As Director of the European Ford GT Owners Club, and of the FORD GT PASSION Group on Facebook, my attachment to Ford GTs, and my concern to promote them, are well established.
But that doesn't stop me from being a demanding and lucid user.
Having neither the taste nor the talent, I do not ride on the circuits.
I use my two Ford GTs, a 2005 and a 2018, to visit the splendid French landscapes, on the wonderful roads that cross them, all in compliance with the laws and legal speeds.
Traveling in this way with the 2005 means being comfortably installed in a large and bright cockpit, listening to the smooth music of the V8, swallowing the kilometers with power and efficiency ( but obviously with great delicacy because of the lack of assistance ), take some luggage ( I made special suitcases located behind the seats ), trigger demonstrations of sympathy all along the road, etc….
The only advantage of the 2018 over the 2005 is the incredible safety it offers in terms of handling and braking. But in practice, for me, it's the only one.
On the other hand, we pay for this advantage, much too expensive, with the disadvantages of a dark and narrow cockpit, of a constant noise ( not a music ) extremely loud and unpleasant in this cockpit, of permanent crackles of carbon, of the impossibility of taking any luggage, of very frequent refueling stops, etc ...
My 2018 Ford GT is a fantastic road-approved race car, but not a road car, and not a Grand Tourer.
I think we understood where my preference was.
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