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#4062976 - 01/12/15 04:38 PM 2016/17 Ford GT Announced  
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#4062979 - 01/12/15 04:45 PM Re: 2016/17 Ford GT Announced [Re: Arthonon]  
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#4062984 - 01/12/15 04:57 PM Re: 2016/17 Ford GT Announced [Re: Arthonon]  
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More on the GT350R - basically Ford's answer to the Z/28:



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#4063004 - 01/12/15 05:53 PM Re: 2016/17 Ford GT Announced [Re: Arthonon]  
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That is a beeeeyouteefull car !!!


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#4063038 - 01/12/15 07:19 PM Re: 2016/17 Ford GT Announced [Re: Arthonon]  
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Holy $#!# that GT is breathtaking.

I'm glad Assetto Corsa's creators got their Ford license.


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#4063047 - 01/12/15 07:40 PM Re: 2016/17 Ford GT Announced [Re: Arthonon]  
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Wow, that GT is pretty trick looking. I love the way the rear end/fender treatment is done. Like a cockpit with outboard fendered wheels. LOL
Until I saw that, it didn't seem like an improvement on the last GT, but with that...WOW.


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#4063062 - 01/12/15 08:25 PM Re: 2016/17 Ford GT Announced [Re: Arthonon]  
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Looks awesome, another exciting design from Ford that shows the influence of the original but updates to a modern supercar look.


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#4063063 - 01/12/15 08:29 PM Re: 2016/17 Ford GT Announced [Re: Arthonon]  
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I'm pretty sure these are just Ford marketing images, so hopefully OK to post:





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#4063073 - 01/12/15 08:45 PM Re: 2016/17 Ford GT Announced [Re: Arthonon]  
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These are the new 'Golden' years for American performance cars. New GT40, Shelby 350, a mid-engined Corvette prototype photographed being tested.

And some of the currently available stuff ain't bad either:



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#4063127 - 01/12/15 10:13 PM Re: 2016/17 Ford GT Announced [Re: Arthonon]  
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I know you can do plenty with a good V6, but I have to say, I'd rather the GT came with a small displacement turbo V8.


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#4063134 - 01/12/15 10:22 PM Re: 2016/17 Ford GT Announced [Re: Arthonon]  
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I think there's a lot of pressure to be a little more "green" these days. The Porsche 918 Spyder is a hybrid, the BMW i8 is a hybrid, the Ferrari Le Ferrari is a hybrid, and a few others. Hybrids have electric motors with great torque, so they do offer something a turbo V6 doesn't, but it wouldn't surprise me if this is sort of a halo car for using a turbo V6 for performance, to make it more palatable for future Ford products.


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#4063359 - 01/13/15 01:30 PM Re: 2016/17 Ford GT Announced [Re: Raw Kryptonite]  
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Originally Posted By: Raw Kryptonite
I know you can do plenty with a good V6, but I have to say, I'd rather the GT came with a small displacement turbo V8.


I sort of agree. The torque from Ford's EcoBoost 3.5 V6 seems infinite. It starts low and stays around until you get way up in the revs. I've been driving a '13 Taurus SHO with a lite tune, and it's so damn fast, but the flat torque curve makes it almost too easy to drive, no drama when accelerating (AWD helps with that too). But, I think the new 5.0 V8 feels better, though I would imagine in an identical car the turbo V6 would give you a better lap time.

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#4064059 - 01/15/15 03:04 AM Re: 2016/17 Ford GT Announced [Re: Arthonon]  
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I went to the auto show and posted some photos in the Event Photography forum. http://simhq.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/4064048/Detroit_Auto_Show_(NAIAS)_2015#Post4064048

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Nice shots Saghen!

BTW TopGear showed how badass the GT looks in Gulf colors (linking to avoid any copyright probs with images):
http://www.topgear.com/uk/car-news/this-is-the-new-ford-gt-in-gulf-livery-2014-01-14

Also the new NSX looks great and carries on the beefy V6 trend of the GT:
http://www.autoblog.com/2015/01/12/2016-acura-nsx-detroit-2015/


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#4064084 - 01/15/15 04:34 AM Re: 2016/17 Ford GT Announced [Re: Arthonon]  
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lol I got distracted by other things and forgot to go and look at the NSX. I did that to the mustang display last year.

#4064088 - 01/15/15 04:57 AM Re: 2016/17 Ford GT Announced [Re: Arthonon]  
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Saw my first BMW i8 on the road yesterday, and my best friend got up close and personal with a 918 the other day. I only got to enjoy photos of that one, though. Chances of seeing a LaFerrari are slim to none, but you never know. Some folks have money around these parts.

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Wow, the new Mustang Shelby GT350R has lapped the Nordschleife in 7m32s, beating the recent Z/28 time by 5s as well as the Ferrari 458 Italia.

Nice to see the new Detroit muscle not just looking great and fast in a straight line, but also having the track day handling to run with supercars thumbsup

Hope they release the onboard video.

http://www.autoblog.com/2015/01/26/ford-shelby-gt350r-nurburgring-lap-time-report/


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Pretty sweet time. A Zonda would be done and signing autographs by then, but nice to see Ford and GM trying to take some turns.


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That's an unconfirmed time, and Ford doesn't release those numbers (at least officially), but I wouldn't be surprised it that's accurate. That's probably a $65K Mustang, and it's keeping up with some Ferraris, so I'd say it's punching above its weight, and same with the Z/28.

I think the GT350 is a much better looking car than the Z/28, but they both provide amazing performance for the money.

When I look at the 2005 Mustang, and compare that to the 2013 Boss 302, and even my 2014 GT, it's obvious that a great deal of development occurred between 2005 and 2013, improving the car dramatically. Same with the Camaro, too, comparing its first year to the current SS 1LE, ZL1 and Z/28. Since the Mustang is a newer platform, I wonder what they will be able to do with it a few years down the road.


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#4069865 - 01/26/15 11:55 PM Re: 2016/17 Ford GT Announced [Re: Arthonon]  
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It's a little sad they're leaving behind the drag racing crowd that kept the Mustang alive all of these years. Top Gear might not like a solid axle, but that's what you want on a dragstrip. They would be wise to offer a factory lightweight drag pack. I guess the serious crowd will continue to do that kind of mod themselves. Modern suspension is definitely better in general.


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