Shelby Focus ST Looks Back to the 1980s Introduced on Tuesday, Jan. 15: 2013 Shelby Focus ST A Shelby American version of the current Focus ST pocket rocket. It recalls, for better or worse, Carroll Shelby's Dodge Omni GLH-S cars of the mid-1980s. It's real enough, but limited to 500 cars a model year. As shown, it includes modifications to suspension, brakes, wheels, tires, exhaust, interior and, of course, appearance ("hydro-carbon" grille and spoiler wraps), but not - yet - the engine. A performance tuning that is expected to add 30 to 50 horsepower is awaiting approval by the Environmental Protection Agency. What they said: "Carroll Shelby believed that in the future cars will have small footprints, a smaller number of cubic inches, but big power," said Shelby American's president, John T. Luft. What they didn't say: The Shelby Focus ST is going to need that extra horsepower to give it street credibility. Right now, the same turbocharged, 252-horsepower 2-liter EcoBoost 4 that's in the production Ford Focus ST. But the engine does include impressive Shelby badging. The Shelby Focus ST package begins at $14,995, on top of the standard ST you buy separately. Orders are being taken now, with production to begin in Las Vegas next month. The optional engine tuning package should be available in three to six months, the company said. Only extroverts need apply. The Shelby graphics imply competition prowess the car, and driver, need to actually deliver.