SVT Formally disbanded March 13, 2006, 11:01:35 PM Well, as Ford continues its downward spiral, SVT will be no more. http://www.planetblueoval.com/ford/legendary_svt_o_1_000632.aspOh well, I recently saw a GT500 in person, and it looks like to be honest. The concept and show cars look good, but we shoulda known the actual production ones look pretty tacky. The rims look like , the hood looks like , and the deck lid just did not flow right. It was a convertable, but just didnt look right. I was somewhat dissappointed. Quote Selected
SVT Formally disbanded Reply #1 – March 13, 2006, 11:14:20 PM Yeah, I didn't really see what all the hype about that particular Mustang was, other than it goes fast. I think other than the GT the Ligntning was the last cool vehicle to come from them. Quote Selected
SVT Formally disbanded Reply #2 – March 13, 2006, 11:35:44 PM Uhh the whole SVT being disbanded is old news i knew about a year ago. Quote Selected
SVT Formally disbanded Reply #3 – March 13, 2006, 11:56:31 PM I kind of figured that this was going to happen when they "formally" announced in 04 that there would not be another SVT till 2007 but i was holding out hope that there would be. Quote Selected
SVT Formally disbanded Reply #5 – March 14, 2006, 12:38:08 AM Bummer.... Hey Ford...:flip: :flip: Quote Selected
SVT Formally disbanded Reply #6 – March 14, 2006, 06:31:19 AM thats why im always saying scoop up a good 03-04 cobra while the good ones are still out there. this sucks.... Quote Selected
SVT Formally disbanded Reply #7 – March 14, 2006, 11:04:09 AM SVT isn't really going away. It's just being absorbed by the mainstream divisions. We'll still see some special models, like the old SVO and SHO, but not a line of models like SVT. Quote Selected
SVT Formally disbanded Reply #8 – March 14, 2006, 11:30:32 AM I wonder if they'll still be selling SVT parts in the Ford Racing Catalogs? I still have dreams of an '03-04 cobra powered '98 LSC :D Quote Selected
SVT Formally disbanded Reply #9 – March 14, 2006, 07:55:50 PM It's sad that when other in house performance divisions of other automakers are doing well SVT gets the ax. Quote Selected
SVT Formally disbanded Reply #10 – March 14, 2006, 08:10:47 PM Quote from: shame302thats why im always saying scoop up a good 03-04 cobra while the good ones are still out there. this sucks....Exactly, an 03-04 Cobra or Lightning look even more attractive now that we know they will be no more. , that sucks, no more Cobra or Lightning, its hard to sink in. Quote Selected
SVT Formally disbanded Reply #11 – March 15, 2006, 11:19:29 AM Quote from: chrome302jrExactly, an 03-04 Cobra or Lightning look even more attractive now that we know they will be no more. , that sucks, no more Cobra or Lightning, its hard to sink in.Considering the Cobra and Lightning were already gone, this should be such a shock. Quote Selected
SVT Formally disbanded Reply #12 – March 15, 2006, 01:27:43 PM Quote from: Paul FlockhartIt's sad that when other in house performance divisions of other automakers are doing well SVT gets the ax.Yea, seriously... I think Dodge has an SRT version of everyfreakinthing they're making right now.... Quote Selected
SVT Formally disbanded Reply #13 – March 15, 2006, 03:03:27 PM SVT was a waste of money. Even with all their hoopla they still couldn't make a large number of performance cars. And I really think they suck for never tuning the LS, Marauder, FWD Cougar, and Taurus. That division never earned its keep in my book. Not to mention that XR7s, SHOs, SVOs and plenty of other hot Fords never needed SVT anyway. Anyone remember Ford in the 1960s? Total performance??? All models had performance built in from the start. That's the way it should be. Quote Selected
SVT Formally disbanded Reply #14 – March 15, 2006, 06:44:39 PM Quote from: pro-five-ohSVT was a waste of money. Even with all their hoopla they still couldn't make a large number of performance cars. And I really think they suck for never tuning the LS, Marauder, FWD Cougar, and Taurus. That division never earned its keep in my book. Not to mention that XR7s, SHOs, SVOs and plenty of other hot Fords never needed SVT anyway. Anyone remember Ford in the 1960s? Total performance??? All models had performance built in from the start. That's the way it should be.You are missing the entire point here. The point is that Ford is abandoning a performance oriented group which produced high performance vehicles. Also in case you didnt realize, we dont live in the 60's anymore, high performance v8 american muscle is slowly dying, and this seems to be Fords last dog in the american muscle fight. The late Cobra and Lightning were the some of the fastest Ford vehicles produced, period. Im talking about a serious hp machine, 12sec cars from the factory. Now I realize that Ford could produce muscle cars, but with the passing of SVT, it shows that Ford is more concentrated on economy vehicles and trucks rather than speed. Yeah, we still have the mustang, but thats about it unless you want to shell out big bucks for a GT500 and goodluck getting one. SVT had the balls to use superchargers on V8s, something that is very rare on a production vehicle. Its not slapping on some badges, its not throwing in a 4cyl turbo, its serious HP and potential. And this seems to be a sign that Ford will no longer research high performance applications any longer. The GT500 was a let down IMHO. Weve got to compete against the C6 vette, the Zo6, GTO from GM and the host of RWD platforms that Dodge is putting the Hemi in. Quote Selected
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