Ford_News
01-13-2011, 08:35 AM
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Ford GT - Click above for high-res image gallery
Now here's a juicy rumor we can get excited about: According to the crew over at Automobile, Ford (http://www.autoblog.com/make/ford) may be considering another shot at the legendary Ford GT (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/ford gt). The news comes courtesy of Derrick Kuzak, Ford's head of global product development. After being questioned about the possibility of a GT successor, Kuzak chose his words very carefully by admitting that there are certain things in the four-year product plan that the company isn't comfortable with discussing. While that's not an out-and-out confirmation that the Blue Oval wants to see another mid-engine, high-horsepower machine in its stable, the overly diplomatic response does indicate that the thought may have crossed more than a few minds in Dearborn.
Is this a thin thread to cling to? Absolutely, but the talking heads of the industry typically site pesky issues like a vehicle's high expense and looming CAFE standards as perfect reasons against building a new halo car. Considering that none of that rhetoric showed up this time around and the fact that we've heard rumors about a hybrid GT successor (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/09/29/rumor-ford-gt-supercars-successor-will-be-green-machine/), it wouldn't seem to be too much of a stretch to think that we just might see a new version of the car in a few short years. Consider our fingers crossed.
Gallery: Ford GT (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/ford-gt)
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[Source: Automobile (http://rumors.automobilemag.com/ford-executive-hints-successor-ford-gt-supercar-13363.html)]Report: Ford's Kuzak hints that GT successor may be in the cards (http://www.autoblog.com/2011/01/13/report-fords-kuzak-hints-that-gt-successor-may-be-in-the-cards/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Thu, 13 Jan 2011 10:27:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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Ford GT - Click above for high-res image gallery
Now here's a juicy rumor we can get excited about: According to the crew over at Automobile, Ford (http://www.autoblog.com/make/ford) may be considering another shot at the legendary Ford GT (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/ford gt). The news comes courtesy of Derrick Kuzak, Ford's head of global product development. After being questioned about the possibility of a GT successor, Kuzak chose his words very carefully by admitting that there are certain things in the four-year product plan that the company isn't comfortable with discussing. While that's not an out-and-out confirmation that the Blue Oval wants to see another mid-engine, high-horsepower machine in its stable, the overly diplomatic response does indicate that the thought may have crossed more than a few minds in Dearborn.
Is this a thin thread to cling to? Absolutely, but the talking heads of the industry typically site pesky issues like a vehicle's high expense and looming CAFE standards as perfect reasons against building a new halo car. Considering that none of that rhetoric showed up this time around and the fact that we've heard rumors about a hybrid GT successor (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/09/29/rumor-ford-gt-supercars-successor-will-be-green-machine/), it wouldn't seem to be too much of a stretch to think that we just might see a new version of the car in a few short years. Consider our fingers crossed.
Gallery: Ford GT (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/ford-gt)
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/09/fd88-1285708709_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/ford-gt/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/09/fd89_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/ford-gt/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/09/fd94_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/ford-gt/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/09/fd95_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/ford-gt/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/09/fd93_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/ford-gt/)
[Source: Automobile (http://rumors.automobilemag.com/ford-executive-hints-successor-ford-gt-supercar-13363.html)]Report: Ford's Kuzak hints that GT successor may be in the cards (http://www.autoblog.com/2011/01/13/report-fords-kuzak-hints-that-gt-successor-may-be-in-the-cards/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Thu, 13 Jan 2011 10:27:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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