[OAC_Sparky]

NOS2Go4Me,Dec 7 2006, 07:20 PM Wrote:Maybe I'm horribly misguided here (and with all due respect to those members with FI Foci), but isn't the purpose of buying a Focus to get a decent corner-carver while saving oodles of gas in the process?[right][snapback]219095[/snapback][/right]

There is nothing wrong with any of what you posted, 90% of Focus buyers are in that group.

However, value is added to the whole line by catering to that 10% that wants the "high performance" version.

When the SVT Focus appeared, it was one of the quickest -- in its class. Handling was top notch -- but for its time it WAS quick.

Problem is, everyone else leapfrogged it. Pretty sad when your top "small car sports model" get its ass handed to it by Neons.

Will everyone buy an RS? No. But its existance (here, not in Europe) adds credibility to the whole line.