Porsche/Lambo and especially Ferrari had better take notice!

Take a look at this (Doesn't suprise me as the prelim tests suggested nearly 500hp to the wheels):

2005 FORD GT WILL DELIVER 550 HORSEPOWER IN PRODUCTION TRIM


The Ford GT's official horsepower rating has been set at 550 horsepower - more than 100 hp per liter.
Car & Driver magazine clocked the Ford GT's 0-60 mph acceleration time at 3.3 seconds, and it reached a quarter-mile in 11.6 seconds at 128 mph.

DEARBORN, Mich. March 1, 2004 - Final certification testing of the 2005 Ford GT's powertrain shows that the car's 5.4-liter DOHC supercharged V-8 is producing an average of 550 horsepower and 500 lb.-ft. of torque - 50 more horsepower than preliminary estimates.

"With more than 100 horsepower per liter, the performance potential of the Ford GT is incredible," said John Coletti, Director, Ford SVT programs.

For its January 2004 cover story, "Judgment Day!" Car & Driver magazine clocked the Ford GT's 0-60 mph acceleration at 3.3 seconds, and it crossed a quarter-mile in 11.6 seconds at 128 mph. In the same test, Ferrari's $193,000 Challenge Stradale took four seconds to reach 60 mph, and was 0.8 seconds and 13 mph slower through the quarter-mile.

"The Ford GT is a showcase for Ford's design and engineering capability - and pure passion for building great cars," Coletti added.

The Ford GT's chassis is as sophisticated as its engine is powerful. The car is built around an exceptionally stiff but lightweight aluminum space frame and the suspension is a double-wishbone design with coil-over monotube dampers.

Aluminum is also used for the body panels. Other lightweight materials, including carbon fiber and magnesium, are used throughout the vehicle. The brakes are equally sophisticated, featuring four-piston Brembo calipers that grip massive 14-inch front and 13.2-inch rear cross-drilled and vented rotors. The gearbox is a rear-mounted Ricardo six-speed manual transaxle.

Ford recently announced that the winning golfer's prize package at the Ford Championship at Doral will now include the all-new Ford GT. Valued at more than $140,000, the Ford GT supercar will be the most valuable automobile prize in the history of the PGA Tour. And now, with 550hp, it's the most powerful.

The 2005 Ford GT's 5.4-liter V-8 will be built at Ford's Romeo Engine Plant in Romeo, Mich. The vehicle will be assembled at Ford's Wixom Assembly Plant in Wixom, Mich. Production will begin this summer with deliveries to dealerships beginning shortly after that.

The Ford GT's MSRP of $139,995 excludes optional equipment, destination and delivery charges, applicable taxes, and title, license and registration fees. Transaction prices are determined by authorized Ford dealers.

 

I'd love to get my hands on one.......

 

I love the Ford GT...even though it's a Ford.

 

you can get a viper for half the cost though and get more hp than the GT, with simple mods. discuss..

 

Gt40 is cooler than a Viper and much quicker. Especially over the new SRT. Viper Gts are nice though.

 

Theres many choices out there for cars if speed was the only factor. Lets face it though, obtaining something thats hard to get, fresh and new has always been a key be it woman or cars......

 

I still wouldn't own one.

 

Great looking/performing car. The interior is far from flattering, especially those butt ugly seats...imho...For 150K they could have done better interior wise.

 

I still donm't quite get why c/d would bring a GT3 to the party instead of the upgraded 2004 GT2 which would have surely been a better match. The Ford GT would have won, but, would have been a much more interesting article. BTW, check out this test of the SL600 by c/d

excerpt from C/D**********************************
"Cut to the department of elapsed time. From a standing start, the Mercedes SL600 can hurl its 4501-pound bulk to 60 mph in 3.6 seconds. Does that sound like a very brief interval? Clue: yes.
Allow us to illustrate.The Porsche 911 GT2 we tested in March 2002—456 horsepower, 457 pound-feet of torque—required 3.8 seconds to achieve mile-a-minute velocity. The Dodge Viper we tested in November '02—500 horsepower, 525 pound-feet—took 3.9 seconds. The 911 GT3 and Ferrari Challenge Stradale in our January issue each clocked in at 4.0 seconds.
Let's check the next notch on the elapsed-time yardstick. The 911 GT2 covered the quarter-mile in 12 seconds flat, the Viper in 12.1, the GT3 and Stradale in 12.3 and 12.4, respectively. The SL600 did it in 11.9. That's not quite as quick as the Ford GT, but it would have put this elegant Benz in a tie for fifth place (out of 15 cars) in the quarter-mile elapsed-time competition in our September 2002 "Supercar Challenge."
Yet another contrast: The SL600 trumps the SL55 AMG, even though the AMG edition weighs in a tad lighter (4411 pounds), packs the same horsepower (493), and is the designated SL family hot rod. But in our November '02 test, the SL55 managed only—only!—4.5 seconds to 60, and cruised through the quarter in 13.0 seconds at 110 mph."

Lou

 

porsche 4 life

 

why? Because it's a ford?

 

Yep, that's a big factor. Also, I personally don't care too much for the looks of the car in general, and the interior is a bust with me.

 

well, you gotta look at it like this, this car is not gonna be built like any other ford, they have their own factory for it and I can gurantee it's gonna be a rock solid car.

If you don't like the looks that's one thing, but don't knock it cause it's a ford.

 

Saying Ford and Rock Solid is an oxymoron. Lest us forget the largest recall in auto history. Ford has poor reliability ratings across all product lines. That said, I do not believe they would build the Ford GT to their typical standards. Besides, it is butt-ugly!!


lou

 

I think I can knock it for any reason I want.

Having their own factory proves what? And just who do you take it to for warranty work?