THANK YOU for bringing this up.
I firmly believe there is some bad software in the SVT Focus ABS system.
Wait... stop rolling your eyes at me!!
Seriously. I've helped my friend Blue-73 with his driving in his SVT Focus. I insisted for quite a while that it was the driver and not the car causing the problem. Later on I DROVE the car, and repeatedly tried to enter a corner like I do in my Focus... Nada. The moment the inside rear lifts into the air, the ABS DISABLES the brakes completely, and you end up with no braking, pushing wide into the corner. I made it do it over and over. In my Focus, I've never had this issue.
So, as a result, we ended up disabling the ABS system and the problem was solved... You can brake deep into a corner with the inside wheel gently lifted without worries of the ABS.
Now.. I've autocrossed Vettes, Mustangs, and M3s where the ABS was predictable and usable, so I understand that not all cars are this way, but the ABS in that particular SVTF was not compatible with my standard Focus driving.
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