Purpose of the Ford GT

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Alright we know its an amazing performer and recaptures the alure of Ford's 60's racing. But did ford just make this car to stick it to ferarri again? Or was it just a big publicity stunt to try and get people to buy more fords.

The problem i see with this second option is that ford doesnt really have anyother major performance cars. The way it was with the corvette is that the husband would drag the wife down to look at the vette and then the wife would convince the husband to buy something else. But with the GT being so exclusive its not going to draw people into showrooms.

And if anyone says this is to get Ford into exotic sports car production dont even try. The GT will finish production and will never be made again and never in mass so that's not a valid answer. So what's the point?