This supplement complements your Focus
Owner’s Manual and provides information
specific to the Focus ST. By referring to the
pages listed in this supplement, you can
identify those features, recommendations
and specifications unique to your Ford
Performance vehicle. If there are any
discrepancies between this supplement
and the Focus Owner’s Manual, this
supplement supersedes the information
found in the Focus Owner’s Manual.
If you have any questions or concerns
regarding your Focus ST, please call the
Ford Performance Info Center at
1-800-FORD-SVT (367-3788).
PRODUCT HISTORY
The Ford Special Vehicle Team (SVT) was
established in 1991 to polish the Ford Oval
by creating low-volume, factory-produced
vehicles designed for those select few
whose idea of driving is a high-powered,
passionate experience – not just a means
of getting from point A to point B.
In a move to support this spirited
enthusiasm, Ford Motor Company carefully
integrated the wide array of talent in the
company into a small, cross-functional
group of engineers and product planners,
housed together under one roof with a
common mission: to create vehicles
specifically designed to meet the unique
needs and desires of the knowledgeable
driving enthusiast.
More than 250000 SVT vehicles have
been produced since the 1993 model year.
These include the SVT Mustang Cobra and
the Cobra R, the SVT F-150 Lightning, the
SVT Contour, the SVT Focus, Ford GT,
Shelby GT500, GT500KR and the F-150
SVT Raptor.
Team RS History
Team RS traces its roots back nearly 60
years from the Lotus Ford Cortina and Twin
Cam Escorts of the mid 1960’s, through
the first RS branded Escorts of the 1970’s
to the founding of Special Vehicle
Engineering (SVE) in 1980. Through the
1980s and 90s, SVE delivered a breadth
of vehicles from exciting XR and RS
branded road going performance cars
through homologation specials such as
the iconic Sierra Cosworth RS500. The first
ST (Sport Technology) vehicle appeared
in 1996 as the ST24 Mondeo. The first
collaboration between Ford’s European
and North American performance teams
appeared in 2002 as the ST170 in Europe
and SVT Focus in North America. In 2003,
Team RS replaced SVE in Europe as
performance car and motorsport personnel
were brought together as one team. Team
RS subsequently created the 2004 Fiesta
ST, 2005 Focus ST, 2009 Focus RS, 2013
Focus ST and 2014 Fiesta ST.
Ford Performance
SVT and Team RS officially began working
together as one team in 2009. In 2015,
these two teams, along with Ford Racing,
were formally combined, establishing Ford
Performance as a single team. Ford
Performance is responsible for all
performance- and racing-oriented
products and activities worldwide at Ford
Motor Company. This Focus represents the
best of what Ford Performance has to offer
from around the globe. Your vehicle has
been designed and developed with the four
hallmarks of Ford Performance in mind:
Performance, Substance, Exclusivity and
Value. We are proud and passionate about
what we do, and we are glad you have
made us your choice.
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