QUOTE(Adamski @ 23 Nov 2009, 11:11 AM)
<{POST_SNAPBACK}>Nooooooooooo! Why? Why can't they just take the current engine and develop it to make it more efficient? It's a legendary engine!
Because Ford have been, and are still, trying to disentangle themselves from Volvo.
Volvo is the only remaining brand in the Ford "Premier Automotive Group", and it has been known since December 2008 that Ford are actively considering selling it.
Apparently there aren't a whole bunch of people queuing up to buy Volvo, but talks are ongoing with a consortium led by Geely Group Holdings.
I would imagine the removal of the Volvo lump from a Ford badged car is but one of many tasks on a very long list of "things to do" before Volvo can be easily offloaded.
It will be interesting to see what happens with the RS which, as we know, uses the same Volvo lump, should Volvo finally be sold.