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Ford Technical Briefings Videos - Convertible Tech and Aerodynamics
OKCfan
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Great videos thank you for posting. I'm really impressed they went to the trouble of creating 3 diff front valence / air dams
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Yes, fixed.
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The S550 vert looks 100x better than the S197 vert. The rear view especially, great job Ford!
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Dont get me wrong I love the s197, but as more pics and angles of the s550 come in, the s197 Is starting to look a little outdated in some ways. In the pic above, the decklid on the s197 looks oddly long and too flat to me.
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Nice to see some info on the PP splitter. I wish they talk about the different versions of the diffuser and what the PP spoiler will be. It looks like they have the EB grill shutters sitting there with the splitters… wonder when we'll get more info on those.
I had a chance to talk to the Brand Manager Melanie a while back and one suggestion I made was a PP specific hood vents and possibly slightly different exhaust tips. She said that they feel things like that are definitely worth considering.
I had a chance to talk to the Brand Manager Melanie a while back and one suggestion I made was a PP specific hood vents and possibly slightly different exhaust tips. She said that they feel things like that are definitely worth considering.
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I Agree 100% Not to mention how Huge and Heavy that Rear Bumper Looks. The Entire Rear End of the 2015 looks So Much Lower and Sleeker. Just look at how much Lower the Ground Clearance is Under the 2015 too.
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I think we've seen two diffusers. One had a clean, uninterrupted space between the center light and the exhaust pipes, and the other had a single vertical strake in that section.
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Yup.
Agreed on more pp specific items... Highly doubt we'll see anything this MY.
For now I'd be happy to see a 2nd pp wheel option. There is a 2nd "premium 19" option on fords site and I have seen a pic of a supposed PP tooling trial car running those wheels... Same as black GT in this video. It also look like the car has non-branded brembos?
It also looks like it has a non PP airdam.
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These videos are great and a good learning experience for us. I love my 2008 GT Vert, but agree with many others that this new model is a big improvement and looks great from any angle. Still can't wait to see one in person
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How can I get so much joy from watching these two short videos! Can't wait for more.
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I love the single latch system on the convertible but I wish they would get away from the momentary contact switch to lower the top. On my '11 that was my first upgrade, adding a single push switch for the convertible top. Instead of holding the button until the top goes down/up all the way, it's now just a single press of the button.
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