Modified 2003 Ford Focus SVT - One Take 

mornadu You are 100% correct.

I got mine for 2100 and added just few hundred bucks, man the car feels like a rallycar, the position of ebrake, the shifter, its just awesome. I loved it. Although not a fwd fan, but, this is different, the exhaust sounds awesome

That’s a dealer SVT right? That’s a good ass price

How many miles

It’s mainly people who don’t even own a car themselves I noticed lmao or have a license 😭😭

Unfortunately, I can't just let people say shit out of left field like that without reacting.

Hey matt, incase it wasn't clear I agree with you 100%. Honesty and a balanced opinion the reason I think we all enjoy the videos. I'm more or less poking fun. Cheers

LOL

i became a fan of Matt today because of this. He is real. aint gonna let the bullshit comments slide. lol.

There is a difference between not being good at public speaking and being misinformed.

ST170 owner of four years here. Tyres & front pads is all it needs for greatness in the twisties. (Good Year Eagle F1A2 & EBC Redstuff)

Another former zx3 svtf owner. Great car. This guy got screwed with the price though. Bought mine with 100k mile in 2011 for 3,5 grand. With a short-throw shifter that getrag becomes one of the best stick shifts I ever drove.

That's a terrible nickname lmao

I used to have one as well. It was heavily modified the 6 speed is nice. They put down about 145whp stock and with his mods about 170. I had a quafie lsd in mine, best upgrade ever

Lots of them on ebay and craigslist. $2,000 for a runner $3,000 for a clean one. The ST170 existed before the SVT, Europe got the RS the US didn't. The current RS and ST owe nothing to the SVT. Ford was producing high performance small cars with Lotus back in 60's with the escort and cortinas.

At least not in the states - that car needed to perform well here for Ford to consider bringing the ST over. Just wish that they were still selling the Mk4 here, and that we got the Mk2 turbo 5 cylinder.

Kal Mack clean unit

John Bremo What does it weigh then bruh?

ABU-AZERA everyone including you who clicked this video lol

Oops move along then lol

Cool car man sounds sick!

you definitely know your shit bro ;)

DaedalusZero hahahahah

DaedalusZero hahahahah.

Henryj lol I'm not sure YOU got H's sarcasm

lol there are a few video's of new edge v6's with built motors and boost making over 450whp. i personally don't give a rats ass but if you want something different with potential, there you go. in stock form they just suck in my opinion.

I think you always get a tension in the video when owners say super rose-tinted things about their own cars and I have to really fight the urge to be a dick. When the owners and I can have a truly honest conversation about the car's benefits and shortcomings, you get the best videos. Edit - to clarify, I am used to this and in the real world, it is not a big deal and the owner was a perfect gentleman and a pleasure to spend a couple hours with, even if his nervousness got the best f him.

If you come to Quebec one of these days you're welcome to shit on my car all you want, could even arrange it on a track hehe. Altho I believe you were done with Miatas :D

Matt, never stroke a cocky guys ego.

William Levesque what tracks do you recommend? I only go to icar, still haven't been to autodrome st eustache yet but I plan on this summer

I am from Montreal as well and I track a 2005 STI. ICAR pisses on St Eustache. If you are into autocross though there are events at St eustache.

$4500 is a good deal.

Winstan only worth about £1000 in the UK

not really these sell on ebay and craigslist for 2,000 - 3,000. The worst car to wear the SVT badge ever.

Hey, they made a 2/3's less of my car than this and it's not even in the registry lol.

Gregory Davis I think that distinction may belong to the SVT Contour. I remember working on them when they were in warranty. They'd come in with a 3 page list of recalls.

I had an exhaust dump right after the cat and it popped and banged like crazy. I miss that car so much.

Nirvash the irony of you misspelling stupid is hilarious. no offence dude 😂

So I did not check my spelling, thanks for the heads up buddy. Glad I can make you day by telling me this. Enjoy the rest of your day.

Martin King you spelled offense wrong, you idiot.

Allerum I couldn't agree more, keeping a linear power band would be great for this car

It would rob the engine from torque and make it rev heavier, so wtf are you saying?...

Have you ever owned a supercharged car? this is not the case. They rev just as fast, if not faster due to more power. They make more power at all RPMS when using a supercharger..

Ayyy Lmfao you got it backwards. Supercharging adds torque

Andrew Brinkman I understand. It adds torque to certain engines bottom end. But when done to a small engine, the rpms are heavier. Since the supercharger uses the crank as a power source...

Vanneker well there WAS a few articles on that, and there have been more people getting these recently, but yeah prob not true

More like "Kid goes to dealer wanting an RS but sees the price and his mom and dad say no but check out this USED 14 YEAR OLD SVT we took in on trade...."

+Adam Haynes You're*

Kal Mack Yo dude don't listen to these disrespectful ass wipes, they're just sore because you actually have a car and they most probably don't.

Vanneker he's not wrong... this drew attention back to the SVTF. prices almost doubled on them

YEApopcornBABY BC

My buddy had one in HS Dare i say going on 14 years ago... But i remeber his sounding very cool. They have a Dual stage intake manifold, Sounds sweet when it changes over.

james hawkins thank you!

Kal Mack you're welcome and I'm glad you had that list. More of the people who's cars he drives need to do that. I'm saving up hoping I can get that Focus RS one day! One dealership by me have 5 of them! Good luck.

james hawkins work on your sarcasm delivery.. I am not buying it.

Kal Mack were you butt hurt at the end? it sounded like tears were streaming behind those massive aviators.

supercooled you should just shut the fuck up!

Kal Mack hahaha

Kal Mack You have a very sweet SVT my friend. Sounds awesome!

Kal Mack hey could you comment mod list and the exhaust ?

Whats the exhaust system?

@@FilipKoksu borla catback

Yeah, drunk as fuck thinking 2300... That's Miata and EG Civic territory haha.

He's very enthusiastic about his car. I can appreciate that. It's a much cooler car that what I had at his age. We need guys like him. While it might grate the nerves of some of the more seasoned car guys when specs seem out of whack, it's small potatoes. Without this generation getting in to cars, we could very well see the car scene begin to die. Fewer and fewer young folks are driving enthusiasts.

You on crack?? the car scene has never been bigger with what used to be top of the range motors now being cheap as chips. The car scene will never die, unless electric cars take over like i robot lol

That's promising to hear. That's not the case from where I am from. The car scene here is not what it used to be.

Eg Civics weigh even less! Miss my 2100 lb 94 CX. :/

Yep, completely agree. I owned an 03 EAP new and later an 04 with 100k miles. Great cars and one of the best performance values out there. Great reviews at the time and it was a better car than the GTI, Cooper, and Si. There was a ton of SVT effort put in this car at the time. Next bump up was to WRX and Evo - but that was a big price jump. The EAP Recaros were great as well. I currently own a Fiesta ST, and there are a ton of similarities between these cars. Matt is right about the steering though! BTW, the Getrag 6MT was the same trans that was in the Cooper S. Also loved the SVT Contour. Need to get a clean one of those on a TST vid!

Harley Alexander most people do on one take lol

This guy is above and beyond. Matt was even "off" around him, being overly nice IMO.

California is MUCH more forgiving. No need for road salt.

Vax Buster I was gonna say that!

***** In the UK they rarely salt roads, they prefer people to crash and die, so as much as it rusts your car I would prefer it to be honest. When it snows in England the entire country comes to a halt :( We use rock salt in severe conditions only on main roads, it's a blend of grit and salt, it kills your paintwork.

Vax Buster They salt Finnish roads regularly during mild weather, even if winter tires are mandatory and weather is often too cold for salt to work. It's nonsense which just eats through our cars.

just had a look on auto trader you can get the for £600 - £800 around buckinghamshire

Hayden Sackey You got that right. I love my 04 SVT with the EAP.

Yea, haha - I felt bad for the kid. He was obviously in love with his car, and that is cool. Matt obviously has driven and owns basically whatever he wants so this is nothing to him. But that is that dude's favorite car in the world because it's his. Reading the comments suck - people need to try spending more time encouraging younger generations rather than roasting them for not having the resources to buy the halo cars that everyone wants. I have a loaded 2016 Focus ST, and am looking at buying an SVT Focus to make into a little autox / track beater so I don't abuse my daily.

TheReal NateDogg Oppressed is more like it

TheReal NateDogg no one follows that emissions bullshit out here. It’s only every other year. 2004 or new they just look to see if the check engine light is on and look at the intake and exhaust no actual computer reading of the emissions. There’s plenty of 50 state legal intake systems. It’s easy to pass but I have friends that have to swap their pipes every time.

MistaKimsta thanks buddy

MistaKimsta Sounded great Kal, especially in the tunnel.

Anthony Rodriguez lmao i noticed that. nice pic ;)

J Biz lol hilarious. Great looking STI, you got there man!

Anthony Rodriguez Check mine!

halo3sn1p3r hey cool car man! Love that color. Any plans for it?

Already got manley pistons, manley connecting rods and acl race bearings. Just waiting to throw on a bigger turbo along with fuel upgrades and AEM water/meth

I owned one, wouldn't buy another. The Civic SI for few bucks more will be Honda reliable, and you can get into a Mazda 3 2.3 for roughly the same money as an SVTF.

different strokes for different folks. New plans for my SVT will be a k20 swap.. lol guess i do want to build another honda, but not drive one :P sounds like a crazy idea but its doable

To get an idea of how tight the transmission is - 6th gear 70mph will give you 3k rpm.

Zach Jones ayyyy thanks

Jordan Ridgeway yes same lol

185 whp is about 250 at the crank...

@@O2TG lol what?? power loss is about 15%............ 185whp would be 215 crank , ish

@@christopherrogers8316 Cool man I just threw a number out. It's actually 212.75 crank @ 15%.

I thought these we rated at 170hp new. (crank)

I owned a SVT ZX3 W/EAP, in all honestly the car only comes alive above 4K as the IMRC (which I replaced) opens above 3K. There is a woeful lack of torque ( see above) You are spot on about the timing belt, the real issue are the T belt tensioner & Idler pulley, always do a timing kit as if you lose a belt you will bend valves. T-belt and tensioner/idler are the same as other zetecs. Part stores will get you the wrong parts all the time (pass side eng mount, Brakes, etc) are different than a non SVT. Yes the car handles very well, but overall the Mazda 3 2.3S (or 2.5) gives you a better driving feel. The clutch in the ZX3 and the pedal feel is great, the cable actuated shifter is good but it can be real problematic, the gear ratios are too close. I agree on the plastics, they warp or break, the sunroof jams, the window regulators are shit, shift and e brake boots shrink to the point where they pop out. Door panel inserts come unglued. Then you have electrical issues... As far as values, I'll be 100% honest my car was 100% stock and clean I was second owner, clean car fax. I sorted every problem before I even listed it, I sold it with fresh tires and brakes, I had no paint fade and about 100K mi it was hard to sell. I had it on CL, Autotrader, Car Gurus for months I got almost 3K, I felt it should have been worth 4.5K in the end I just wanted it gone before something else broke.

Screamin' Yellow SVTF Awesome little Focus. Quick, good on gas and at 176,000 miles, my 2004 ZX5 with the EAP runs, shifts and handles fantastic. Very under rated vehicle but their value is increasing.

Dude sick '88 EGT. My 3rd car was an '88.5 model. If you still have it, keep it.

Those Escort GTs were fun cars in their day.

Yeah, more like 2700lbs

106 GTI add another 100lbs to that

rangerousdave That's same car as our "Focus ST 170 5D" 1239kg/2732lbs

16ValveVtec yea you are correct. That model weights just over 2750lbs. At the time I drove a zx2 which is a 2 door escort with almost the exact same focus svt motor (vct only on one end, not both intake/exhaust) and that car weighted 2500lbs. I really wish people were accurate with numbers. Its not hard.

Thank you (everyone) on the weight, I knew damn well it wasn't 2300 lbs. Looked it up, 2750, 450 lbs on that much power is a huge difference.. My old Z car was close to 2300-2400 and it was tinny AF, I knew this had to weigh much more.

Luke Mortell less common over here in north america hense the price difference

We need to buy them and export them :)

***** The Focus SVT and the ST170 are exactly the same car with different bumpers front & rear. Parts are interchangeable

Aaron Lean how can you say that everyone who brought an svt new in the us chose a better spec than everyone who brought a new st170 in the UK?

*There is none.*

Stig Msr yes red is good!

Good to know. Thanks!

PLindsey725 ya he dont know shit about his car lol

What mileage did you normally get? I was impressed with mine. I normally got between 30-34

TWFodor like 20

I got 28 avg with modest driving, 34mpg on highway trips. Drive hard and your mpg will drop

27mpg average combined cycle. Canyon runs will do 21-22mpg

I had an R53 Cooper JCW. It was amazing for 45,000 miles, and then things literally started falling off it. I would never, ever advise someone buy one of those used.

Sounds like my old 89 Yugo GVL.(long gone) Never made it to 50,000 miles. Never ,NEVER buy a Yugo.

Sounds like my old 89 Yugo GVL.(long gone) Never made it to 50,000 miles. Never ,NEVER buy a Yugo.

You scared me with that comment. I picked up an '06 R53 a couple of years ago. It currently has 60,000 miles and really hoping it doesn't fall apart like yours did. I do love the car, but do admit to being nervous about it falling apart.

I have a 2005 R53 mini and it has close to 145,000 miles and it has a pulley making 17lbs, exhaust and intake. I don't drive it easy either and I have not had any problems in the 35,000 miles I've owned it. stock tune and stock injectors, compression is still good too. you just need to take care of it.

Nope. Sadly we did not. First RS we got is the current one.

MK4s are probably the least desirable GTIs.

That's not the consensus I get. It is my understanding that the Mk 3's are the least desirable GTI's . However, that is why I asked the question. I don't know what he meant by the were doing horrible at the time.

Bart2278 I'd much rather have my Mk3 than a Mk4

Jakob Kerr ok thank you

I put 100k miles on a mk3 16v and have put 100k miles on a mk4 1.8t. the mk3 is far more fun and less fiddly to work on. the mk4 is a better lazy daily commuter car. two very different cars, the mk4 is far less gti.. good for commuting, very durable and has a good amount of shove