The former chief engineer for the Mustang has just been appointed as the head of Ford Performance, a new division of the company that will unite SVT, Ford RS and Ford Racing all under the same banner. The new head, Dave Pericak, spoke at the Automotive Press Association recently, explaining that heavy investment in performance is seen as the way forward for Ford. Partly due to the traditional halo effect that motorsports has and partly just because Ford sells a lot of these cars...and it obviously wants to sell many more.
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