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2003 Ford SVT Focus ZX5.(News)
Date in fleet: Dec. 18-Jan. 13 Price: $22,230
Powertrain: 2.0-liter I4; fwd, six-speed manual Hp: 170 @ 7000 rpm Torque: 145 @ 5500 rpm Curb weight: 2675 lbs AW MPG: 21.4
NEFF: What more could any self-respecting car enthusiast want than an SVT ZX5? More upscale badge? Vanity, I tell ya. Better handling? No such thing, not at this price. More utility? Who needs more utility than room for six solid teak dining room chairs-with all the doors closed? More power? Okay, maybe a little. Nonetheless, this thing's a beauty of balanced engineering, with more cargo room than any suburbanite will ever need (SUVs be damned) and a chassis that proves small-car fun is the best fun of all. If there are any nits to pick with the SVT ZX5, they'd be with the car's styling. The SVT ZX3 benefits from slightly more aggressive rocker moldings, where the ZX5 makes do with the pedestrian version. Otherwise the car's as close to perfection as 22K will buy you. Don't tell Ford's press fleet managers, but I'm keeping this one.
MORRISON: Not a whole lot to say ...
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