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"pip bip - choose Corrour" (hhgttg69) 10/19/2020 at 06:38 • Filed to: late night oppo, Ford

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Ford Focus SVT

Svend > pip bip - choose Corrour 10/19/2020 at 07:19

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The U.S. 2002 model was a little different to the Euro model.

different yet still quite the same.

While the U.S. got the SVT, we got the

171bhp, 2.0 Focus ST-170.

and the

215bhp, 2.0 Focus RS.

pip bip - choose Corrour > Svend 10/19/2020 at 07:28

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gotta love U.S. lighting regs. 

Svend > pip bip - choose Corrour 10/19/2020 at 07:52

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Ye’, we went from these in the Mk1 (early and late model).

to

The U.S. eventually got the indicators in the headlights much later.

But when they did, the early saloon Focus looked awful.

What the U.S. got on the right to the Euro ones on the left and bottom. 

mhr555 > Svend 10/19/2020 at 08:24

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US and Euro spec Focus are totally different due to different crash standards and regional tastes in handling. The cooler Euro spec styling and stuff like that won’t fit.
These “global” vehicles have never really been truly “global” which is sad. 

Svend > mhr555 10/19/2020 at 08:35

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But other than the lighting regs on the Mk1, weren’t the Mk1 and later, the Mk3 Focus’ the same essentially? 

Boxer_4 > Svend 10/19/2020 at 08:50

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The bumpers on the Mk1 were different, too:

Svend > Boxer_4 10/19/2020 at 09:06

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I always forget about those bumpers. They look awful compared to non USDM ones.

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > pip bip - choose Corrour 10/19/2020 at 09:09

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This is the real story. What is that thing?

Longtime Lurker > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available 10/19/2020 at 09:29

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Rav4, Civic, Elantra, Dakota, Caravan or Astro conversion van. Probably.

mhr555 > Svend 10/19/2020 at 10:15

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In styling yes, under the skin not really.

facw > Svend 10/19/2020 at 12:42

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The one on the right is not an “early” US sedan/saloon. The 1st-gen Focus sedan looked more or less like the US hatch, but with a somewhat awkward kink at the C-pillar:

The one in your picture is a US second-gen (really just a facelifted first-get). We never got the real 2nd-gen Focus (to our detriment). I’ve always hated the US 2nd-gen though, while the first-gen screams “I’m funky and fun!”, the facelift blandly states “aren’t you ashamed you couldn’t afford a Fusion”.

Svend > facw 10/19/2020 at 12:53

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Yes, but, as stated,  the second saloon is the first one with the indicators in the same headlight unit like the Euro ones and not as a separate unit. 

facw > Svend 10/19/2020 at 12:57

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I wondered if that was what you were going for, but it still doesn’t make sense to call it early to me. At least we are in agreement that it was awful.

Svend > facw 10/19/2020 at 13:14

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Ye’, I was going for earliest integrated unit.

The large orange unit separate, but inward of the headlight in the grille (along with those orange side markers) stand out like sore thumbs.

In our pre-facelift and post-facelift Mk2, the indicators are more subdued with amber bulbs without large in your face orange lenses.