Shouldn't Ford step up and start making more performance cars and get into tuning?

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Like Dodge has the SRT models, Toyota has some. But all Ford has is the Mustang GT. Well if you just slap the word sport on a ranger doesn't make it a customizable truck. The need to sell souped up models of what they got.
with the economy set aside. and they also don't have any cars I can soup up myself.
 
You are correct. They actually shut down their internal high-perf engineering department about 2 years ago. Stupid move. They have started back up again, but they have never taken seriously the need to have North American high performance car models other than version of the Mustang.

The market is out there if they'll go after it. SHO is coming soon, but will no longer be available with a manual, unfortunately.

I keep thinking about the 1987 Turbo Coupe. That is the perfect car for the times. Where is it now? They don't make anything but front wheel drive automatic rental cars.
 
Now is not a good time to come out with performance cars. With that said they have the SHO Taurus coming later this year with 350 HP from a Twin Turbo V6. The Ecoboost engine will also be put into the Ford Flex and the Lincoln MKS.

Toyota doesn't really have any souped up models beyond the TRD Tundra and the Lexus IS-F.

Pics of SHO Taurus:
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/02/016_2010taurussho.jpg
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/02/010_2010taurussho.jpg
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/02/041_2010taurussho.jpg
 
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