02 SVT Focus Test Drive

[Silvr04GT]

Oh boy! Did I ever get a good Christmas present today! I spend over an hour crusin around in an 02 SVT Focus! It was my first SVT car! Anyway, for anyone who might be interested in it, it's at Bennett Dunlop Ford here in Regina and they are asking $16900 for it. It's a really fun car and I'd totally trade my Focus in on it but I'd rather spend money on the Mustang. I'll post more about the drive itself later.

 

[CanadaStang]

Oh boy! Did I ever get a good Christmas present today! I spend over an hour crusin around in an 02 SVT Focus! It was my first SVT car! Anyway, for anyone who might be interested in it, it's at Bennett Dunlop Ford here in Regina and they are asking $16900 for it. It's a really fun car and I'd totally trade my Focus in on it but I'd rather spend money on the Mustang. I'll post more about the drive itself later.

Aww Rats!!! I was going to buy that car but now that you drove the crap out of it I'll have to keep looking





























Sounds like a nice little car, what color is it?

 

[Red2000GT]

Black with red interior accents.

 

[Silvr04GT]

You got it Russ. It's a great little unit, if any of you guys do end up going to look at it talk to Curtis and tell him Graham sent ya!

Anyway, the car handles great and it's pretty quick. I had her going pretty good on the highway. The interior is super nice, it has the red cloth inserts and then leather around the edges of the seats. The stereo rocks too! Like at least as good as the Mach 460. I kinda wish I could have been driving the stang and then drive the Focus so I had a better comparison. The clutch felt great to, it was like a million times better than the clutch in my Focus. It felt very similar in pedal effort to the GT. There was no big vibrations or anything felt like a very solid car.

All in all two thumbs up!

 

[SPEED FREAK]

thats colbys old car, its super nice and stops like crazy i had me some fun with that thing back in the day. Colby is very meticulas about his cars so it would be a great buy for someone for sure.

 

[WOT]

Pfff, the SRT still owns.

 

[Silvr04GT]

Pfff, the SRT still owns.

Well I've never driven the SRT so if you wanna let me borrow it for an hour I'll post my thought on that too!

 

[speedytang]

The SVT Focus was and is a DOG. Drive the Cougar with the V6 and a 5 speed. That is the car that surprised me big time. Make the Cougar a Roush model and your talking a car that handles like a Corvette.

 

[StangGrrLy]

Yep, as much as I love the SVT for its braking and handling, it's definitely something that could have been made a little faster. Oh well, cool little cars anyways.

 

[CanadaStang]

That would be a sweet little car!!! I would think it would get pretty impressive fuel mileage too!!

 

[Silvr04GT]

First off it's a 4 cyl without a blower or turbo or anything. So you can't hate on it for being slower, I've read MM&FF articles where they put a blower on a SVT Focus and it was awesome. And plus it's SVT so stop hating!!

 

[timeless2]

Go for it!
I would love to have one of those little cars. There is some great potential for corner carving.

 

[StangGrrLy]

First off it's a 4 cyl without a blower or turbo or anything. So you can't hate on it for being slower, I've read MM&FF articles where they put a blower on a SVT Focus and it was awesome. And plus it's SVT so stop hating!!

Not hating. I heart SVT!

 

[DemonMustang]

what did that rat (colby) do after he did whatever he did with his car? I just want to know what happened. does anyone know?

 

[Silvr04GT]

I was told by the dealership that he bought a Civic Si.

 

[SPEED FREAK]

The SVT focus is an incredible machine. Anyone hat has driven one (in the summer) knows this. The fit finish attention to all the little details is incredible and the body kit is tasteful and understated typical svt. The rims are really nice and the tires hold like nothing i've ever come across EVER. the thing handles like a lotus and stops like it has retro rockets it's insane. When I drove it with the factory tires with myself and xplict in the car it was just nuts the harder you ht the brakes the harder it stopped period. The tires never chirped once even when I jammed on the brakes at 100 mph fully expecting the ABS to go nuts it didn't it just severe stopping power. It has 12.5" brakes in the front and 11" in the rear I believe and it weighs 2500 lbs so it's stops NOW. The only thing the srt has on the svt is hp other than that it is just a neon with a sport brake and handling package. And a huge gaudy body kit and massive spoiler... That being said I would buy one in a heart beat (srt that is) just because it's crazy fast and looks like a ton of fun... It just isn't anywhere near as nice a car as the svt nor could it ever hope to be. At least in my opinion.