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Off Topic => Other cars => Topic started by: Kayvan on January 12, 2015, 18:29:59
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http://www.fordgtforum.com/forums/showthread.php/30196-2016-FORD-GT-Video-Gallery
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It's nicer in person. :)
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Mike I see you were there (your Facebook photo), anything new at Mercedes? did you take pictures?
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$250K
300/yr
1,200 production min.
Many current GT owners are trading in/up
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Mike I see you were there (your Facebook photo), anything new at Mercedes? did you take pictures?
I took a lot of photos, including some closeups of Mark Fields in front. Alas, they are no different or better than the millions of pro shots all around the internet now...so search away and you'll be suitably impressed, I suspect.
http://www.automobilemag.com/auto_shows/detroit/2015/1501-all-new-ford-gt-debuts-in-detroit/?eml=1044429&sp_rid=4408296#__federated=1
It's important to note that what was shown was a concept car, that isn't production ready. It may be more ready than some "out there" concept cars such as some of the self-drivers that other manufacturers revealed, but it isn't fully engineered for production yet. Thus, prices and volumes are pure speculation by outsiders, current GT owners trading up is something they might do in the future, not today...it's not yet ready for production and certainly not ready for sale. But it sure looks the part as a super car!
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Thats absolutely not true. ???
This is the actual production car and will go to production as you see it, and be in showrooms for sale late 2016; it been under development for 2yrs (same as last GT)
Dozen Ford execs have confirmed this from CEO Fields, to Design Director Collumn, to Raj Nair EVP New Product, to SVT Head Jamal Hameedi.
see statement at 5:35
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__hYwQra0AA
Current GT Owners are ready to buy/deposit; including myself.
http://www.fordgtforum.com/forums/showthread.php/30219-16-Ford-GT-Purchase-Poll
Watch Other Ford Execs
http://www.fordgtforum.com/forums/showthread.php/30196-2016-FORD-GT-Video-Gallery
http://www.fordgtforum.com/forums/showthread.php/30196-2016-FORD-GT-Video-Gallery/page3
http://www.fordgtforum.com/forums/showthread.php/30196-2016-FORD-GT-Video-Gallery/page4
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Ah, Kayvan. There's a huge difference between anything one-off, and anything made in volume, even if that volume is small. What is on the stand there is one car, the only such car. It isn't engineered for production; it isn't job 1 yet, and there's a lot of work to be done. The tooling is not likely created (hence the 24 month+ delay) and that's when the difference between a "one off" and engineered for volume happens, and when changes have to be made. I don't know the head honchos who make glorious statements in press conferences but know a lot of guys in the trenches who are responsible for making it all happen. It's never as easy as the suits say. If it were production ready, why would it take two years to get to the showroom? Don't forget crash testing. Emissions testing...and on and on it goes. That's another place where the changes start happening, and part of the definition of "engineering for production" as opposed to a one off. I am quite literally surrounded by people and companies that do this stuff day in and day out. It's the joy of life here. ;)
I have no doubt that you, or any suitably well endowed lover of this car or its predecessor would be willing to place a deposit today for a car 24 months (remember these things rarely happen early but production dates generally slide ahead...) in the future. Maybe there's even a dealer who'd take your money. But with such limited volumes, so distant in the future, and allocation to dealers as yet not set, I would suspect not too many dealers would take your money today. I could be wrong, but I don't see how it would be possible other than on a whim.
However this is the kind of car and deal that goes on a handshake, not paperwork! So, anything is possible.
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Well, here we are one year later. There are two Ford GTs that are being prepped for LeMans; a dummy LeMans model was on display in the lobby at Cobo Hall.
As for the production version, we are seeing some changes from the blue show car displayed a year ago. These changes were pretty much included on the white display car which still isn't ready for production--but is far closer to the production model than last year's display.
http://www.hotrod.com/news/1601-making-the-ford-gt-street-legal/?_wcsid=BB38B1C16A234A303D057CDFE8A5BB22C642981F76BF3D97