My wife's SVT focus handles plenty good compared to its honda, toyota, etc... peers. But ford did drop the ball by discontinuing a performace model of the focus. As another poster pointed out, the european focus RS is the car that I'd love to see them bring to NA or at least mimic a version out of their Hermosillo plant.
Even the handling numbers of a stock mustang GT blow the doors off all european cars in their price range and are only beat by the big dollar M3's and AMG mercedes models.
I do agree that the GT500 is not ideal for handling yet is more capable than what 95% of drivers can handle.
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