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Old 09-07-2001, 04:25 PM
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2003 Focus ST170 - 170hp (same motor as the 2002 SVT Focus in the US):

I wouldnt mind the headlights.

Focus RS - 220hp Garret turbo WRC widebody fenders:


Mondeo ST220 - 220hp V6 just a nice 4-door that will never hit these shores:



All the info can be seen here. There are about 5 or so pages:
http://www.4car.co.uk/jsp/main.jsp?lnk=220&pageid=3278
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Old 09-07-2001, 07:50 PM
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The Mondeos arent too bad. They were very popular in the Touring Car Championships.
Old 09-07-2001, 08:05 PM
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i have a magazine w/ the focus RS in it......i brought back sooo much car shit from when iwent to europe i jus dont understand why we wont get an RS? i mean all the japanese car makers have thier special models so do all the europeans......why can AMERICANS get a Ford??!?!?!?!?!? shit i would buy that thing its nice
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Old 09-08-2001, 03:22 AM
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For some reason the Big 3 car companies all think that we want watered down highway cruisers. Its not that we want them but have no choice since that is all they make. Right now they are all focused on the damn SUV craze. Why do you think they are losing out in the small car market? Because imports are much for fun to drive. Not everyone is over 50!

VW has its share of models in Europe that are pretty sweet but we will never see them here.
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well we kinda have the mondeo....the jaguar x-type same damn thing
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you know I look at these cars and I wonder why in the world AMERICA doesnt allow FAST cars into America.....I mean for example look at the new Mitsu. Lancer.. SUCKS in america but what I wouldnt do for the JAPAN version of it..
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Thank the government for trying to protect us from ourselves. Thats why we get all the watered down versions.
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thats why AMERICA builds the z06 vette and the viper huh?.....its just that they dont want any CHEAPER competition that will steal the sales of a 80 thousand dollar viper.....im not saying that the focus rs is just as fast but im saying that it has very good performance for 1/4 the cost!!!




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