📰 Auto News Ford names new head of SVT and TeamRS, performance models to be developed globally

[Mook]

Ford's goal of designing products to be sold both Stateside and abroad could finally include some of its hottest European offerings with the appointment of Jost Capito to the newly-created position of director of global performance vehicles and motorsports business development.

While we've had to adore models like the Focus RS from abroad, Capito's new gig overseeing and consolidating both the North American Special Vehicle Team (SVT) and the European TeamRS means that crosspollination between the two performance brands is assured.

Capito -- a Dakar Rally veteran and former engineer for BMW and Porsche -- has been with Ford of Europe since October of 2001, and managed Ford's European motorsport and performance vehicle programs from 2003 through 2007. During that time, he was instrumental in Ford's WRC campaign and helped to bring the Fiesta ST, Focus ST and Focus RS to market. Capito will be moving from the UK to Dearborn, Michigan before he takes the reigns in January next year, and we're hoping to secure some time with the new exec to hear his plans for the future of Ford's performance products.

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[Mook]

us bound focus rs would be the shit

 

[mike@pwerks]

SVT used to be the shit. They remind me of what the Chrysler SRT division is today. Rolling out many different brands of high performance vehicles. But they haven't produced anything new and exciting in years besides the GT500.

 

[SHOmuff]

us bound focus rs would be the shit

that would be sick

and bring back the Lightning please, kthnx.

 

[SHOmuff]

And while they're at it, give us a twin turbo'd SHO.

 

[Dasfinc]

And while they're at it, give us a twin turbo'd SHO.

X2

 

[bluzohh6]

you will get no turbo sho and like it

 

[Primalzer]

SVT used to be the shit. They remind me of what the Chrysler SRT division is today. Rolling out many different brands of high performance vehicles. But they haven't produced anything new and exciting in years besides the GT500.

now they don't do shit, even the GT500 is meh. For the price you can get better. I mean bring back the days of the terminator and the lightning....and the CSVT........

 

[SHOmuff]

you will get no turbo sho and like it

I'll settle for a Fusion with a tweaked Ecoboost.

 

[Poopshinanigans]

I mean bring back the days of the terminator and the lightning....and the CSVT........

Uh, about that....

But RevoKnuckle equipped car would be nice

 

[ez112]

I'll settle for a Fusion with a tweaked Ecoboost.

I thought I heard that that wasn't going to actually be produced? But hell yeah I would settle for an AWD ecoboost Fusion. So long Lightning. Maybe...

 

[slowchevy]