Next generation Focus sighting...possibly..?

Simple6 · May 12, 2003

I got an up-close view of an European Ghia 4-door Focus this weekend being tested in Arizona. I checked all that I could and here are my findings.

5-lug 16" wheels
New dashboard layout (ugly)

That's about it...yeah not too exciting...

The car had riveted body colored flares, a welded on exhaust, and small square headlights fitted into the stock light housing (odd). I think it was a diesel but I really couldn't tell.

Those that doubt. Trust me it was a euro ghia focus I've been around.

For some reason this Focus (actually 2 of them) was traveling with a masked Volvo wagon which most likely was the new S40 or something of that size. It had a cover over it but the wind blew it off. I'd check into it more...but it is a Volvo

not worth my time.

focusdchaos · May 12, 2003

Originally posted by Simple6:
For some reason this Focus (actually 2 of them) was traveling with a masked Volvo wagon which most likely was the new S40 or something of that size. It had a cover over it but the wind blew it off. I'd check into it more...but it is a Volvo

not worth my time.

To bad you didn't think the Volvo was worth your time. Volvo will probably get the hottest version of the C1 platform, being a 300HP AWD M3/S4 competiter. You might have seen it, but you let your prejudices of Volvo get in the way. Shame on you.

Volvo kicks ass, and don't your forget it.

blueovalbaboon · May 12, 2003

so the s40 is gonna get the t5 engine?

Shiva Chaos · May 12, 2003

s60r baybe.yum

sicko · May 12, 2003

colin, long time no hear. were they the white focuses?

AtBlue5spZX3 · May 12, 2003

I've seen a bunch of Volvos lately piloted by some very attractive women, thereby improving my opinion of this company.

Simple6 · May 12, 2003

Shut up about the Volvos! It was a basic farking Volvo you big nerds..not some fantasy euro hot rod that you have wet dreams about owning some day.

Yeah John it was two white ones. Have they been spotted before? The 5-lug wheels threw me off.

AtBlue5spZX3 · May 12, 2003

Big nerds????

Dem is fightin' words. I'll **** you up son....

Pzevinside · May 13, 2003

Originally posted by focusdchaos:
<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by Simple6:
For some reason this Focus (actually 2 of them) was traveling with a masked Volvo wagon which most likely was the new S40 or something of that size. It had a cover over it but the wind blew it off. I'd check into it more...but it is a Volvo

not worth my time.

To bad you didn't think the Volvo was worth your time. Volvo will probably get the hottest version of the C1 platform, being a 300HP AWD M3/S4 competiter. You might have seen it, but you let your prejudices of Volvo get in the way. Shame on you.

Volvo kicks ass, and don't your forget it.<hr /></blockquote>Hell Ya Volvo's kick ass.

focaljet-1 · May 13, 2003

Well, that was a lot of information about nothing.

sicko · May 13, 2003

Originally posted by Simple6:

Yeah John it was two white ones. Have they been spotted before? The 5-lug wheels threw me off.

I know that some white euro focuses have been spotted over here with some flares bolted on, i can't find the threads though. someone had pics

Nacron · May 13, 2003

wasn't there some spy pics of it? supposedly the droped the old body onto the workhorse platform that's why they needed to retrofit the body on to it.

sicko · May 13, 2003

Originally posted by sicko:
<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by Simple6:

Yeah John it was two white ones. Have they been spotted before? The 5-lug wheels threw me off.

I know that some white euro focuses have been spotted over here with some flares bolted on, i can't find the threads though. someone had pics<hr /></blockquote>wait you said 4 door, duh. no what i'm remembering were zx3s

Shiva Chaos · May 13, 2003

Originally posted by sicko:
<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by Simple6:

Yeah John it was two white ones. Have they been spotted before? The 5-lug wheels threw me off.

I know that some white euro focuses have been spotted over here with some flares bolted on, i can't find the threads though. someone had pics<hr /></blockquote>You mean the white turbo workhorse? That's over at SVT's parking lot in Dearborn.

P-51 · May 13, 2003

A guy at Ramchargers told me they just converted the white one to AWD. I don't believe him... any truth to it?

vash · May 13, 2003

Originally posted by P-51:
A guy at Ramchargers told me they just converted the white one to AWD. I don't believe him... any truth to it?

P-51 · May 13, 2003

So no? I ran out there when Drew or somebody said it was, and it wasn't. So I'm not holding my breath. It's so annoying with all these rumors flying around.

A friend I trust with my life, has seen something pretty cool around a non-descript building in the area. But nothing AWD yet.

sicko · May 13, 2003

Originally posted by Shiva Chaos:
You mean the white turbo workhorse? That's over at SVT's parking lot in Dearborn.

that is the pic i'm thinking of and one of the guys here in colorado had seen two white euro focuses with flares doing some altitude testing or something. but i think he said those were zx3s also.

is that pic of the dearborn one still around?

Shiva Chaos · May 13, 2003

I took some more pics of it.

Rob - When I saw it (2 months ago) it was still Front Wheel Drive

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