By sgomez on 07/31/03 00:00 AM (PDT)
Vehicle
2003 Ford Focus SVT SVT 4dr Hatchback (2.0L 4cyl 6M)
Review
I traded my less than one-year-old 02 Focus
ZTW for one of these babies in Pitch Black.
Its hard to believe that they belong to the
same family. Don't get me wrong, the little
wagon was extremely competent and
reliable and always a sweet ride. The 5-
doors SVT is in a whole together different
league, hard to compare.
I have had the car for less than a week so I
am rating 10 to all items in the survey. If I
change my mind I will let you know
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By Bobby Lasiter on 07/29/03 00:00 AM (PDT)
Vehicle
2003 Ford Focus SVT SVT 2dr Hatchback (2.0L 4cyl 6M)
Review
Since Buying my SVT Focus I have had so
much fun getting to know it and
Breaking it in. The car performs like a
race car. Ford did a great job with
this SVT. Keep up the great work
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By juanabee on 07/27/03 00:00 AM (PDT)
Vehicle
2003 Ford Focus SVT SVT 2dr Hatchback (2.0L 4cyl 6M)
Review
I was the lucky guy who snagged a 2002
model for under 15 grand. The love the
car and it would be a wonderful
machine even at list however knowing I
paid economy price I still pinch
myself to see if I'm dreaming. I've
logged 7500 miles so far with one long
trip and it has not shown any
weakness. I even took it over a jeep
trail in Colorado to the surpise of
the many SUVs at the top.
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By Sloopy98 on 06/28/03 00:00 AM (PDT)
Vehicle
2003 Ford Focus SVT SVT 2dr Hatchback (2.0L 4cyl 6M)
Review
With only 4800 made for the US, Ford
does not want to invest in fixing an
idle problem common to many SVT's.
Lots of little problems - stalling,
poor low-end torque, fog lamp with
condensation, loose plastic buzzing in
engine compartment, backfires on
deceleration.
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By Dawei on 06/09/03 00:00 AM (PDT)
Vehicle
2003 Ford Focus SVT SVT 2dr Hatchback (2.0L 4cyl 6M)
Review
Very nice car. It is affordable and
econimcally nice. It should be souped
up and it will dominate the
competition.
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By JONA on 05/28/03 00:00 AM (PDT)
Vehicle
2003 Ford Focus SVT SVT 2dr Hatchback (2.0L 4cyl 6M)
Review
I LOVE THE SUPERIOR HANDLING
AND THE 6 SPEED MANUAL
TRANSMISSION IN THE SVT
FOCUS. THIS NEXT TO MY PROBE
AND SVT MUSTANG IS MY
FAVORITE CAR.
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By -J D - on 05/23/03 00:00 AM (PDT)
Vehicle
2003 Ford Focus SVT SVT 2dr Hatchback (2.0L 4cyl 6M)
Review
"Fun for under $20K" ~ It's a great
package for the $ price. Handling and
stopping is tops on my list. It's not
a drag car, but the six speed Getrag
transmission is gear-ed for back
country roads with lots of curves.
It's a super everyday driver with good
performance for a 2 liter engine with
170 hp. "SVT" did a great conversion
on the Focus to make it a fun car to
drive and own. If your looking for a
sports compact car I would drive them
all and include the "SVT Focus" on my
list. I did and I am happy with my
purchase. Got to go ~ ===========> Oh,
`be safe and race @ the track "ok" : )
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By ayccya on 04/02/03 00:00 AM (PST)
Vehicle
2003 Ford Focus SVT SVT 2dr Hatchback (2.0L 4cyl 6M)
Review
The SVT is a screaming deal, especially
if you could get it with the $2500
rebate.
This is one very fun car. Superb
handling, great accelaration, very
comfortable ride for a performance car,
decent gas mileage and very spacious
interior (lots of headroom). All these
make the SVT a great commute car. I've
driven Porsche, Audi, Saab, Mercedes
and others and the Ford Focus SVT rank
one of the highest in terms of fun to
drive.
The only complain I have is the over
aggresive bad-boy styling. I prefer
the European vesion RS or ST170 much
better.
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By dave gilmore on 03/20/03 00:00 AM (PST)
Vehicle
2003 Ford Focus SVT SVT 2dr Hatchback (2.0L 4cyl 6M)
Review
I bought one of the first SVT Focus
cars produced (number 455) and I am
completely satisfied with my purchase.
Zero problems and major grins everytime
I twist the key. No one makes a car
offering this kind of quality and
performance for under $25,000. I love
the subdued styling and Euro flair.
Car performs as well on the track as it
does on the street. Sweet exhaust note
that really wails at 7,000 rpm. Don't
order the traction control since it
will slow the cars 0-60 acceleration by
about a half second. Without it the
SVT will clip 60 in 6.9 to 7 seconds.
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By Mark Roman on 02/16/03 00:00 AM (PST)
Vehicle
2003 Ford Focus SVT SVT 2dr Hatchback (2.0L 4cyl 6M)
Review
At crusing speeds, there is an
electrical problem which causes the
vehicle to stall whenever I turn on the
lights or flick the high beams back and
forth. It's been the shop twice to
trace the problem to no avail. While I
had the vehicle in the shop for
the first service, some grease monkey
backed into it damaging the rear
bumper. They had the vehicle in the
shop for 19 days in January. Whenever
I flick the windshield washers, I get a
strong smell inside the cabin of
antifreeze. They've replaced one piece
and it still occurs. The drivers seat
has a loose piece. They've also
replaced the outside rubber on the
driver's side door and the car alarm.
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