Request for a rebirth of the GT - Jalopnik


Drew@ClassicAuto

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Jan 10, 2008
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Mullet

FORD GT OWNER
Le Mans 2010 Supporter
Oct 21, 2008
2,468
Houston Texas
yeah, what they said.
 

Empty Pockets

ex-GT Owner
Mark IV Lifetime
Le Mans 2010 Supporter
Oct 18, 2006
1,362
Washington State
With all the new MPG regs alone, building another FGT equal to the present model - let alone BESTING it - would be a tall order. But, were a new one to be built, the changes I'd like to see are pretty darn minor:

1. a windshield designed with REPLACEMENT in mind

2. removable headlight lenses

3. an 'in house', Ford designed/built HVAC system

and,

4. a 'back-up' camera option
 

Mullet

FORD GT OWNER
Le Mans 2010 Supporter
Oct 21, 2008
2,468
Houston Texas
With all the new MPG regs alone, building another FGT equal to the present model - let alone BESTING it - would be a tall order. But, were a new one to be built, the changes I'd like to see are pretty darn minor:

1. a windshield designed with REPLACEMENT in mind

2. removable headlight lenses

3. an 'in house', Ford designed/built HVAC system

and,

4. a 'back-up' camera option

5. twice as much power as an option.
 

Empty Pockets

ex-GT Owner
Mark IV Lifetime
Le Mans 2010 Supporter
Oct 18, 2006
1,362
Washington State
5. twice as much power as an option.


THAT "option" is already available!:lol:cheers
 
H

HHGT

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I would like a Select-A-Power option... Crank it up only when necessary.
 

Empty Pockets

ex-GT Owner
Mark IV Lifetime
Le Mans 2010 Supporter
Oct 18, 2006
1,362
Washington State
I would like a Select-A-Power option... Crank it up only when necessary.




The current FGT already has that, too...but, it's presently referred to as the accelerator pedal! :biggrin :cheers
 

RALPHIE

GT Owner
Mar 1, 2007
7,278
Include Satellite (XM or Sirius) in the McIntosh (especially for the price of the option).
 

KMCBOSS

RED GT owner
Mark II Lifetime
Dec 3, 2006
995
Bremerton, Washington
A cup holder!!!
 

Ed Sims

GT Owner
Mark IV Lifetime
Apr 7, 2006
7,922
NorCal
options

Hey, all those things are available - just buy a Vette!

Ed
 

BlackICE

GT Owner
Nov 2, 2005
1,416
SF Bay Area in California
Hey, all those things are available - just buy a Vette!

Ed

Or morph your FGT into a Vette. I heard that somewhere before. :)
 

soroush

Ford Gt Owner
Mark II Lifetime
Aug 8, 2007
5,256
the only option worth adding would be a "super gt", making 1000 hp out of the box:lol with a ford 3year 36000 mile power train warranty:eek
 

Sinovac

GT Owner
Mark II Lifetime
Jul 18, 2006
5,862
Largo, Florida
Ok, I'll be the contrarian. Although I love the GT as much as anyone, Ford shouldn't sing that tune again. There are more than enough GTs around to satisfy us retro car nuts. My opinion has nothing to do with a desire to prop up the value of our cars.

When Ford is flush again, it should build a true Corvette competitor. Ford should build a range of models like the Corvette line up. The cars could be priced far enough from the Mustangs to avoid cannibalizing sales. The highest performance car should be priced no more than the ZO6.

Who here wouldn't be interested in a 2 seater with a mid mounted 5 liter twin turbo V8 that stickered around $85k? Good night Cayman S.