The Ford SVT Focus Competition concept, unveiled last week at the Specialty Equipment Market Association's (SEMA) International Auto Salon, is a demonstration by Ford of the SVT Focus' potential to ...

When Ford set out to develop the first-generation Focus, one of the primary goals was to create the best-handling compact on the planet. Millions of dollars were spent to develop a sophisticated ...

After the first six months, the US automotive market hasn't shown surprises: General Motors leads the pack, followed by the Japanese automaker Toyota Motor North America (TMNA) division, and the Ford ...

Although little more than a distant memory, there was a point when Ford's Special Vehicle Team (SVT) ruled the roads. From 1991 until 2015, the Skunkworks arm of the company cooked up incredible ...

My friend Eric is crazy—he simply never grew up and never will. We've driven from Michigan to near Guatemala for the La Carrera Panamericana Mexican rally multiple times, where Eric has served as a ...

Ford's Special Vehicle Teams (SVT) grew out of the original Special Vehicle Operations that had, in the '80s, developed and released the Mustang SVO, a potent turbo 4-cylinder pony car that threatened ...

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 ...