So there I was, in the driver's seat of a fairly pedestrian, garden-variety stock Ford Focus hatchback, lined up side-by-side on an empty street with a tuned-to-the-gills SVT Focus hatchback, engines ...

For 2003, Ford's Special Vehicle Team (SVT) added the five-door hatchback Focus to its lineup. And, at first glance, it could be mistaken for its more benign ZX5 sibling. But, turn the key in the ...

DETROIT - It's no surprise that Ford Motor Co. turned to Cosworth Technologies to develop the high-performance engine that will power the Ford SVT Focus. Ford has worked with Cosworth for more than ...

IF YOU TEST DRIVE JUST ONE CAR THIS YEAR, make it the Ford SVT Focus. Drive it on the freeway, around the block and through an auto-cross course, if you can. Accelerate hard, brake harder. Take ...

Remember the SVT Focus, Ford's affordable, 170-horse pocket rocket of 2002-04? We do. There's a large cadre of performance enthusiasts out there who still haven't forgiven Ford for making that car go ...