Ford took a very short time transforming the dream of its new chairman and primary owner, Bill Ford, to bring the GT from a concept to a reality, and it is now available for anyone with an extra US$140,000 to spend.
For that money they get a car that comes with 550 hp and a certified 330 kmh top track speed rating, with styling inspired by the historic racecars and a ''comfortable and contemporary interior.''
An ultra high-performance two-seat sports car, the Ford GT is built on an aluminum spaceframe chassis with super-plastic-formed aluminum body panels and an aluminum-over-carbon engine cover.
A mid-mounted and supercharged 5.4-liter V-8 delivers 500 lb-ft of torque, which provides for excellent launch (0 to 100 kmh is sub-four seconds) if your daily commute does not allow for speeds in excess of 300 kmh.
Power flows to the rear wheels through a six-speed manual transaxle, and it's all kept on the road by an independent suspension, large Brembo brakes and Goodyear Eagle F1 Supercar tires on 18-inch front and 19-inch rear wheels.
The limited-edition Tungsten Silver replaces Quick Silver on the Ford GT's color palette, and can be had with a Quick Silver racing stripe.
Tungsten Silver was developed for the 2004 North American International Auto Show Ford ''Performance Trilogy'' show cars -- the Ford GT, the Shelby Cobra roadster concept and the new 2005 Mustang GT. Customer demand was so overwhelming, says Martens, that the color was added to the production palette.
''There's good contrast between the colors,'' says Camilo Pardo, chief designer of the Ford GT. ''But it's a discreet contrast. In Tungsten Silver, the Ford GT is really dressy, like a fine suit. It looks mature.''
Pardo says this dark silver color also ''brings out all the design features and the subtleties of the car. In fact, people who've seen it thought we'd added a feature line around the side of the car. It's always been there, but you may not notice it in the car's other colors. The Tungsten Silver really brings it out.''
Just like the Ford GT, says Thai-Tang, ''the products coming from SVT are designed to offer an outstanding high-performance and value proposition. It's hard to say a US$140,000-car is a bargain, but the Ford GT is an incredible value proposition even if it may not be affordable to the typical Ford buyer.''
For them, Ford SVT models offer an affordable taste of the performance, high quality, and passionate driving experience of the Ford GT.
''People may say 'I know I can't buy a Ford GT','' says Thai-Tang. ''But with an SVT product, that customer knows, he or she can buy a little piece of the GT.''
Of such beliefs are commemorative editions and marketing plans made.
photo:Ford Motor Company
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An ultra high-performance two-seat sports car, the Ford GT is built on an aluminum spaceframe chassis with super-plastic-formed aluminum body panels and an aluminum-over-carbon engine cover.
A mid-mounted and supercharged 5.4-liter V-8 delivers 500 lb-ft of torque, which provides for excellent launch (0 to 100 kmh is sub-four seconds) if your daily commute does not allow for speeds in excess of 300 kmh.
Power flows to the rear wheels through a six-speed manual transaxle, and it's all kept on the road by an independent suspension, large Brembo brakes and Goodyear Eagle F1 Supercar tires on 18-inch front and 19-inch rear wheels.
The limited-edition Tungsten Silver replaces Quick Silver on the Ford GT's color palette, and can be had with a Quick Silver racing stripe.
Tungsten Silver was developed for the 2004 North American International Auto Show Ford ''Performance Trilogy'' show cars -- the Ford GT, the Shelby Cobra roadster concept and the new 2005 Mustang GT. Customer demand was so overwhelming, says Martens, that the color was added to the production palette.
''There's good contrast between the colors,'' says Camilo Pardo, chief designer of the Ford GT. ''But it's a discreet contrast. In Tungsten Silver, the Ford GT is really dressy, like a fine suit. It looks mature.''
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| (photo: Ford) |
Just like the Ford GT, says Thai-Tang, ''the products coming from SVT are designed to offer an outstanding high-performance and value proposition. It's hard to say a US$140,000-car is a bargain, but the Ford GT is an incredible value proposition even if it may not be affordable to the typical Ford buyer.''
For them, Ford SVT models offer an affordable taste of the performance, high quality, and passionate driving experience of the Ford GT.
''People may say 'I know I can't buy a Ford GT','' says Thai-Tang. ''But with an SVT product, that customer knows, he or she can buy a little piece of the GT.''
Of such beliefs are commemorative editions and marketing plans made.
photo:Ford Motor Company
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