Ford SVT/ ford special vehicle team is a high performance division of vehicles. This name was adapted in 1993 when the company was being reorganized. Previously, it was known as SVO/special vehicle operations. The role played by the division is to promote racing programs that are supported by the company. It also is involved in the development of high performance vehicles though in very limited numbers. The name of the corporate racing event that it was SVO was meant to be sponsoring is FRPP/Ford racing performance parts. The role of the SVT ford team is to create car models that are of very high performance that will outdo those already in the market. Some of these vehicles that have been produced to serve this purpose are the Ford Lighting and Ford Shelby GT500. These have been re-modeled from previously existing vehicles; Ford F-150 and Ford Mustang. This company has overtime gained a lot of recognition for its high quality production of vehicles especially the Ford Gt.
Right now, there are two types of ford vehicles that are still in production at ford SVT. These are F-150 SVT Raptor and the Cobra GT500. F-150 SVT Raptor if a new model that is yet to be released. It is anticipated that it will be the 2011 ford car model of the year. Initially, this model was introduced in 1993. It has a V8 engine that occupies 5 liters of fuel. However, there was a newer engine introduction for the brand in 2003. This had an engine of V8 and with a liter capacity of 4.6 liters. It also has a horsepower of 390 and also for lb-ft. torque. In 2004, it has produced 79,932 cars.
Other car models that have been produced by the ford SVT are Ford Shelby GT500 is associated with a 1965 Carroll Shelby. It has seen the production of Shelby GT500, Shelby GT500KR and Shelby GT. Its latest model was released in the market in 2009. As for the Ford F-150, it was made to take of the roads which are very different from its later models that were mainly designed for recreational racing.
The former ford SVT models are the Ford GT and Ford Lighting. Ford GT was designed as a race car in 2004. Its newest model has a V8 engine of 5.4 liters located at the back of buckle seats. It has a horsepower of 550 and weights 3,400 pounds. The number of cars made of this model is approximately 4,038. Ford lighting on its part was introduced in 1999 though its 2001 had a lot of improvements incorporated. In 2004, it was discontinued form the market. Per year, roughly 4,000 models were made and with an estimate of 39,687 for the entire period.
Ford SVT has also had other models in its production line. These include the Ford Contour and the Ford Focus. With the recent transformations, there is a high possibility that the future models are going to have a higher performance than all of the previous models. If you are a fan of Ford, then you ought to be ready for the next model that plan to release.