went to see an 05 mustang GT today, but found this !!!!!

[nthfinity]

aparently this is chassis 10, and owned by the dealer here... it just came in, and IMO i absolutely love this car, and cant get enough of it! to bad they wouldnt open it for me.

oh, and for those wondering from my previous GT photo if you've seen it, on the drivers side, there are 2 key holes, and handles ceriously... only one on the passenger side.
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[SilviaEvo]

nothing very special just a Ford GT :roll: i mean i saw one and i wasnt all excited i didnt care at all! i have some pics too! i will post it up in teh American Muscle Forum

edit: sorry i am being an idiot it is a great car yet it doesnt make me giddy

[nurbrun]

Damn Dude thats nice. m friend saw a blue one this morning

[Pimp Racer]

Oh you lucky :lol: I should go and check this out and while I am at it go to our Saleen dealership also. :D

[SilviaEvo]

Damn Dude thats nice. m friend saw a blue one this morning
pics or STFU!!! haha :lol:

[sentra_dude]

nothing very special just a Ford GT :roll: i mean i saw one and i wasnt all excited i didnt care at all! i have some pics too! i will post it up in teh American Muscle Forum

Uhhh, then no need to post here...

Personally, I think that is a pretty kickass sighting, and if you don't think so that's great, but why not just keep your mouth shut about it?

Sorry if I missed some hidden sarcasm. :roll:

[SilviaEvo]

nothing very special just a Ford GT :roll: i mean i saw one and i wasnt all excited i didnt care at all! i have some pics too! i will post it up in teh American Muscle Forum

Uhhh, then no need to post here...

Personally, I think that is a pretty kickass sighting, and if you don't think so that's great, but why not just keep your mouth shut about it?

Sorry if I missed some hidden sarcasm. :roll:
im just saying it isnt as good as an Enzo :P but none the less still a great car. but the fact that i wasnt excited was because it was late and we were leaving and after 12 hours of walking around with a big ass bag of free stuff. i just said i didnt get as giddy as a school boy like JC

[sentra_dude]

nothing very special just a Ford GT :roll: i mean i saw one and i wasnt all excited i didnt care at all! i have some pics too! i will post it up in teh American Muscle Forum

Uhhh, then no need to post here...

Personally, I think that is a pretty kickass sighting, and if you don't think so that's great, but why not just keep your mouth shut about it?

Sorry if I missed some hidden sarcasm. :roll:
im just saying it isnt as good as an Enzo :P but none the less still a great car. but the fact that i wasnt excited was because it was late and we were leaving and after 12 hours of walking around with a big ass bag of free stuff. i just said i didnt get as giddy as a school boy like JC

LOL...

I don't care what the situation, I would be fucking excited to see a Ford GT! Its such a gorgeous car in pics, I can't imagine it in person! 8)

[black_magician]

its a nice car to see in person, but it doesn't give me a boner or anything like that

[nthfinity]

periodically seeing them on the road is great... unfortunately still quite hard to photo in movement...
ill also post the most sad Ford GT i have ever seen... you will understand... sorry for the poor quality in advance
http://img111.exs.cx/img111/4370/DSC01817.th.jpg (http://img111.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img111&image=DSC01817.jpg)

[DeMoN]

Wow all read and white, nice x mas present!

It eve has that ribbon!

[callen]

Damn Dude thats nice. m friend saw a blue one this morning

Confirmed Ford GT's in T.O.??? :D

[bmwmpower]

nice one, thanks for pics, ford GT looks fantastic

[bmwmpower]

nice one, thanks for pics, ford GT looks fantastic

[bmwmpower]

nice one, thanks for pics, ford GT looks fantastic

[nthfinity]

nice one, thanks for pics, ford GT looks fantastic
ooo, those damn tripple posts :wink:

[mclaren_Gt]

wow you are lucky, very nice imgs,
thanks for that dude

[BADMIHAI]

Am I the only person to think the Ford GT looks like shit? And before you diss me, I want you to know that I have seen it in person at the Toronto Auto Show. :|

[tigerx]

^SO have i, but that's just your own opinion.^

and no it hink it is absolutely B E A UUUUTIFUL.

[RC45]

Am I the only person to think the Ford GT looks like shit? And before you diss me, I want you to know that I have seen it in person at the Toronto Auto Show. :|

WHat makes it look like shit?

[Anonymous]

Well I haven't seen one in person, but the lines are extremely similar to the original which i consider to be a truly beautiful car and yes i have seen one in person (and its mostly British of course so its bound to be better :wink:...... ducks for cover)

[FPVPSI]

nothing very special just a Ford GT :roll: i mean i saw one and i wasnt all excited i didnt care at all! i have some pics too! i will post it up in teh American Muscle Forum

Uhhh, then no need to post here...

Personally, I think that is a pretty kickass sighting, and if you don't think so that's great, but why not just keep your mouth shut about it?

Sorry if I missed some hidden sarcasm. :roll:
im just saying it isnt as good as an Enzo :P but none the less still a great car. but the fact that i wasnt excited was because it was late and we were leaving and after 12 hours of walking around with a big ass bag of free stuff. i just said i didnt get as giddy as a school boy like JC



Are you for real...i can't belive u compared this v8 powered 100 odd grand car with a pure breed V12 Ferarri which costs 3-4 times as much!...come on man... :roll: ...they are two totally differnt cars, both built to be fast sure, but one is the ultimate, and you can't compare a 360 competiotor to a top of tree supercar...

...i personaly think the Enzo is the pinnacle. Its perfect...Great sighting btw... 8)

[RC45]

...i personaly think the Enzo is the pinnacle. Its perfect...Great sighting btw... 8)

The pinnacle is a spot reserved for and occupied by the F40... period... ;) :lol:

Now - back to the GT - another timeless shape... a couple changes from the original are not perfect, but still a great looking classic shape.

[BADMIHAI]

Am I the only person to think the Ford GT looks like shit? And before you diss me, I want you to know that I have seen it in person at the Toronto Auto Show. :|

WHat makes it look like shit?

It's hard to explain. First of all the front just looks wrong. And from some angles it just doesn't seem to work. Of course, that's just my oppinion. "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder."

[SilviaEvo]

nothing very special just a Ford GT :roll: i mean i saw one and i wasnt all excited i didnt care at all! i have some pics too! i will post it up in teh American Muscle Forum

Uhhh, then no need to post here...

Personally, I think that is a pretty kickass sighting, and if you don't think so that's great, but why not just keep your mouth shut about it?

Sorry if I missed some hidden sarcasm. :roll:
im just saying it isnt as good as an Enzo :P but none the less still a great car. but the fact that i wasnt excited was because it was late and we were leaving and after 12 hours of walking around with a big ass bag of free stuff. i just said i didnt get as giddy as a school boy like JC



Are you for real...i can't belive u compared this v8 powered 100 odd grand car with a pure breed V12 Ferarri which costs 3-4 times as much!...come on man... :roll: ...they are two totally differnt cars, both built to be fast sure, but one is the ultimate, and you can't compare a 360 competiotor to a top of tree supercar...

...i personaly think the Enzo is the pinnacle. Its perfect...Great sighting btw... 8)
im a weird person. i would take a 360 CS over this it doesnt make me drool like the 360 CS does

[tigerx]

lol have any pic of the stang you were suppose to see?

[nthfinity]

^^^^^
although i disagree, it truely comes down to opinion.

and RC, i would agree with you that the F40 still holds that spot in most ways.

i get quite giddy when i see the GT, a special ferrari (all 360's have become bland after the third one i saw, where 355s still hold something special when i see it.)

when i saw my first(and only) Porsche 959 in Koblenz, i was like this.. even knowing i would really never want one, i knew it was special. when i first saw a red Enzo at the auto show, i was like this... every time since that ive seen one of a few Ferraris i have been like this... there is something about the allure of this car that draws me into it, so much so, i would say i want it more then almost any car in the world... and its so close.

and al... the new one is 100% engineered in America... with some consulting with Saleen, Roush, and Aston Martin. regarding parts, most of those come from here too, with a few key elements (like the transmission) coming from companies like Ricardo.

thanks for all the nice comments guys...
i wouldn't have guessed so much controversay would come out of a few pictures from a Ford dealership :twisted: :P :wink:

[OVERLORD_CHRIS]

Man I would Kill for that car.

[RC45]

Am I the only person to think the Ford GT looks like shit? And before you diss me, I want you to know that I have seen it in person at the Toronto Auto Show. :|

WHat makes it look like shit?

It's hard to explain. First of all the front just looks wrong. And from some angles it just doesn't seem to work. Of course, that's just my oppinion. "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder."

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder - and somehow the GT just works for me... while the 360 (and even 430) just seem too... well, "expected" - there is nothing surprising about the shape... unlike the F355 that was timeless, the 360/430 tries too hard in my mind.

[nthfinity]

while the 360 (and even 430) just seem too... well, "expected" - there is nothing surprising about the shape... unlike the F355 that was timeless, the 360/430 tries too hard in my mind.

thats it! yes, timeless! the although the 360 only shares the roof with the 430... they really do look too much alike. the 355, the testarossa... something about thier shape makes them never look old, and outdated.

i may love the look of a DB2, but you could never get away with producing it today. where the lotus super 7 seems quite successful today as a caterham... and the GT has been quite successful as a kit car too.

[bmagni]

Am I the only person to think the Ford GT looks like shit? And before you diss me, I want you to know that I have seen it in person at the Toronto Auto Show. :|

WHat makes it look like shit?

that it looks the same like a 40 year old car... which is a really cool one, but they couldnt make it better, same thing that the mustang, they had to take old designs to make it look cool, i just saw one and the interior is cheap, all full of plastic, though thats normal for an american car

[RC45]

and the interior is cheap, all full of plastic, though thats normal for an american car

Seen any entry level car lately?

From Japan or Korea or Germany or the UK or France or Sweden or Italy?

(and many of these are made in Mexico.. :P... heheh)

[dons5]

hey if i went to a Ford Dealeship and saw a Ford GT i would be really excited, but if i went to a car show where there was like Ferraris and Lambos etc then i wouldnt cae so much about the Ford, but if its on its own hell ya its sweet

and SilviaEvo your not a weird person for taking a Challenge Stradale over a Ford Gt lol im sure most people would. But a Ford Gt is still sweet man, you know when we read about cars in Magazines and talk about them on here we say one thing but when we see the car in person being driven and stuff like that its tottally different. Well for me it is. I just love cars, so if I say I hate a Mac F1 for example it doesnt mean i wouldnt give a shit if i saw one driving by me, id still be like look holy fuck that cars wicked.

[FordGTGuy]

Are you for real...i can't belive u compared this v8 powered 100 odd grand car with a pure breed V12 Ferarri which costs 3-4 times as much!...come on man... ...they are two totally differnt cars, both built to be fast sure, but one is the ultimate, and you can't compare a 360 competiotor to a top of tree supercar...

...i personaly think the Enzo is the pinnacle. Its perfect...Great sighting btw...

you are dumb for not doing your research. The Ford GT made a .2 of a sec in a 1/4 against a Enzo. It has a bigger powerbad, more heritage, 4xs less in cost, more rrom for improvement to the engine. and the beauty yes I have seen a Ford GT in real life but I nearly pissed my pants knowing that I was standing next to the fastest production car in the state of VA infront of me. The looks were stunning but they put it in a cramped little space. :roll: kind of sucked and the worst staff of any ford dealership which is very rare.

here are some pics I took:

http://img4.exs.cx/img4/4233/26-Picture002.jpg

http://img4.exs.cx/img4/6198/28-Picture003.jpg

http://img4.exs.cx/img4/6653/fb-Picture004.jpg

http://img4.exs.cx/img4/1995/96-Picture005.jpg

http://img4.exs.cx/img4/8528/de-Picture006.jpg

also the Ford GT finally had a dyno 565 bhp and they said it had more potential.

[sameerrao]

Looking at the invoice on Page 1:

$4000 for McIntosh system
$5000 for the stripes - seemed to be inspired by the pricing on the 360CS :wink:

I notice that they don't mention the power or torque figures - is it because of the Mustang cobra incident some years back where they quoted something and it was verified that the power was about 20 bhp less and was a SNAFU.

Not that I am doubting the GT's power - I want to know if they are explicitly stating that is 550bhp or 500 bhp...

[nthfinity]

Looking at the invoice on Page 1:

$4000 for McIntosh system
$5000 for the stripes - seemed to be inspired by the pricing on the 360CS :wink:

I notice that they don't mention the power or torque figures - is it because of the Mustang cobra incident some years back where they quoted something and it was verified that the power was about 20 bhp less and was a SNAFU.

Not that I am doubting the GT's power - I want to know if they are explicitly stating that is 550bhp or 500 bhp...

hehe, yes pricing takes ques from some options from the 360 ;) but have you heard a McIntosh sound system? its obsene! its a perfect sound declaration if the car is off ;)

official ford press documents say 550hp, which is nearly an accurate term when the car has near 0 miles on it. after a few thousand miles, and an oil change or 2 later, the car is damn near 600 hp @ the crank... perhaps over ive heard :wink: this is one car Ford is under-rating... not to mention, thier dynos are only accurate to 600 hp

[Vansquish]

Pretty sweet hehe...hope they let me take my digi-cam tomorrow...I'm going on an SAE tour of the Saleen and Wixom plants where the GT is assembled thanks to our mutual buddy deth.

[dons5]

what it do the quarter mile in

[rob_e1]

Am I the only person to think the Ford GT looks like shit? And before you diss me, I want you to know that I have seen it in person at the Toronto Auto Show. :|


The world would be a very dull place if we all agreed all the time. Personally i think it looks absolutely fabulous. The only negative things for me with this car are:

- the price
- only left hand drive
- only TWENTY EIGHT cars for uk... grrrr.

[Vansquish]

Holy fucking Ford GT!! Ok...so nthfinity posted a picture of the Wixom assembly plant where the GT's final bits and pieces come together...I didn't expect that they'd let me take any pictures or anything either at Wixom, or at Saleen where partial assembly occurs, but....not only did I get to take pictures, I got some video of one of the cars on a chassis dyno undergoing some final checks before delivery to a customer. I still think it's a bit too muffled, but damn it sounded good. In the Wixom plant there were something like 60-70 cars all waiting for delivery to customers. I've got pictures and am currently uploading them to an Imagestation album, I'll post the link when I'm done :-)

[nthfinity]

Holy fucking Ford GT!! Ok...so nthfinity posted a picture of the Wixom assembly plant where the GT's final bits and pieces come together...I didn't expect that they'd let me take any pictures or anything either at Wixom, or at Saleen where partial assembly occurs, but....not only did I get to take pictures, I got some video of one of the cars on a chassis dyno undergoing some final checks before delivery to a customer. I still think it's a bit too muffled, but damn it sounded good. In the Wixom plant there were something like 60-70 cars all waiting for delivery to customers. I've got pictures and am currently uploading them to an Imagestation album, I'll post the link when I'm done :-)

holy shiiiit!
i havent yet been able to get to either locations!? mabey i ought to try soon... oh man, i ought to re-join SAE!!! :shock: :o :D
i cant wait!

[Vansquish]

Dude...definetely worth the $10 membership fee, granted you pay for the ticket too, but it was fantastic.

[FordGTGuy]

what it do the quarter mile in

11secs .2 secs behind enzo and if setup for dragracing it owuld be well in the 9s if not 8s but I don't wanna get cocky

[FordGTGuy]

- the price
- only left hand drive
- only TWENTY EIGHT cars for uk... grrrr.

sorry for double posting. rob pricing? serisouly this car keeps up with the CGT and your complainging about pricing?! where did you hear 28? its 52. left hand no duh-American blue collar car? need I say anymore.

[Vansquish]

- the price
- only left hand drive
- only TWENTY EIGHT cars for uk... grrrr.

sorry for double posting. rob pricing? serisouly this car keeps up with the CGT and your complainging about pricing?! where did you hear 28? its 52. left hand no duh-American blue collar car? need I say anymore.

Actually he's right, of the first year's production run, only 28 cars are destined for the UK. As for the quarter mile times you're quoting, I have some serious doubt about them. The fastest time I've seen for a GT was 11.7, which is still quite a bit slower than the Enzo, i.e. about 6-tenths of a second slower, and 4 tenths slower than the CGT. Even if you fit the GT with drag slicks I seriously doubt it would crack 10.5 seconds. The likelihood of breaking under 10 seconds is practically nil. A ten second car is almost never a street legal one, and even the F1 and Enzo can't break that barrier, so the GT at 1/6 of the price and on the order of 50-100bhp less would have almost zero chance of doing so.

The Ford will do 0-100mph in 8.8 seconds
The Jaguar XJ220 does the same increment in 7.9
The Mclaren F1 does it in 6.3
and the Enzo does it in 6.6...if the Ford is nearly 2 seconds behind the Enzo and Macca at that point, how in the fuck could it possibly do the quarter in less time?

[dons5]

no shit man, the Ford gt is a wicked car but the quarter mile in 11 seconds dead? i doubt it

[FordGTGuy]

actually 11.2 secs @ 133.9 mph

i didn't say 11 secs dead i meant in the 11s and if you saw the article of enzo vs. CGT vs. ford gt u'll see that the CGT was .1 slower than the enzo and the ford gt was .1 slower than the CGT. plus racing slicks isn't everything its a 6 gear car that would have to be changed. 4 gears, readjust gear ratios, readjust supercharger, add drag racing back tires, set car for acceleration except top speed 200+mph isn't gonna help you unless you do 6s and 7s. theres numberless amount of work you would have to do and that powerband would boost it infront of the enzo in a drag race.

read this:

Quote:
Originally posted by rollin68
But the Ford weighs 200 more pounds and has 50 less advertised hp then the carrera and 100 less then the Enzo, and it runs right with them. Just thought that was cool.



What a lot of people don't take into account is the width of the powerband, and the power curve in general. And the comparisant of the Ford GT w/these other two cars is a typical example of what I'm talking about. The Ford has a twin screw type S/Cer which yields a very broad RPM range of power. So the Ford GT engine is going to make more HP at both the midrange RPM and the low RPM levels. You can't just pay attention to peak HP numbers. That only tells a small part of the story. There's a guy on the marauder board who's car is making 76 more PEAK HP at the wheels than my Marauder is, however, our ET's are only one tenth of a second apart since he has a centrifugal S/Cer, and I have a roots S/cer. So my car is making more low end power than his, and atleast as much (if not more) midrange power. And it isn't peak HP that gets your car down the track. So that's just one of the reasons why I much rather have the Ford GT than those other two cars. It would be more fun to drive since it offers more useable power on the street.

Very true. I know that the GT isn't intended to be a quartermile car, but since this thread is dealing w/an 11.2 second pass laid down by a stock GT, then I'll make mention of the fact that this car comes with 3.36 gears in the rear. I don't know what rear ends the car comes with. Something tells me it isn't the Ford 8.8" rear. But if there are ring & pinion gear sets available for whatever rear it does have, then I'm sure that if you were to install a set of 3.70 gears, the car would still easily top out at 180 MPH, while at the same time it would then get into the 10's on the dragstrip. Being a mid-engine car, I'm sure that it's cabable of a 1.3, or 1.4 second 60' time, because of the increased traction that a mid-engine design affords.

http://67.15.62.79/forums/showthread.php?s=937bac86d561b253c9ae7d121d8264df&t=122986

[Vansquish]

OK...well "setting it up" as a drag car, i.e. changing the supercharger boost, modifying the gear-ratios, changing the gearbox, changing the rear end, changing the tires, and oh, maybe adding a pair of sissy bars, roll cage and stripping out the passenger seat and all the sound deadening, replacing the body with Carbonfiber etc...etc...yes, sure it could break into the 8's or 9's...but the way your post made it sound, I would never have guessed you were talking abuot that sort of vast amount of modifications. Under those circumstances almost any car on the market could break into the 8's or 9's given enough work and enough money.

[dons5]

OK...well "setting it up" as a drag car, i.e. changing the supercharger boost, modifying the gear-ratios, changing the gearbox, changing the rear end, changing the tires, and oh, maybe adding a pair of sissy bars, roll cage and stripping out the passenger seat and all the sound deadening, replacing the body with Carbonfiber etc...etc...yes, sure it could break into the 8's or 9's...but the way your post made it sound, I would never have guessed you were talking abuot that sort of vast amount of modifications. Under those circumstances almost any car on the market could break into the 8's or 9's given enough work and enough money.

lol no shit

[nthfinity]

LMAO!!!
the GT is no enzo, and the enzo could likely break into the 10 second range if it didnt have such tight rear suspension.

the GT is a fast car, but we are talking about comparing it to the Enzo? two different realms there.

with slicks on, i imagine the GT could cut its 0-60 time by about 1/2 a second, and that half second is all that would be gained in the 1/4 mile... so with slicks, i think 11.2 is achievable with everything else layed stock.

[FordGTGuy]

LMAO!!!
the GT is no enzo, and the enzo could likely break into the 10 second range if it didnt have such tight rear suspension.

the GT is a fast car, but we are talking about comparing it to the Enzo? two different realms there.

with slicks on, i imagine the GT could cut its 0-60 time by about 1/2 a second, and that half second is all that would be gained in the 1/4 mile... so with slicks, i think 11.2 is achievable with everything else layed stock.

the enzo doesn't have the powerband.

[dons5]

lol u dont think so huh

[Vansquish]

LMAO!!!
the GT is no enzo, and the enzo could likely break into the 10 second range if it didnt have such tight rear suspension.

the GT is a fast car, but we are talking about comparing it to the Enzo? two different realms there.

with slicks on, i imagine the GT could cut its 0-60 time by about 1/2 a second, and that half second is all that would be gained in the 1/4 mile... so with slicks, i think 11.2 is achievable with everything else layed stock.

the enzo doesn't have the powerband.

The Enzo doesn't have the same shape plateau in the powerband that the GT certainly does, but the Enzo's engine definetely produces more power and its torque curve is about as flat as you could expect a highly-stressed V12 to be. It is quite flat and the engine not only revs faster, but higher and over a broader rev-range.

[FordGTGuy]

you only get a boner if your getting it thats why JC was pissing his pants.