New Ford GT to carry $400k-price tag

Autoblob ^ | 3/5/2015 | Noah Joseph

[nascarnation]

A fine ride for the one percenters.

[MeshugeMikey]

Im betting that there will be at least one...in this county

some clown who last year bought a tesla...to add to the ferrari etc..etc..

wow what a ride

[SWAMPSNIPER]

It would get stuck in my driveway.

[Obama_Is_Sabotaging_America]

As Clarkson from 'Top Gear' found out, they are too wide for the streets of England. Perhaps they've narrowed it a bit?

Also, I HIGHLY recommend the British 'Top Gear' program on the BBC.. It's not JUST about cars. It's GREAT conversation and astounding video editing. If you're tired of trash TV, check it out.

[jjotto]

Ford can carry it off. They have a big enough name and reputation. But all the cars too far north of $150k really aren’t cars, they’re works of art.

[ClearCase_guy]

They could get a lot of publicity if they had Harrison Ford drive one of these new Fords around town ...

... wait ...
... probably a bad idea ...

[Prov1322]

I like it and that will be a nice place-holder until my Bugatti Veyron arrives...

[ExSoldier]

Will it be able to be serviced by any dealership?

[yarddog]

It sure looks right but I bet it has little in common with the original.

Does it have a 427? Can it run 24 hours at high speed?

[nascarnation]

Twin turbo V6 IIRC.

https://social.ford.com/content/fordsocial/en/articles/autoshow/all-new-ford-gt-sets-new-standard-for-ford-innovation.html?searchid=260551114|16660224154|104602336594&ef_id=VPiYjQAAAayxSUWx:20150306014250:s

[jjotto]

Better hope it’s in transit as the last Veyron was built a few months ago.

[yarddog]

I started getting “Car and Driver” a few months ago when I got a free subscription. I had sort of lost interest in cars and performance until I began to read the tests.

Unbelievable the horsepower they are now getting out of small engines. I do suspect they will not last as long as those old big block V-8s.

[9thLife]

That show was a hoot the one time I watched it. Might be a bit much on a regular basis, for me anyway. But then again, TV in general is.

[nascarnation]

You may be right.
But the reality is that these cars are so fast the performance can’t really be used for any length of time, unless you’re on a race track.

[mabarker1]

I’ll take 3 please.

One in Blue for Me.

One in Pink for Mama.

One in “Arrest Me Red” to cruise around Town with Mama and the Dogs (maybe hit the Sonic for a snack) and then see how many LEO’s We can get chasing Us;)

[SpeakerToAnimals]

The question then becomes: will the price tag will be justified? With carbon-fiber construction and more than 600 horsepower on tap, it very well could be.

Carbon fiber molded in a pressurized autoclave are labor intensive. Each car ties up the tooling for a day. The result is superb.

[bakeneko]

I know there is lots of gushing on a thread like this.

As a Ford Stockholder, I just don’t see the benefit to anyone of servicing this miniscule market.

(I think ‘miniscule’ would apply to a certain anatomical measurement as well).

Think of all the engineers and techs working on this kind of a stroke-a-thon machine who could have been making the manufacturer’s main line more profitable and affordable.

[nascarnation]

Having seen this stuff up close and personal at another OEM, it’s pretty much all about executive orgasms.

Although on PowerPoint, anything can be made to look profitable...

[CrazyIvan]

“It would get stuck in my driveway.”

Same here. The Wrangler is in for service and the loaner is a car. I feel helpless.

[max americana]

Especially my county. The price tag is too much even if I won the Power Ball. When I acquired my Dodge Viper, i had to attend the Barret Jackson auction just to make a reasonable bid.