Hi folks. Living in the UK, I have been a Ford enthusiast all my life. It was amazing news when Ford decided to build the GT. However for someone who has never even seen one in the flesh, let alone ever own one I can only go on verdicts I read in the British motoring journals.
One of my main areas of intrigue is the interior of the car, what is it like? I have read that it is created be lear who made it from a plastic/fibreglass composite. This was done in order to acheive a fast turnaround.
However this is one of the areas that the car has been heavily crticised for. In fact interior plastics on Fords have always been heavily criticised in Europe by comparison to those used by German manufacturers e.g. VW. So what is the material quality like and also the quality of the fitment.
On closer inspection its seems that the dash does appear cheap. I have also noticed on many GT interior pictures that the fitment of plastic leading up to the edge of the magnesium tunnel is a poor fit, see image
http://www.fordgtsforsale.com/DSC03640.JPG
By comparison to the likes of its rivals such as Ferarri and Lamborghini it does seem a little mean of Ford to cut reduce the qualify of materials in this area, especially as the rivals dashboards are trimmed in leather. Do you not think that the dash would have looked better in covered in black alcantara? And why is it Ford make this same mistake over and over again when using chosing plastics for the interior.
I have noticed that the indicator stalks have been taken from the UK Mondeo, again do you not think this is a little mean, shouldn't Ford have finished them in aluminium?
Another criticsim is the amount of fake aluminium used in the interior - Plastic painted silver. What parts are aluminium other than the centre console, it is so hard to tell on the pics.
One of the main motornig programmes ni the UK is Top Gear. The presenter Jeremy Clarkson longed for one of these cars until Ford alllowed him to be one of the lucky 28 buyers. However since purchasing the car he has had numerous problems. Consequently the car has again recieved negative press especially as he returned it back to Ford, only to repurchase it. But once again the gremlins have struck and he is experiencing further problems. Have you people experienced such problems? If so are you dissappointed especially when the car has cost so much? Would you expect such problems considering the cost?
Do other exotic car makers have the same problems?
Do you also think that Ford rushed this car purely to launch it at the 100 year celebrations of the company?
As far as I am aware, the car was made as a halo product. A product that would make the public forget about the Firestone tyre incidents in the US? But has it? or has it tarnished the image further especially as the car was recalled 6 times on its release, again is this because the project was rushed?
I hope many of you are able to read my questions and provide unbiased opinions. I do not want to offend anyone, but just interested to see your views. Many thanks in advance..... :thumbsup
One of my main areas of intrigue is the interior of the car, what is it like? I have read that it is created be lear who made it from a plastic/fibreglass composite. This was done in order to acheive a fast turnaround.
However this is one of the areas that the car has been heavily crticised for. In fact interior plastics on Fords have always been heavily criticised in Europe by comparison to those used by German manufacturers e.g. VW. So what is the material quality like and also the quality of the fitment.
On closer inspection its seems that the dash does appear cheap. I have also noticed on many GT interior pictures that the fitment of plastic leading up to the edge of the magnesium tunnel is a poor fit, see image
http://www.fordgtsforsale.com/DSC03640.JPG
By comparison to the likes of its rivals such as Ferarri and Lamborghini it does seem a little mean of Ford to cut reduce the qualify of materials in this area, especially as the rivals dashboards are trimmed in leather. Do you not think that the dash would have looked better in covered in black alcantara? And why is it Ford make this same mistake over and over again when using chosing plastics for the interior.
I have noticed that the indicator stalks have been taken from the UK Mondeo, again do you not think this is a little mean, shouldn't Ford have finished them in aluminium?
Another criticsim is the amount of fake aluminium used in the interior - Plastic painted silver. What parts are aluminium other than the centre console, it is so hard to tell on the pics.
One of the main motornig programmes ni the UK is Top Gear. The presenter Jeremy Clarkson longed for one of these cars until Ford alllowed him to be one of the lucky 28 buyers. However since purchasing the car he has had numerous problems. Consequently the car has again recieved negative press especially as he returned it back to Ford, only to repurchase it. But once again the gremlins have struck and he is experiencing further problems. Have you people experienced such problems? If so are you dissappointed especially when the car has cost so much? Would you expect such problems considering the cost?
Do other exotic car makers have the same problems?
Do you also think that Ford rushed this car purely to launch it at the 100 year celebrations of the company?
As far as I am aware, the car was made as a halo product. A product that would make the public forget about the Firestone tyre incidents in the US? But has it? or has it tarnished the image further especially as the car was recalled 6 times on its release, again is this because the project was rushed?
I hope many of you are able to read my questions and provide unbiased opinions. I do not want to offend anyone, but just interested to see your views. Many thanks in advance..... :thumbsup
