to fix it shut down.[/quote:d6954]

they sold russian cars in canada?

[quote="Old Reliable":57ea4]russians make best cars

[/quote:57ea4]

...LOL!!... reminds me of Homer in that russian car with the blowfly hood ornament,
where he's having gear-shift trouble leaving the lot and the guy yells out "...PUT 'ER IN Z..! biggrin:

[quote="Eight Ace":75dbe][quote="Old Reliable":75dbe]russians make best cars

[/quote:75dbe]

...LOL!!... reminds me of Homer in that russian car with the blowfly hood ornament,
where he's having gear-shift trouble leaving the lot and the guy yells out "...PUT 'ER IN Z..! biggrin:[/quote:75dbe]

Dealer: "It can get 300 hectares on a single tank of kerosene"
Homer: "What country is this car from?"
Dealer: "It no longer exists..... *starts pushing car* put it in H!"

[quote=Zoner][quote="Eight Ace":f6b12]...LOL!!... reminds me of Homer in that russian car with the blowfly hood ornament,
where he's having gear-shift trouble leaving the lot and the guy yells out "...PUT 'ER IN Z..! biggrin:[/quote:f6b12]

Dealer: "It can get 300 hectares on a single tank of kerosene"
Homer: "What country is this car from?"
Dealer: "It no longer exists..... *starts pushing car* put it in H!"[/quote:f6b12]

kerosene?
LOL, it has to have a helluva engine to be able to drive on jet fuel biggrin:

haha, yeah when i was in russia we used to ride around in a lada niva......good car

In my opinion GM is the only American motor company to keep up with the compition.

With Companys like Audi , VW , Volvo , and Rover creating better , safer , more durable cars , Ford has just fallen behind the curve.

Only 15-20 years ago Ford owned the Truck and Luxury car world ( Lincoln )

I have not seen Ford make anything that could compare GM in years.

I think they are wasting there time and money with this UpGraded Focus.

It is the same in terms as GM making a high powered Geo.

** I don't mean to get too Off-Topic , but I saw something on the news a few days ago about Bush putting 40-something million dollars...
May be billion , I only caught the end of the report...
into R&D for new fuel technology. Anyone know who is gonna get that contract? **

I like dodges new take on things, their going more for performance than luxury in their cars. their new wagon has a hemi in it & RWD happy: