MM&FF just tested the ST in their last issue and even with a nearly 2.2-60ft on stock tires, they still managed to nail a 14-flat @100mph. That'll smoke a stock Fox and is as at least as quick as many of the basic bolt on Fox's I've seen.
That's not smoking a stock 5 spd. I went 14.2@98 stock. And anyway, that ST really is at the limit of that motor's capability. 252 from a 2.0 is about all she wrote from a streetable n/a motor. Ford has admitted it directly. The fox left enough on the table for cheap mods to make big improvements. Besides, a fox is a late 70s to early 90s car when running mid-low 14s was something more than mundane for a performance car.
Again, 70s 80s and 90s had nothing on the performance car of today.Dude, you just described the Fox Mustang to a T! Are we forgetting our beloved is little more than a glorified Ford Fairmont? That same strategy seemed to work out pretty well for the Mustang didn't it?
Those ignorant buyers checques cash as well as anyone else's. Your right though....AWD would certainly be awesome, but then the car would also be prices accordingly. How many other cars in its class can you guy for it's $24,000 base price range that handles like a go-car, are sub-14-second capable, will do 150mph+ and still knocks out over 30mpg while having 5-doors?
That's the best argument. I think it would make a good car to drive around, but I do wonder about maintenance costs and repair parts.
I could own one of them, too. I've got a girl back in the states that loves focuses. Would be perfect for her.If I didn't absolutely NEED a truck for daily duty, I'd own one of them tomorrow!