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Old Dec 3, 2003 | 08:31 PM
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Originally posted by phatstang1
The 2.3l PZEV Foci run mid 15's right out of the box...same as the SVT. With merely exhaust, UDP, and an air filter...Focus Central squeezed a very low 15 out of the car. Not bad.
mid 15's!!! Hell.....Try high 15's 'cause thats all I could squeeze out...hahaha! But the problem with the car is the guy behind the wheel.

A bit off topic....I saw some great images of the new european 2005 Focus Cosworth on the net...it has a different look, it was a sky blue color and was five door, definite VW styling cues, but now I can't find those images! Anyone have 'em? The site that I found them on is now a pay site. Sucks.
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Old Dec 4, 2003 | 05:58 AM
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Originally posted by fastforward
mid 15's!!! Hell.....Try high 15's 'cause thats all I could squeeze out...hahaha! But the problem with the car is the guy behind the wheel.

A bit off topic....I saw some great images of the new european 2005 Focus Cosworth on the net...it has a different look, it was a sky blue color and was five door, definite VW styling cues, but now I can't find those images! Anyone have 'em? The site that I found them on is now a pay site. Sucks.
I think the biggest drawback on the SVT is the gearing in that 6-speed transmission. After test driving one, all I can say is "that transmission ain't right". SVT seems to have done a pretty decent job on the power, but really half assed it on the transmission. Sure having the trendy Getrag 6-speed is great, but it would have been a much quicker car with the standard 5-speed out of the ZX3.

I too would like to see more Cosworth images. I only saw one "spy pic" a few months ago of a red Cosworth Focus filling up at a gas station in Europe. It was reported the driver lit up all four tires leaving the gas station pissed off at the photographers.
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