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Wanting to say the Ford GT.
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nastang87xx
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I have no doubt this is going to be an $80,000 car. 
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Agreed. I love the look. Black will be absolutely sinister. This thing will be a beast on the strip and the track. But oh man, can't wait to see the ADM's on this thing.
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Tomster
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If that was the case (costs lowered and production increased), then why not make the majority of the cars components out of carbon fiber? If it is so pervasive, then certainly it would bring this car to a new level.
This is more than wheels. (And I still don't believe you can just increase production to that magnitude like that). If this car is going to be special, weight is critical. The bottleneck has always been about the carbon fiber components. I don't see that changing a whole lot in this instance.
But after all, this is just a business opportunity for you anyway. Besides that, what gives?
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Wow I really like it. I wasn't sold on the renderings or the leaked images we have seen before but if this is it then I really do like it. Well done Ford.
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No, it's not. It's the best NA track car You can get for your money.
Stop that kind of crap
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It is changing Tom, I don't know how else to get that point across to you. They have been ramping up and are readying for a major increase.
As to a decrease in cost (at the consumer level anyway), we aren't seeing the sizeable decreases that everyone had hoped for - yet.
As to a decrease in cost (at the consumer level anyway), we aren't seeing the sizeable decreases that everyone had hoped for - yet.
Fodder for a much larger discussion, no doubt. Suffice it to say, there are many emerging technologies regarding composites. Companies are sometimes using fibers that are other than carbon based ones (Porsche I believe is doing this now). Some are experimenting with "chopped" fibers such that they can be molded instead of laid up by hand. In the case of the new GT500 hood and fenders, Ford chose to use SMC, a highly engineered thermoset. Ford could have gone with a CF hood and fenders but elected to use SMC instead. Hopefully they explain in detail why they made that choice. Bottom line - composites are slowly trickling into use at the OEM level and the typical first applications we see are their use on high end models. It isn't mentioned in those just released photos but the GOR from Magna will be in place again on the GT500 as well. And Ford reverted back to a one piece CF driveshaft, ala the 2013/2014 GT500 too which I think was a great move. So composites are indeed making inroads here but still in relatively small numbers.
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at least 80k....120-150 because dealers.I have no doubt this is going to be an $80,000 car.
i wish consumer would form a no adm coalition and not buy a single fricking one just to say f you to dealers.
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Oh, I got the point, I just don't believe it. What's next? Carbon fiber caliper studs (joking of course).
Tomorrow I guess....
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I'd take a GT350 over this no question. It will be a hugely desirable driver's car for years to come, despite being slower.
