Umm...I...it's a....Saleen?

[The Architect]

Just....Thoughts....

http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q29/thenixonyouth/0624091815-00.jpg


http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q29/thenixonyouth/0624091815-04.jpg


http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q29/thenixonyouth/0624091815-03.jpg


http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q29/thenixonyouth/0624091815-02.jpg


http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q29/thenixonyouth/0624091815-01.jpg



.........

[jinxor]

I smell rice.... over cooked rice

[dg4rez]

they do make a saleen focus, but not with that body kit... that I know of. But then again, its a ford... and still a pos. And not worth the time to google search.

thanks for tainting our forums with this arch :thumbdown: :thumbdown:

[The Architect]

Dont hate. It's hilarious and should be made fun of to the fullest extent.

I literally laughed as I walked around taking pictures.

[tk-421]

:barf:

[MadMax]

There is a reason it's parked in a handicap slot...

[JBougie]

There is a reason it's parked in a handicap slot...

rotflmao

[Darb]

I love how he has a hood deflector to protect his stick-on vents... :bellyroll:

[1NZYaris1]

There is a reason it's parked in a handicap slot...

:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: but i thought the blind where not aloud to drive :bellyroll:

[tuckevalastin]

Everything except the hood appears to be Saleen Focus

[tuckevalastin]

Saleen N2O Focus

http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2007/09/saleenn2o_opt.jpg

[The Architect]

my god that thing is...like why would saleen allow their name to be on this excuse for a car.

[Kioshi]

WOW...and i thought Civics w/ stick on vents and R1 racing wings were lame...this is BEYOND the Civic realm.....to the lowest degrading point a car can get~

[counterfiend]

That is a legit car from saleen from ford. It has a few different stages of what body kit parts go on their, fender flares and what not.
And it does have nitrous.
Its all hooked up nitrous wise, just have to hook up 2 wires, and fill the bottle and its ready to go. Doesn't look great no. But at least ford made an effort to make a tuning version.

[AlexNet0]

well, it seems their effort should stay just like it is. An effort, no more.

[thebarber]

still faster than a yaris

[MadMax]

still faster than a yaris

So are a lot of other cars, that still doesn't make them better...

[mr9865]

thats what I drive minus everything that is not stock lol

[ImportRacer88]

figures its registerd in the ricer capital of the world lol im glad i left that state

[Kaotic Lazagna]

Nope, legit car. I've rode in one, and took pics of it:

http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb261/YarisKaos/Saleen%20Focus%20N2O/PhotoMatixN2OHDR3.jpg

http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb261/YarisKaos/Saleen%20Focus%20N2O/PhotoMatixN2OHDR4.jpg

http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb261/YarisKaos/Saleen%20Focus%20N2O/N2OHDR6.jpg

http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb261/YarisKaos/Saleen%20Focus%20N2O/N2OHDR1.jpg

http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb261/YarisKaos/Saleen%20Focus%20N2O/PhotoMatixN2OHDR2.jpg

The kit is a bit over the top, but it is quite fast.

[Sabretooth]

Its the only compact car you can buy off the lot with a Nitrous kit! Props to Ford for the Kit, but if they were gonna use the Saleen name, why not just do something cool, like give us the Focus RS from Europe...

[CtrlAltDefeat]

fugly pos

[Bob Dog]

Off the lot Ford.... common here in the southwhere people like amurakan cars because they are amurakan cars..Ford has been making a rather real effort to mke some decent vehicles, unfortunatly the Focus does not rank among them.

[Kongo-Otto]

Its the only compact car you can buy off the lot with a Nitrous kit! Props to Ford for the Kit, but if they were gonna use the Saleen name, why not just do something cool, like give us the Focus RS from Europe...

The Ford Focus RS would be much more expensive. I guess way too expensive for some markets in the world. The RS is more like a street legal rally car not a wannabe "Drag Racing" car like the Saleen S121.

The current Focus RS costs about 47000$ over here, has a 305 HP 5 cylinder engine with turbocharger. Because it has much power and a front wheel drive, they adapted the front axle from the real rally car otherwise the car would not be able to put the power on the streets.

[ROCKLAND TOYOTA]

still faster than a yaris

coming from the aveo owner :laugh:

[staticorex]

Wow. so what does the saleen focus (:laugh:) over here have under the hood?

[auxmike]

Yuk!

[2009Toyotoad]

Maybe the real joke here is its a Saleen in a handicapped parking spot. Wonder if the driver is covering for mored than the normal number of personal inadequacies.

[Morgan]

Wow. so what does the saleen focus (:laugh:) over here have under the hood?

eh make fun of the focus all you want, but it has a fully independent suspension all four corners, and with the nitrous it makes 150hp/150tq according to Ford, did the 1/4 mile in 14.0 stock, bigger brakes . Granted its not the greatest looking car, the chassis is 15 years old now and we never got the C1 focus... I'd still drive a regular one. I have been tempted by an svt 5 door hatch a few times, minus the dated looks and 'what everyone else thinks' factor they aren't "bad" cars.

[MadMax]

Maybe the real joke here is its a Saleen in a handicapped parking spot...

Errrrr.....Post #6 (http://www.yarisworld.com/forums/showpost.php?p=341553&postcount=6)?

[KCALB SIRAY]

I like the valve stems

[thebarber]

any of you haters actually driven a focus, just hating cus its an american manufacturer.

the only thing i don't get w/ the saleen (other than the over-the-top body work) is that when you actually hook up the nitrous, you void your powertrain warranty

id still rock a focus any day of the week

and rockland, i like my aveo better than the base yaris sedan i have for a rental right now, but thats another thread...

edit: and for those hating, didnt a fair number of yaris's (including my own) get a recall/fix for a piece of sound deadening that could ignite if in an accident where the seatbelts lock?

[Thirty-Nine]

eh make fun of the focus all you want, but it has a fully independent suspension all four corners, and with the nitrous it makes 150hp/150tq according to Ford, did the 1/4 mile in 14.0 stock, bigger brakes . Granted its not the greatest looking car, the chassis is 15 years old now and we never got the C1 focus... I'd still drive a regular one. I have been tempted by an svt 5 door hatch a few times, minus the dated looks and 'what everyone else thinks' factor they aren't "bad" cars.

QFT. I had a 2001 Focus, and it was a very nice vehicle. The 14.0 1/4 mile must've been with N20. My near-stock Focus ran 15.7.

[SilverBack]

I guess Ford is so desperate they now sell ready-made rice right off the lot

[Tamago]

I smell rice.... over cooked rice

no sir, that would be corn on the cob.

[Morgan]

QFT. I had a 2001 Focus, and it was a very nice vehicle. The 14.0 1/4 mile must've been with N20. My near-stock Focus ran 15.7.

yes thats with the nitrous, without it they rate it at 15.8... but for the money a 2001ish focus isnt a bad deal for an autox car, but I found a nice miata for my budget instead

edit - thought the 150hp/tq seemed low for the car with nitrous...its 150 hp/tq WITHOUT the nitrous, and 225 hp/250tq with nitrous

[Deltasix]

Wow, I can't believe the hate for that car in this thread. I've seen that car around Middletown (here in CT) before, its a pretty awesome car. As was posted it has 225 HP, tight handling, overall an awesome car for speed, and not bad for autocross. I'm not a huge fan of the bodykit on the car, but for gosh sake, its a Saleen produced car, give it some respect.

I love my Yaris, but seriously,
Saleen Focus > Yaris.

[tk-421]

The ORIGINAL Saleen may be a good car, but the one the OP refers to looks cheap in comparison. The panels are not correctly aligned, there are gaps all over the place, and the "breather slots" on the hood are crooked.

I'm sorry, but my Yaris > that Focus.

And don't get me started on that spoiler! It looks like it doubles as an extra seat.

[The Architect]

all the pics that ford puts out of their "flagship" Saleen focus (which is like a focus on shrooms in japan) mean nothing when someone posts what the car actually looks like with no fancy photography,retouching, & angles/perspectives.

What I showed is what it is....no more no less

[tuckevalastin]

on a side note.. now that I actually gave a closer look and realized that isn't a picture taken in Florida..that's Buckland Hills isn't it?

[The Architect]

that it is, nice little section of town.

[CtrlAltDefeat]

fugly + outdated chassis + feature that voids the warranty + expensive + Ford = ftl

[silver_echo]

there was a guy in my area, bought one brand spanking new, and before he left the dealer with it, had the nitrous hooked up, then ran it, did not even make it 2 miles before he blew up his motor without the warranty... oops...

[dg4rez]

I wish I had more hands... cause I would give that car four thumbs down!

[silver_echo]

:thumbdown::thumbdown::thumbdown::thumbdown: here ya go...

[thebarber]

fugly + outdated chassis + feature that voids the warranty + expensive + Ford = ftl

outdated suspension? sure...for the focus....but still one of the only cars in the price range w/ a fully independent front and rear suspension = win.

[ZING]

Wow, I can't believe the hate for that car in this thread. I've seen that car around Middletown (here in CT) before, its a pretty awesome car. As was posted it has 225 HP, tight handling, overall an awesome car for speed, and not bad for autocross. I'm not a huge fan of the bodykit on the car, but for gosh sake, its a Saleen produced car, give it some respect.

I love my Yaris, but seriously,
Saleen Focus > Yaris.

This thread was made to laugh at the cars appearance not it's performance.

[Kaotic Lazagna]

there was a guy in my area, bought one brand spanking new, and before he left the dealer with it, had the nitrous hooked up, then ran it, did not even make it 2 miles before he blew up his motor without the warranty... oops...

hmmm, that's odd. From the dealer, they only come with the bottle, no nitrous, and unhooked. So I have no idea where he got the nitrous from. And he probably didn't know how to use nitrous, and is stupid enough to use it on an unbroken-in engine.

[CtrlAltDefeat]

stupid enough to use it on an unbroken-in engine.

well he did buy a saleen ford focus... :biggrin::laugh:

[thebarber]

well he did buy a saleen ford focus... :biggrin::laugh:

this coming from the guy who smashed off his vvt solenoid?

[jaserhunter]

hey the taurus sho was ugly too, but loved by many that thing was fast. the new 2010 sho is goin to have a 3.5L twin-turbo making 365hp and 350lb-ft torque and all wheel drive. ford is tryin :clap:. BUT that focus is ugly but it old and in the past it is a new day for a american cars.

[Morgan]

Yeah that ecoboost v6 is supposed to be replacing the higher end v8s. I love how when I talk to other people about the ecoboost the only thing they can say is "well its not a v8" like not having a v8 is some crisis in this country... oh well, the fusion will be a nice car with that engine :)

and heres a focus to make this post mildly relevant:
http://www.motorauthority.com/content/images/2/0/2010_ford_focus_rs_main630-1209.jpg

[supmet]

26 grand for a fugly saleen focus.... 13 grand for a yaris...

What are we arguing about again?

[The Architect]

haha my god is it really 26 thousand dollars for that thing, put 12-13 grand into a yaris and see what happens to its appearance and performance/handling

[CtrlAltDefeat]

this coming from the guy who smashed off his vvt solenoid?

hey accidents happen, ass... you can't accidentally buy a focus... "whoops I meant to buy a pontiac aztek"...

[coffiend]

its hard for me to believe that people are defending Ford on this one....

YIKES.

[33OH]

I had a 2000 Focus SE and it was a horrible car. :thumbdown:

Not to mention the fact that the base model Focus looks 100 times better than the Saleen version. :barf:

[2009Toyotoad]

Errrrr.....Post #6 (http://www.yarisworld.com/forums/showpost.php?p=341553&postcount=6)?

MadMax PM'd you with an explanation.

[thebarber]

I had a 2000 Focus SE and it was a horrible car. :thumbdown:

Not to mention the fact that the base model Focus looks 100 times better than the Saleen version. :barf:

2000 wasnt a good year....you shouldnt condemn a whole line of cars because you had 1 crappy one

[supmet]

2000 wasnt a good year....you shouldnt condemn a whole line of cars because you had 1 crappy one

Ya, you should keep buying the crappy cars until you luck out and get a good one. Shame on you Ryan....

:iono:

[33OH]

Ya, you should keep buying the crappy cars until you luck out and get a good one. Shame on you Ryan....

:iono:

Ohh is that how it works? I'll go sell the Yaris and buy 10 Focus's, maybe one of them will be good.

[CtrlAltDefeat]

methinks barber owns ford stock :laugh:

[thebarber]

sorry, im just not apt to hating on everything that isnt a toyota like some of you are. almost bought an SVT way back when, but couldnt get a 5dr at the time i went to buy, so i bought a matrix xrs

dislike the car because you don't like the looks or the price tag, but don't make blanket comments about ford and their quality, especially when you don't know what youre talking about.

[Deltasix]

sorry, im just not apt to hating on everything that isnt a toyota like some of you are. almost bought an SVT way back when, but couldnt get a 5dr at the time i went to buy, so i bought a matrix xrs

dislike the car because you don't like the looks or the price tag, but don't make blanket comments about ford and their quality, especially when you don't know what youre talking about.

+1

[Cosmonaut]

damn i miss my ZX5. the handling was great too.

[coffiend]

you know, i had the unfortunate opportunity to drive with a friend of mine to Minneapolis in a ford focus.

It was the most terrifying 7 and a half hours of my life. It was an 03 at the time, and only a couple years old (this was about 4 yrs ago). It had hardly broken 40,000 miles and it already felt like it was falling apart. A true piece of shit.

It felt as if the car was going to shake itself completely apart.

[33OH]

sorry, im just not apt to hating on everything that isnt a toyota like some of you are. almost bought an SVT way back when, but couldnt get a 5dr at the time i went to buy, so i bought a matrix xrs

dislike the car because you don't like the looks or the price tag, but don't make blanket comments about ford and their quality, especially when you don't know what youre talking about.

Blanket comment? I said how I purchased a Ford Focus the quality was horrible. How is that a blanket comment?

[thebarber]

Blanket comment? I said how I purchased a Ford Focus the quality was horrible. How is that a blanket comment?

not you ryank...others made blanket statements. from what ive read about the problems 2000MY foci had, i dont doubt you didnt like it for very valid reasons.

here's what i mean:

they do make a saleen focus, but not with that body kit... that I know of. But then again, its a ford... and still a pos. And not worth the time to google search.

I guess Ford is so desperate they now sell ready-made rice right off the lot

fugly + outdated chassis + feature that voids the warranty + expensive + Ford = ftl

[Attere]

In Ford's defense... I loved their old models? I use to drive a 76 F100 before I got the Yaris and... Well, it had 13 years on me and still ran without issue. Can't say much for the newer Fords but... I definitely trusted the older trucks.

Also.... That's such an odd looking Focus >_> My friend has the latchback and.... wow. Did not see that coming.

[33OH]

Ah, I see barber. I do like the SVT Focus's. Although I'd never buy one now.

[thebarber]

Ah, I see barber. I do like the SVT Focus's. Although I'd never buy one now.

ya?

im still on focusfanatics now and then and i dont recall seeing too much bad about them....

i drove one and loved it, but like i said, no 5dr's in ontario at the time i went to buy....just 3dr

i just love how tunable cars that arent toyota can be sometimes, and the focus is one of them. id love to pick up an 02+ focus hatch as a spec racer...

[33OH]

When I was looking at my Yaris in came between a Yaris and an '02 Focus SVT. The Focus cost about $700 ($13,000 USD) more and no warranty, etc. So thus is the story of the Yaris.

[YarisFan007]

aye nako! that rice is burned na!

[CtrlAltDefeat]

not you ryank...others made blanket statements. from what ive read about the problems 2000MY foci had, i dont doubt you didnt like it for very valid reasons.

here's what i mean:

fine i retract my blanket statement, and respond thus:

fugly + outdated chassis + feature that voids the warranty + expensive = ftl

[thebarber]

fine i retract my blanket statement, and respond thus:

fugly + outdated chassis + feature that voids the warranty + expensive = ftl

lol, thats better!

[Gideon]

All my friends in college had Focuses and they were nice little cars really. I wouldn't have owned one though. :laugh:

I'd trade in for a Ford Focus RS Turbo in a heartbeat though!

http://img.worldcarfans.com/2009/5/large/9303448.jpg

[counterfiend]

You know, I was going to try and defend the Focus (seeing as I own one and love it). But whats the point of visiting a car enthusiast forum to defend a car. Oh wait, I thought this was a car enthusiast forum, isnt it?

So your saying that the Yaris bone stock is the most beautiful car you have ever seen? No, it really isnt. Looks like a pregnant roller skate, rides super high, and even with a supercharger can barely brake a 14.0 1/4 mile.

Most people that modify a car that isnt main stream (yaris, focus) know going into the car its going to get hated on, and looked down on by other groups of car owners.

But why are you going to give shit to ford for at least making the effort to make a tuning version of the focus.

OH i know there is the ONYX version or whatever that is, thats what, bone stoke ride height, some glowing riced out door sill covers, a different exhaust tip, and a few other slap on things?

At least ford made a Roush version, a Saleen, an SVT.
When all the Yaris was given was the RS which I honestly dont know if it even provides any kind of performance gain at all.

So instead of poking fun at a design flaw on someones part, or a 2000 (first release year recall issues). Why not look at what you have been given to work with, and realize your in the same damn group as the focus. A car that most people dont give 2 shits about, and will make fun of your car regardless of how nice you make it look or do to it.

[PETERPOOP]

OH i know there is the ONYX version or whatever that is, thats what, bone stoke ride height, some glowing riced out door sill covers, a different exhaust tip, and a few other slap on things?




whoa, take it easy. The ONYX was a thing done by local dealers i believe on the east coast? Was that right? Not a national thing done officially by toyota.

That supercharger comment hurt. :brokenheart:


EDIT: Found info on the ONYX thanks to "YAR1S" from another thread...

"ABOUT
The Yaris ONYX, also known as the Toyota Yaris ONYX or simply the ONYX, is a limited run liftback. As of December 2008, there were plans to make only 200 such vehicles.
The ONYX, which is essentially a Yaris with exclusive Toyota accessories, is available only in black, and only as a 3-door liftback. Its availability will be limited to the Southeastern United States (specifically states North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama and Florida) and is available only through Toyota dealers.
The name “ONYX” refers to its dark color. ONYX stone is typically of a dark, black hue.

SIGHTINGS
On-location photos of the Yaris ONYX were taken in Southern Georgia, and the photos accompanying this entry are believed to be the only ones wherein the exterior of the ONYX isn’t hidden. Additional sightings were reported outside the port near Jacksonville, FL.

FEATURES
In addition to the black finish, the Yaris ONYX features a variety of ONYX-only features. These include:
- Bongiovi radio with iPod interface
- Enkei 17” wheels in dark chrome
- Carbon fiber dash-trim
- Window tint
- Stainless steel exhaust tip
- Euro rear spoiler
- Window tint
- Custom badging
- Bluetooth capacity
- Limited edition numbered key chain"





http://img.worldcarfans.com/2009/5/large/9303448.jpg

That looks like a EVO X, but a wagon version.

[counterfiend]

Oh what a tuning package that is! A limited edition numbered keychain? NO WAY! I GOTTA SPEND THE EXTRA 3k for that!

Not trying to be a dick at all honestly, my fiance has a Yaris and I love the little car, fun car, but honestly no power. Period. But if you people are going to be dicks about a car that you should be buddy buddy with cause no on respects the Yaris either, then why should I be nice?

The 2000 Focus was a piece of crap yes, The saleen Focus is most cases is a joke, and a waste of money. But as we know most Saleen products are a body kit and a drop and wheels anyway, thats just their tuning thing they do.

But saying in general all Foci are a piece of shit? saying the build quality is crap? so on so forth. Just going a little far. All cars can feel like crap if the person driving the car doesnt take care of their car. I can find a BMW drive the piss out of it for 48k and you tell me how its gonna feel, a little rattly, so on so forth.

So lay off, make fun of the bodykit on the saleen, I never liked it either. Thats why my car looks the way it does.

[PETERPOOP]

Get over it dude. lmao

[counterfiend]

I'm just trying to somewhat defend a car I like and own.
As would you for your precious little yaris.

[thebarber]

You know, I was going to try and defend the Focus (seeing as I own one and love it). But whats the point of visiting a car enthusiast forum to defend a car. Oh wait, I thought this was a car enthusiast forum, isnt it?

So your saying that the Yaris bone stock is the most beautiful car you have ever seen? No, it really isnt. Looks like a pregnant roller skate, rides super high, and even with a supercharger can barely brake a 14.0 1/4 mile.

Most people that modify a car that isnt main stream (yaris, focus) know going into the car its going to get hated on, and looked down on by other groups of car owners.

But why are you going to give shit to ford for at least making the effort to make a tuning version of the focus.

OH i know there is the ONYX version or whatever that is, thats what, bone stoke ride height, some glowing riced out door sill covers, a different exhaust tip, and a few other slap on things?

At least ford made a Roush version, a Saleen, an SVT.
When all the Yaris was given was the RS which I honestly dont know if it even provides any kind of performance gain at all.

So instead of poking fun at a design flaw on someones part, or a 2000 (first release year recall issues). Why not look at what you have been given to work with, and realize your in the same damn group as the focus. A car that most people dont give 2 shits about, and will make fun of your car regardless of how nice you make it look or do to it.
valid.

[CtrlAltDefeat]

I agree, the onyx thing was kinda a joke, and, I'm not going to bash the Focus as a whole any more, because counterfiend is right, we all do what we can, with what we have... As far as the Yaris being beautiful, I love how it looks. I think it's the best looking car in it's price range. Of course, beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and obviously counterfiend has a differing opinion. The Saleen Focus is just not for me. It's too ricer looking, and too expensive in my humble opinion. I also feel that the nitrous is just plain silly, since you can never hook it up...

I personally have trust issues with both Chevy and Ford cars. I have had some experience with them being unreliable, and I've heard from a lot of people that they are too. However, my limited personal experience, and 2nd hand information should not be enough for me to condemn an entire manufacturer (or two). I usually attempt to keep an open mind on all things, but I realize I failed in that respect here.

Therefore, I apologize for my previous statements, and I apologize for getting so serious all of a sudden, but I felt it had to be said :biggrin: :respekt:

[CtrlAltDefeat]

All my friends in college had Focuses and they were nice little cars really. I wouldn't have owned one though. :laugh:

I'd trade in for a Ford Focus RS Turbo in a heartbeat though!



oh and yea the Ford Focus RS Turbo does look pretty bad ass:biggrin:

[33OH]

I don't apologize, because my 2000 Ford Focus was still a piece of crap. If they're that bad, don't sell them. Not make excuses because it was a "bad year." Has Ford not heard of R&D?

Other than that, I said no negative comments about Focus's in general. I bought mine because I thought it was a cool little car. The repairs just turned out to be more than the monthly payment of a Yaris, so something had to be done.