Attempting to
out-do Chevrolet's Corvette and Dodge's Viper for domestic sports-car bragging
rights is the new-for-2005 Ford GT. This is a truly low-slung limited
production, high-performance coupe that's able to run with the best of the
world's exotics, provided you're one of the few fortunate individuals who are
able to obtain one. Manufactured in conjunction with noted performance tuners
Saleen and Roush Industries, the car is a rollinghomage to the GT40
racecars that dominated competition at Le Mans during the mid-1960s. Modern
underpinnings include plastic-formed aluminum body panels, roll-bonded floor
panels, a friction-stir welded center tunnel, a capless fuel filler system,
one-piece door panels and an aluminum engine cover with a one-piece carbon-fiber
inner panel. Its mid-mounted 5.4-liter supercharged V-8 engine leads the pack
with 550 horsepower and is said to reach a top speed of over 180 mph. A Ricardo
six-speed manual transmission comes with a helical limited-slip differential.
Precision-cast aluminum suspension components with 18-inch wheels and tires up
front and 19-inch rims and rubber at the rear are said to contribute to the GT's
racer-like cornering abilities.
2005 Ford GT by Marty Padgett
(10/20/2003) Rich in history, richer in speed.
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