Originally posted by MarkO:
To Troy, thanks for your comments. I sincerely hope they did not cause offence. I'm just trying to bring some good debates to the board.
An SVT Crown Vic would be interesting !! although it is disappointing to see that demand for a Contour SVT replacement is so low.
One last point...if a car is good enough and gets the right promotion, it can create a market. Example : Miata.
Regards.......
I'm not easily offended so it's ok
I agree about the Miata. You can definitely create a whole new market. I think the early GTI is another fine example of creating a market with an established vehicle type. Who thought you could make a performance compact hatchback successful? But, my example previously shows the choices that have to be made when deciding which product course follow. I feel the SVT Focus was a great direction for us, and it feels good to see it ranked highly, and in most cases highest in it's class by almost every major magazine.
