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Calling it "our ultimate performance parts project", the FR500 Mustang was revealed at the 1999 SEMA Show by Dan Davis, director of Ford Racing Technology. It was the culmination of taking our racing based engineering expertise and integrating it into the ultimate Mustang. We wanted to create a car that was very well engineered and balanced, a car that would satisfy a Mustang enthusiast's dream checklist of Ford st170 performance modifications and a car that would showcase parts that could be offered for sale in the future.
The Focus FR200 is the second in a series of performance parts project vehicles created by Ford Racing Technology to develop and market new lines of parts for the performance parts aftermarket. It follows the Mustang FR500, which also made its debut at the SEMA Show in 1999.
The FR200 is a 304-horsepower, turbocharged version of the Ford Focus RS Turbo and, like its sibling the Mustang FR500, is designed to be the ultimate combination of high horsepower and superior handling in a small, front-wheel drive car.
Although the exterior of the car has some dramatic changes, the heart of this car lies in the Ford Racing-modified 2.0L Zetec engine, which delivers 304 horsepower @ 6750 rpm and 285 lb/ft torque at 3500 rpm -- more than twice the horsepower and torque of the production Focus.
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To handle that increased horsepower and torque on the road, Ford st170 widened the wheel track in front and back by four inches (the bodywork is widened by five inches front and back to cover the tires), and built a prototype bolt-on double A-arm front suspension, with prototype, three-way adjustable front and rear coil-over shocks.
The Ford Focus FR200 delivers all the power smoothly through a European production MTX75 transmission case with FRT prototype gears. The powertrain also features a 3.82:1 final drive gear, Torsen limited slip differential and Ford Racing prototype half shafts.
Engine:
A 4.6-liter, 4V aluminum block, enlarged to 5.0-liter displacement by using spray bore technology.
High-flow 4-valve cylinder heads with more radical cam profiles
Variable geometry magnesium intake manifold
Dual 80mm mass air sensors
Dual 70 mm throttle bodies
High-flow stainless steel tubular headers
Powertrain:
Dual-disc Valeo clutch
Tremec T56 six-speed transmission
Metal matrix composite drive shaft
Torsen R2 limited slip differential
4.10:1 8.8-inch ring and pinion gears
Performance:
415 horsepower @ 6800 rpm
365 lb/ft torque @ 4200 rpm
4.6-second 0 to 60 time
12.7 quarter mile
175 mph top speed
Exterior:
All carbon-fiber: hood, front fascia, front fenders, rocker panels, rear deck lid, rear fascia
Interior:
FR500 leather seat trim covering production seats
FR500 racing-style steering wheel
200 mph speedometer/9000 rpm tach
JBL Automotive sound system
Suspension
In the rear is the Cobra's IRS with some tuning modifications to suit this car's performance and balance
Different spring rates and shock valving
Ride height is one inch lower
Rear brakes are 13-inch Cobra discs fitted with LS single-piston calipers
The rear wheels are 18 x 10-inch FR500 prototypes with BFG G-Force T/A KD 285/35 ZR 18 tires.
Up front the MacPherson strut system was replaced with a bolt-on Short/Long Arm suspension. It consists of a rear upper arm from a Lincoln LS and a fabricated lower arm.
Springs and shocks are similar design from the Lincoln LS, but have rates and valving unique to the FR500
This setup moves the front axle 5 inches forward, giving the FR 500 a wheelbase of 106.3 inches versus 101.3 for the stock configuration It's also one of the keys to achieving a 50/50 weight distribution
Other factors include moving battery to trunk and fabricated tubular #2 crossmember
The front brakes have 14-inch Brembo rotors with four-piston Brembo calipers
The front wheels are 18 x 9-inch FR500 prototypes with BFGoodrich 265/35 ZR 18 tires.