I believe 2/27/12

Ford / Lincoln / Mercury Cars (Build Out Final Order Start Up Dates)

 

2/27/12 for base car, some time later for GT500.

 

So, two months to go. Wonder when they're going to update the configurator.

 

I'm crossing my fingers and hoping next month, Von Bek.

Deysha

 

Do you know how much time I've spent on the 2011-12 configurator? Too much time, now the 2013 comes out and I will have a new one to play with for the next months.

 

You and I alike Kelsey, I think i am on it every other day. sometimes the X-plan one sometimes the regular one. I am glad this cat makes us like giddy kids. Good to know im not the only big kid here. (easier to justify it to my wife )

 

I haven't been excited for cars like I am now, for years! It was refreshing to be so happy with the line up of cars. I pretty much turned to gearing myself up for doing only resto mods until I died or got my hands on a Ford GT or Audi R8. By that time neither may exist. So I am happy like school boy now that cars like the Mustang are out and are not only competitive but punching nearly three times their weight!

 

Lol!! I totally understand, Automagically!

Deysha

 

Got to see a Red GT Coupe at CES this week. It was quite an interesting experience in the sense that my opinions of the '13 were changed as follows:

Before seeing the car in person:
- I was concerned over the nose of the car looking to "bulby"
- I had mixed feelings on the painted side skirts
- I really liked the backend

After seeing the car in person:
- I think the front looks good. Its not as sharp looking as the '11-'12, but it looks like it belongs, ie. it works
- I still have mixed feelings about the painted side skirts
- I no longer like the backend nearly as much. The lights are still definitely a win, but the black piece between them does not look as good as I thought in pictures. I did not see any scratching, but it looks kind of cheap. A flat or matte black setup would look so much nicer. Perhaps Ford will do that at least for the boss?

So it was as I said, interesting to see it in person. It looks good and I think most fans will be happy once they see it in person as well.

 

I saw many Fords near the central hall but no Mustangs, where is this? Might take a look tomorrow

 

Its at the Ford booth.
North Hall in the back middle, close to the Hilton.

They have a Focus electric, new Fusion, New Escape, Evos Concept and New Mustang at the booth.

Outside is the new Flex, Taurus SHO, Fiesta, Focus ST, Raptor.

Cheers,
Jeff

 

How does the new Raptor look ?

 

The only differences are the wheels and graphics. Everything else is identical to the prior models.

 

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jadorem...n/photostream/

 

 

Thanks for the pic, very nice. Now I'm convinced I like the 2011-2012 better overall, front and rear. But the 2013 looks good, and the Race Red color is great!

 

I have to agree with you 100% on the front. On the rear, I think matte black will be killer. I am going to have it covered in matte black vinyl when i get mine

 

The new stock rims? They look fantastic!

 

With that front end 2015 can't come fast enough!

 

True, Tom, very true - I'm not diggin' that new front end design. But I think from a sales standpoint Ford will do well with the 2013-2014 models, because they still remain true to the overall great look of the 2010 re-style. Shant, you will be cleaning that rear panel daily for fingerprints and dust, I think. And the 'faux' gas cap now looks simply like a stick-on badge. I have a picture of my 2011 GT, same Race Red color, same picture angle, so you can see the front-end changes side-by-side.