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Old 10/2/14, 02:38 PM
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2016 Ford GT???

All of the major car magazines are reporting that Ford will debut a new Ford GT for the Detroit Auto Show! How was this kept secret for so long if it is indeed true? I hope if this is true that Ford can keep this as a long running model this time around. We all know how much the Camaro has benefited from Corvette technology.

Some are saying a supercharged V8 others are saying a reworked ecoboost 6 with 600hp!
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I heard they were developing a new GT but I have haven't heard that it's debuting at Detroit. Either way it should be awesome!
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Here's the article from road and track, 2016 makes sense since it's the 50th anniversary of the first Le Mans win.
http://www.roadandtrack.com/racing/r...ord-gt-revival
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Originally Posted by mustangfan410
Here's the article from road and track, 2016 makes sense since it's the 50th anniversary of the first Le Mans win. http://www.roadandtrack.com/racing/r...ord-gt-revival

Great another car made of unobtainium
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Great another car made of unobtainium
Yep. I'm sure they are just making a limited answer to the new corvette. Especially for Lemans competition.
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I kinda wish Ford would just do something completely different. The GT was nice, but I think it needs to stay where it was and they should go on in a different direction...at least in terms of style and name.

A hot turbo 6 would be cool, and a nice change of pace.
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I kinda wish Ford would just do something completely different. The GT was nice, but I think it needs to stay where it was and they should go on in a different direction...at least in terms of style and name. A hot turbo 6 would be cool, and a nice change of pace.
Ahem. There's tons of Honda forums out there where you can find that type of crap. The GT should have never left. Seeing one is like seeing a Sasquatch. They just didn't build enough of those phenomenal cars. Truly a display of Ford engineering at its finest.
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Originally Posted by AlsCobra
Ahem. There's tons of Honda forums out there where you can find that type of crap. The GT should have never left. Seeing one is like seeing a Sasquatch. They just didn't build enough of those phenomenal cars. Truly a display of Ford engineering at its finest.
Which it should be. It's a great car, and the fact that it's rare makes it more so.
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Originally Posted by AlsCobra
Ahem. There's tons of Honda forums out there where you can find that type of crap. The GT should have never left. Seeing one is like seeing a Sasquatch. They just didn't build enough of those phenomenal cars. Truly a display of Ford engineering at its finest.
Not sure about YOU but I've SEEN GT's but never any Sasquatches...now Yetis that's different! :-)
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http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/201...g-new-ford-gt/

It turns out that our sources didn’t initially see any indication of a new GT program because it’s not being done through the usual channels. It will be a *very* limited product car, of around 300 units, and built by a third-party like Multimatic. Power will come from a 3.5L Ecoboost, to maintain a connection with Ford’s sports car racing program. The car will be priced as you’d expect a limited-production 300-unit halo car to be priced.
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Boooooo! I hope ford doesn't allow this. I'd rather see no GT at all than this afterthought.
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Originally Posted by codeman94
Boooooo! I hope ford doesn't allow this. I'd rather see no GT at all than this afterthought.
Why?
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Not gonna lie, it's kind of lame that Ford isn't assembling it.

Is it really even a Ford at that point?
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Well . . . Kar Kraft finalized the Boss 429s . . . are they Fords? Pratt & Miller builds the Corvettes C7-R (and many past race cars) . . . are they Chevys?
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The previous Ford GT wasn't assembled by Ford either.....
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Not really...not in my opinion at least.

I mean, I guess so, but just as much as a Lingenfelter built vehicle isn't exactly a factory car any longer. Yeah I'd still call it a "Chevy Corvette", but it wouldn't have the same feel as a factory car made entirely by GM.
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Originally Posted by captain slow
The previous Ford GT wasn't assembled by Ford either.....
It was assembled at Wixom Assembly.
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Originally Posted by Joeywhat
It was assembled at Wixom Assembly.
I believe it was assembled partially at an outside service provider and Saleen. At least according to my Saleen buddy
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Originally Posted by Joeywhat
It was assembled at Wixom Assembly.
The GT began assembly at Mayflower Vehicle Systems in Norwalk, Ohio and was painted by Saleen in their Saleen Special Vehicles facility in Troy, Michigan. The GT is powered by an engine built at Ford's Romeo Engine Plant in Romeo, Michigan. Installation of the engine and manual transmission along with interior finishing was handled in the SVT building at Ford's Wixom, Michigan plant.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_GT

http://jalopnik.com/5976102/the-amaz...test-supercar/

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Originally Posted by captain slow
I believe it was assembled partially at an outside service provider and Saleen. At least according to my Saleen buddy
While I'm sure certain parts of the vehicle were assembled elsewhere, final assembly was most certainly at Wixom.


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