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@SlipZtrEm - You're right, it may have been a bit of a stretch with Saleen, but isn't RUF solely a Porsche works company?
And yes, the Focus RS should, in my opinion, be in a Ford EU listing, as the car is not made in the US but in Germany! There is a LHD version now in the States and that should be considered as a US car, but there is also a RHD version for the UK and that should be considered as an EU car. In the past, the Focus was made only for Europe and Australia got in on it too, but it wasn't an American car! Though this model is now in America, it is still Ford EU that designed and assembled it and, essentially, own it...
The same with the Ford Escort (UK / EU / AUS) and the Ford Sierra Cosworth (UK). They should not be all thrown in the same list just because the parent company owns the name. Each car has it's home country's individual traits (road sufaces, local and national speed limits, family size averages, fuel prices, etc.) considered when designing and/or importing them and should be given the respect they have earned!
And yes, the Focus RS should, in my opinion, be in a Ford EU listing, as the car is not made in the US but in Germany! There is a LHD version now in the States and that should be considered as a US car, but there is also a RHD version for the UK and that should be considered as an EU car. In the past, the Focus was made only for Europe and Australia got in on it too, but it wasn't an American car! Though this model is now in America, it is still Ford EU that designed and assembled it and, essentially, own it...
The same with the Ford Escort (UK / EU / AUS) and the Ford Sierra Cosworth (UK). They should not be all thrown in the same list just because the parent company owns the name. Each car has it's home country's individual traits (road sufaces, local and national speed limits, family size averages, fuel prices, etc.) considered when designing and/or importing them and should be given the respect they have earned!