I understand the business reason behind the Ford Performance deal. I thought with the RS coming that would benefit the US market. I guess that didn't happen. It has helped get cars like the Mustang to Europe, where they are selling a shit ton. I hope the same thing doesn't happen with the Raptor.
Thats the thing with emerging markets, they tend to focus on them.
China, Middle East and Europe is what Ford is after, the popularity of the Mustang in Japan is unbelievable. Kind of like the STI, EVO or what the RS could have been here. It is and always has been a Europe car. The STI is a better car in every way. From my understanding the Ford Focus RS had to have its bumpers hand installed since it ran down the same assemble line as every other European RS. This caused delays, in the mean time I have a 2016 STI.
Ford like our government wants to focus on every other country other than their own. They can have that chit because their cars besides the F150 ain't worth a dam anyway.