guys and Gals,
The new Autoweek (November 1, 2004) has a 3/4 page article on page 4 in the news section that says that Another SVT bites the dust, Cobra reborn.
It goes on to say that Ford is pulling the plug on the next generation SVT F-150 Lightning in favor of a single SVT model - the SVT Cobra Mustang which is due in 2006 as a 2007 model.
Article went on to say that "Ford has already shown a concept versionn of the next generation Lightning truck in 2003. The concept had a supercharged V-8 engine with more than 500 hp, in answer to the dodge Ram SRT-10, which had eclipsed the lightning as the world's fastest production pickup truck last winter."
"Ford was eager to regain the crown, but has decided to cede the performance pickup truck market over to the Dodge and it's 500-hp SRT-10, and to a lesser extent, Chevrolet, though the heavy, all wheel drive Silverade SS is not in the same category".
The whole article can be viewed at autoweek.com.
That is a shame because I really liked their super chiller idea.
Mark
The new Autoweek (November 1, 2004) has a 3/4 page article on page 4 in the news section that says that Another SVT bites the dust, Cobra reborn.
It goes on to say that Ford is pulling the plug on the next generation SVT F-150 Lightning in favor of a single SVT model - the SVT Cobra Mustang which is due in 2006 as a 2007 model.
Article went on to say that "Ford has already shown a concept versionn of the next generation Lightning truck in 2003. The concept had a supercharged V-8 engine with more than 500 hp, in answer to the dodge Ram SRT-10, which had eclipsed the lightning as the world's fastest production pickup truck last winter."
"Ford was eager to regain the crown, but has decided to cede the performance pickup truck market over to the Dodge and it's 500-hp SRT-10, and to a lesser extent, Chevrolet, though the heavy, all wheel drive Silverade SS is not in the same category".
The whole article can be viewed at autoweek.com.
That is a shame because I really liked their super chiller idea.
Mark