Originally posted by Hydramatic:
Originally posted by jtour:
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Wow that Heffner is SUPER NICE. No Dispute there. However when was the last time the Ford GT won a race series. Not much of a racing pedigree huh? Not saying that racing pedigree is all that matters, but in this case it does play a factor. The GT is too soft to be a race car.
Just a really nice exotic is what it is. It just isn't as "hardcore" as the cars it is was made to emulate. Still really nice. A little overpriced, but nice nonetheless.
One more beef. Why in the heck did Ford put such a common engine in the GT? Where's the exotic part? I know it's beefed up from a "normal" cobra 5.4L, but they could have at least put a 5.0 Cammer with some turbos in it...
Wow.. the ignorance is flowing from that post. I take it you've never been behind the wheel of one have you?
To soft? On average on most closed circuits it will turn quicker lap times then its competitors. (your precious corvette included) As for being overpriced, how do you figure? Its body & chassis are made completely from aluminum, the car is hand built, and shares no structural components with any other ford vehicle. It's not a hopped up base model like the ZO6. In the class of vehicles that its in it is very reasonable priced and within its class the nearest competitor in terms of performance costs over $400k. For what the car is, its a steal.
Common engine? Only thing common is the bore & stroke, it shares nothing with any other modular V8 made by Ford.
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