Turning up the Heat
ID Motorsports tests SCT tuning and a Mountune CAI on Ford’s hot hatch
By Steve Turner
Photos courtesy of ID Motorsports
We are still waiting to steal some seat time in Ford’s 350-horsepower, all-wheel-drive Focus, but lucky owners are already out there enjoying them...
Pickup Tune
Livernois Motorsports expands its MyCalibrator line to tune Ford’s 2.7 truck
By Steve Turner
Photos courtesy of Livernois Motorsports
Looking for more oomph from your 2.7-liter EcoBoost, well the tuning gurus at Livernois Motorsports have something for you. The company...
E is for Everyone
Shelby American unveils a new Mustang at the MCA 40th show in Indy
By Steve Turner
Photos courtesy of Shelby American
Today at the Mustang Club of America’s 40th Anniversary show in Indianapolis, Indiana, Shelby American unveiled an affordable new option to its lineup...
Seven Wishes
With a push of a button you can transform Fusion Sport driving dynamics
By Steve Turner
Photos courtesy of Ford Motor Company
Packing a 2.7-liter EcoBoost engine and all-wheel drive, the 2017 Fusion Sport might just be the perfect sleeper. For those that want a stealthy sedan with...
Keep Your Cool
Mishimoto offers a bolt-in, high-efficiency radiator for the Focus ST
By Steve Turner
Photos courtesy of Mishimoto
Right off the dealer lot the Focus ST is one of the most fun cars Ford has ever offered. It offers a balanced package of power and handling that makes it a blast...
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’Boost Cruise
Taking a a turbocharged trip to sunny South Florida in an EcoBoost ’Stang
By Steve Turner
We spend most of our waking hours contemplating, analyzing, documenting and reporting on ways to make Ford performance vehicles perform even better. Because we are so focused on the road...
Adrenal Plan
SVTP chatted with Ford about the hottest hatch’s complimentary school
By Steve Turner
Owners of the Ford Performance’s new hot hatch, the Focus RS get a lot of performance in a small package. Not only does it deliver 350 horsepower, four driving modes, and more. One feature...
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Second Chance
Ford is extending Ford GT supercar production for two more years
By Steve Turner
Photos courtesy of Ford Motor Company
Are you one of the 6,006 Ford GT applicants that didn’t get approved to buy the carbon-fiber super car in the first two years of production? Well, you can...
Fire Truck
A month-old EcoBoost Ford F-150 mysteriously burns to the ground
By Steve Turner
Photos courtesy of Alex Dial
We come across a lot of interesting posts on our forums. Most of them are filled with tales of modifications, dyno numbers and track times. It’s usually a place for...
Blackout at the Beach
Bullitt Auto Detail wraps Project Samhain’s roof at Mustang Week
By Steve Turner
Mustang Week is an insanely busy time for the SVTP crew. From running our own display, throwing parties and covering the events, we are all running in different directions. It makes doing...
Education in Excitement
Focus RS owners to receive a free Ford Performance Racing School
By Steve Turner
Photos courtesy of Ford Motor Company
As if there weren’t already 350 reasons to want an all-wheel-drive ride like the 2016+ Focus RS, Ford gives you one more—the RS Adrenaline Academy...
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Real Winner
Race Forza Motorsport 6 online and you might win a 2017 Focus RS
By Steve Turner
Photos courtesy of Microsoft
Your parents probably told you that playing too many video games is a waste of time. Well, if you put that time into racing Forza Motorsport games, you might just be...
Sound & Fury
Here’s the first video of the forthcoming GT500 test mule in action
By Steve Turner
Photos by KGP Photography
Last week dedicated spy photographers captured out-of-captivity shots of a 2018 Shelby GT500 prototype roaming the streets of Dearborn, Michigan. With so much anticipation...
One-Two Punch
Ken Block and Andreas Bakkerud take the fight to the world in the hot hatch
By Steve Turner
Pop. Bang. Pop. Bang. The turbocharged 2.0-liter dances off the two-step rev limiter. As the start light goes green the car launches. Its all-wheel-drive system and Cooper tires claw for...
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What’s Your Focus?
Ford Performance is giving away the hottest hatch in its lineup
By Steve Turner
Photos courtesy of Ford Motor Company
You never know what you might discover on an event midway. While prowling the aisles of Formula Drift’s Uncharted Territory event at Orlando Speed World, we...
Special Delivery
Billy Johnson puts Lethal Performance’s RS in Drift Mode on the dealer lot
By Steve Turner
Regular readers know the last time Lethal Performance picked up a new project vehicle at Weikert Ford in Lake Wales, Florida, that the company did so in smoking style. So, when Team...
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MagnaFocus
Magnaflow releases its cat-back exhaust system for Ford’s hottest hatch
By Steve Turner
Photos courtesy of Magnaflow
If you watched Ford Performance’s Rebirth of an Icon documentary series, you know that engineers put a lot of effort into giving the new Focus RS and aggressive...
Waving the Flag
A US Focus RS customer shares his thoughts on Ford’s hottest hatch
By Steve Turner
Photos courtesy of Ford Motor Company
From the moment we learned the Focus RS would arrive on US shores, we’ve been excited for the hot hatch to usher in a new era of Ford Performance in the...
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Wind Speed
Ford puts the Ford GT’s bodacious body to the wind-tunnel test
By Steve Turner
Photos courtesy of Ford Motor Company
There is no doubt that the Ford GT is a beautiful automobile. And, based on its on-track success, it seems that function definitely follows form on this...
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Greater Grunt
The 2017 F-150 packs more power, more torque and a 10-speed auto trans
By Steve Turner
Photos courtesy of Ford Motor Company
Wondering how Ford would improve the performance of its eternally popular pickup truck? Well, the company has just announced that the 2017 model’s new...
Speed and Style
The Ford GT features styling and colors that accentuate its performance
By Steve Turner
Photos courtesy of Ford Motor Company
We know that Ford Performance engineers pulled out all the stops in maximizing the performance of its latest Ford supercar. From its carbon fiber...
Bring it On
No matter the terrain, the forthcoming Raptor can conquer it
By Steve Turner
Photos courtesy of Ford Motor Company
We know that the forthcoming F-150 Raptor pickup will be faster and more capable than its predecessor. Aside from reduced weight and a yet-unannounced power rating...
Watkins Win
Back to IMSA competition, the EcoBoost-powered Ford GT takes first again
By Steve Turner
Photos courtesy of Ford Motor Company
As if in celebration of the extension of the Ford GT racing program for at least three more seasons, Ford Performance racers finished one-two at...
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Keep On Runnin’
On the heels of its Le Mans success, the Ford GT will keep racing into 2019
By Steve Turner
Photos courtesy of Ford Motor Company
Against all odds, Ford was able to go from announcing a new Ford GT to winning Le Mans on the 50th anniversary of the 1-2-3 GT-40 win in 1966...
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Royal Treatment
Petty’s Garage offers 500 King Edition Mustangs, including an 825hp model
By Steve Turner
Photos courtesy of Petty’s Garage
To celebrate Richard Petty’s 80th birthday next year, Petty’s Garage embarks on its third year building custom Mustangs with 500 limited-edition 2017 King...
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