Car And Driver Seems Certain Of A Future Ford SVT Lightning
If C/D says it will be so, we, too, suspect it will be so.
If C/D says it will be so, we, too, suspect it will be so.
The only relevant information we lack at this point is the cost of the base car.
Besides building desirable vehicles, the division is also a major profit center for The Blue Oval.
The performance division allows Ford to be more efficient in delivering better vehicles and even to boost profit.
That’s one way to introduce your new car.
A more Ken Block-ian way to reach the top of the mountain we never did see.
The new Ford Performance division has an important role to play in Ford’s future. As does the F-150.
Ford Racing, SVT, Team RS, Shelby, ST – all are being squeezed under one, all-powerful banner.
That includes the U.S.-bound Focus RS.
Mustang chief engineer Dave Pericak will lead the automaker’s recently-established global Performance arm.
The naturally-aspriated VooDoo V8 may produce over 500 horsepower.
They might not share a common name, but the SVT Lightning is Tremor’s spiritual predecessor.
Since then, the team’s most advanced product has increased its power output by more than 100 percent, with no sign of slowing down.