James2 Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 muscle cars aren't aerodynamic, and the GT40/GT were never intended to be muscle. They are race cars. There is a reason the cars are shaped a certain way. Ford is making a push for Le Mans with this new car, making it a bloated brick like the Challenger isn't going to do them any favors. They also were not intended to be driven on the street. I remember the original still being more American than European! Are you saying the Corvette isn't Aerodynamic? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quick GMC Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 They also were not intended to be driven on the street. I remember the original still being more American than European! Are you saying the Corvette isn't Aerodynamic? Are you implying that the Corvette is a muscle car? It's a sports car. I get what you're saying, but your using the wrong car as an example. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SfanGoch Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 Even muscle cars evolved. They went from slab-sided bricks with big engines to slick, area rule-incorporated streamlined designs with big engines. '64 GTO '68 GTO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinfan5 Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 I like it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aurfalien Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 I think its a natural evolution of the design. I can't wait till the guys at Top Gear get a hold of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SfanGoch Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 Besides getting frog marched out the door of a dealership for even bringing it up, what do you think I could get in trade-in value for a '66 Valiant with a seized Slant 6 toward one of these babies? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quick GMC Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 you could probably get a lug nut out of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeatMan Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 World class!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SfanGoch Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 you could probably get a lug nut out of it. Considering That Ford SVO will probably charge $125 per lug nut for the GT-40, that's not too bad. The scrap yard where I towed the Valiant offered me $50. That's what the owner wanted for taking it off my hands. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maltsr Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 They also were not intended to be driven on the street. I remember the original still being more American than European! Are you saying the Corvette isn't Aerodynamic? IIRC, the original GT40 was designed and built in the UK. Admittedly, horsepower was US sourced. Only the MkIV was entirely American. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aurfalien Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 Only the MkIV was entirely American. And the best one in my book Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Most Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 (edited) "Durrrrrrrrr..... needs two more cylinders" cry the knuckle-dragging meatheads... Edited January 13, 2015 by Chuck Most Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinfan5 Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 (edited) "Durrrrrrrrr..... needs two more cylinders" cry the knuckle-dragging meatheads... All hail the mighty V8 Edited January 13, 2015 by martinfan5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slapfight Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 600 hp out of a 3.5 V6 is very impressive, but nothing sounds better than a V8. Just my opinion. Wankel 4 rotor, Audi I5, and a nice n/a v12 to name a few, but to each their own. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motor City Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 Wow, that's LaFerrari levels of ugly! It looks like it has a built-in sidecar. The original was sharp, this is just weird. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lownslow Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 600 hp out of a 3.5 V6 is very impressive, but nothing sounds better than a V8. Just my opinion. it sounds mean with the V6 and turbos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W-409 Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 That looks plain horrible! It looks like somekind of a Lamborghini or Ferrari or something like that. And I've never liked them. This is very ugly as well, IMO. And that it doesn't have a V8. That would have been the only good thing it that one. It's just like Brian Setzer says... I should'a had a V-8, I should'a had a V-8 It's the only motor ever made that never gets there late You can get a V-6 if you wanna save gas, but I'm the kind of guy who likes to get there fast I'm late! I should'a had a V-8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lownslow Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBdlDu6CrV4 hey dingus this had a v6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dieseldawg142 Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 (edited) ... Edited May 11, 2018 by dieseldawg142 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quick GMC Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 That looks plain horrible! It looks like somekind of a Lamborghini or Ferrari or something like that. And I've never liked them. This is very ugly as well, IMO. And that it doesn't have a V8. That would have been the only good thing it that one. It's just like Brian Setzer says... I should'a had a V-8, I should'a had a V-8 It's the only motor ever made that never gets there late You can get a V-6 if you wanna save gas, but I'm the kind of guy who likes to get there fast I'm late! I should'a had a V-8 do you know why it has a V6? they did it for a reason. If this was a power contest for the road, they would have used a V8. They're making a push for Le Mans around this car, and there are fuel mileage requirements. A turbo V6 is far more efficient than a V8. For all the naysayers out there, it doesn't matter. This car will sell out like the last one. I think this being a V6 will probably increase the value of the previous GT, as it is likely the last V8 super car from Ford. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinfan5 Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 (edited) do you know why it has a V6? they did it for a reason. If this was a power contest for the road, they would have used a V8. They're making a push for Le Mans around this car, and there are fuel mileage requirements. A turbo V6 is far more efficient than a V8. For all the naysayers out there, it doesn't matter. This car will sell out like the last one. I think this being a V6 will probably increase the value of the previous GT, as it is likely the last V8 super car from Ford. Glad someone brought this up, and lets add one more thing, the only reason Ford is doing this is to be able to race at Le Mans again, the only thing Ford had is mind when design this car was Le Mans. Edited January 13, 2015 by martinfan5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Bacon Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 ...straight six sounds a LOT nicer than any gnarly old V8, anyway... just sayin' ;-P I'm not sure why there's such a fuss about "the last Ford V8/Ferrari V12/whatever"... Technology moves on. I doubt they sat around for long in the 20s lamenting the "last 12 litre four", or the "last of the real two-cylinders". Personally, I think it's staggering how quickly over the last ten years the power and performance of small turbocharged engines and hybrid drive systems have developed. No one's repeating Clarkson's claim from a couple of years ago that "the supercar is dead", are they? The P1, LaFerrari and 918 are the vanguard of a new kind of supercar that the new NSX and GT are following, and I say "more power to them!". I expect most supercars in the future to have small, high-revving fossil fuel powered generators driving electric powertrains with KERS and batteries, and if one day Jaguar manage to build one with microturbines instead of reciprocating engines, then "Allelujah" say I. The big difference from the 90s and earlier is that today, the things (power/weight, battery technology, energy recovery and management, maximum fuel efficiency, aero, active electronics...) that people learn about from building these hybrid hyper cars have direct relevance to mass market mainstream cars as well. You couldn't really say that about a carbon-tubbed wedge with a V12 that runs to 9000rpm, or an unaerodynamic lump propelled to stratospheric speed by a 7-litre V8... I think if you base your judgement of the quality/value/importance of a car largely on what the engine sounds like, you're missing a few other important points... bestest, M. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 I love engines...any engines. I love V8 engines, radial aircraft engines, flat-six and flat-four opposed engines, inline four engines, turbo'ed V6 engines, big 'ol inline sixes like Jags and Chevys, potatoing Harley V-twins....all of 'em. They ALL make sweet sweet music to my ears, and I think this thing sounds great. But one of the prettiest-sounding V8 engines in history was the Triumph Stag unit...and a horrible horrible engine it was. If the real reason Ford is building this is at least in part part of a plan to return to LeMans, I say whoopee. 'Bout damm time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaymcminn Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 It's pretty slick. The profile looks like the classic GT 40, but the details really make this design stand out. I particularly like the way the body tucks in behind the cockpit and the nifty flying buttresses between the body and rear fenders. As much as I love the '04 GT, the new one feels like its own design more than a rehash of the original. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James2 Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 Are you implying that the Corvette is a muscle car? It's a sports car. I get what you're saying, but your using the wrong car as an example. Does that make it a SPORSCULE CAR? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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