Speaking of GT.......When is the 550HP FORD GT >
Speaking of GT.......When is the 550HP FORD GT >
Does anyone know when FORD is shipping the 550HP GT>?
I heard they are being shipped to certain big dealers in August.
Any FORD executives.............have any solid info. TIA
I heard they are being shipped to certain big dealers in August.
Any FORD executives.............have any solid info. TIA
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I have the honor of already been smoked by one
I have strange luck when it comes to stuff like that. Anyone familiar w/ the Audi RS4 Avant , never imported to US. Well I got into a knock down drag out throw down w/ one that was packing Foreign Embassy plates and had a big Swiss Flag next to the plate. I do not street race per se but this guy was after asking for it so... Tommy wasnt gonna get taken by a station wagon unfort I did. Anyway I was on the TurnPike about a month ago when I see a red something getting ready to run me over. I literally could not get outta the way fast enough and he just locked em up behind me. I then saw what it was and freaked. He pulled to go around me so I went into battle mode, shuting my sunroof, turning the HK off, active sport mode, as soon as he made his move to the middle lane I went to 4th and by 5th at redline he was just a pin point in the dist, I was doing 150 and going backwards in a hurry. Great car sounded like a Winston Cup car. I have since seen it twice and then noticed it was Greg Norman's. F'in aussie.
I have strange luck when it comes to stuff like that. Anyone familiar w/ the Audi RS4 Avant , never imported to US. Well I got into a knock down drag out throw down w/ one that was packing Foreign Embassy plates and had a big Swiss Flag next to the plate. I do not street race per se but this guy was after asking for it so... Tommy wasnt gonna get taken by a station wagon unfort I did. Anyway I was on the TurnPike about a month ago when I see a red something getting ready to run me over. I literally could not get outta the way fast enough and he just locked em up behind me. I then saw what it was and freaked. He pulled to go around me so I went into battle mode, shuting my sunroof, turning the HK off, active sport mode, as soon as he made his move to the middle lane I went to 4th and by 5th at redline he was just a pin point in the dist, I was doing 150 and going backwards in a hurry. Great car sounded like a Winston Cup car. I have since seen it twice and then noticed it was Greg Norman's. F'in aussie.
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wish i knew where i got it so i could send you a link, but Carrera_GT.avi is nothing BUT drifting a CGT by Rohrl! It's about 12 mb and I can e-mail it to you if you can recieve one that large.
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Originally posted by ben, lj
wish i knew where i got it so i could send you a link, but Carrera_GT.avi is nothing BUT drifting a CGT by Rohrl! It's about 12 mb and I can e-mail it to you if you can recieve one that large.
wish i knew where i got it so i could send you a link, but Carrera_GT.avi is nothing BUT drifting a CGT by Rohrl! It's about 12 mb and I can e-mail it to you if you can recieve one that large.
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hey steve. i just tried to e-mail it to you but yahoo won't let me send a file larger than 10 mbs. even after winziping it, it's still 10.7. any suggestions?
edit: i was able to send it thru another e-mail account. but, it took forever so please help fulfil the onslaught of requests if your e-mail server is faster :-)
edit: i was able to send it thru another e-mail account. but, it took forever so please help fulfil the onslaught of requests if your e-mail server is faster :-)
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Originally posted by ben, lj
wish i knew where i got it so i could send you a link, but Carrera_GT.avi is nothing BUT drifting a CGT by Rohrl! It's about 12 mb and I can e-mail it to you if you can recieve one that large.
wish i knew where i got it so i could send you a link, but Carrera_GT.avi is nothing BUT drifting a CGT by Rohrl! It's about 12 mb and I can e-mail it to you if you can recieve one that large.
http://gallery.rennlist.com/albums/a...Carrera_GT.avi
It's okay. I like the shot from the helicopter in the Ford GT video better. It shows the arc and length of the drift better.
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From waht I have heard .................horsepower and torque are up to 550 each and the car could be faster that virtually anything and everything dealer delivered out there. When are they suppossed to be shipped.
The Supercharged is Lysholm (makes superchargers for Mercedes Benz)
Tranmission Riccardo- makes transmission for AUDI R8 famosu company
Aluminum and carbon fiber bodywork make in the UK by the same compnaies that make Aston Martins and F1 quality bodywork
Dynamic systems made the suspensionBrembo brakes
Recaro Lear Siegler (sic) interior
--- .........its UNAmerican! LOL
The Supercharged is Lysholm (makes superchargers for Mercedes Benz)
Tranmission Riccardo- makes transmission for AUDI R8 famosu company
Aluminum and carbon fiber bodywork make in the UK by the same compnaies that make Aston Martins and F1 quality bodywork
Dynamic systems made the suspensionBrembo brakes
Recaro Lear Siegler (sic) interior
--- .........its UNAmerican! LOL
Here is a LINK..........
http://www.fordvehicles.com/fordgt/features.asp
you can see all the options and equipment. Too bad its not $85K instead of $149,000. Dealers are asking 20 to $100K over sticker.
http://www.fordvehicles.com/fordgt/features.asp
you can see all the options and equipment. Too bad its not $85K instead of $149,000. Dealers are asking 20 to $100K over sticker.
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It's a bad *** car for sure. I was seriously contemplating getting one when the hype dies down (and supply increases) until I had my last Ford service dept (04 F150). It was a miserable experience coupled with an unexplained (or owned up to) dent in the rear together with grease all over the tan mats, leather, and steering wheel. No way am I going to get a car like requiring monkies like that to both work on and drive it. When the GT was first announced, many said the same thing but I said BS. Well now I've seen the light and they are right.
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The only saving grace is the dealer will likely have only one tech which is trained to work on the GT and it'll probably be the shop foreman or whoever their most experienced mechanic is. That's not guaranteeing good service but this should prevent them from letting just any joker in the service department work on the car. My $.02
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Yeah. You don't want all the Ford Focus repairmen to get their greasy hands and overalls all over your GT too 
But if I'm a Focus mechanic, I'd be the first to sit in your GT.
No foreman will be able to stop me.
But if I'm a Focus mechanic, I'd be the first to sit in your GT.
No foreman will be able to stop me.
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Originally posted by Rob
The only saving grace is the dealer will likely have only one tech which is trained to work on the GT and it'll probably be the shop foreman or whoever their most experienced mechanic is. That's not guaranteeing good service but this should prevent them from letting just any joker in the service department work on the car. My $.02
The only saving grace is the dealer will likely have only one tech which is trained to work on the GT and it'll probably be the shop foreman or whoever their most experienced mechanic is. That's not guaranteeing good service but this should prevent them from letting just any joker in the service department work on the car. My $.02