New Ford GT to hit showrooms by mid '04. ($150,000 sticker price)

[Wonk]

SOUTH HAVEN, Michigan (AP) -- Ford Motor Co. harkened back to the 1960s for a new high-end speedster it hopes will lure drivers who typically opt for exotic Italian sports cars.

Some analysts say the Ford GT, which will hit some showrooms by mid-2004 with a price tag approaching $150,000, is the most extreme performance car from a domestic automaker since possibly the introduction of the original Ford GT40 in the mid-1960s.

The world's No. 2 automaker is gunning for folks who might now drive a Ferrari 360 Modena or Lamborghini Gallardo.

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The car features a long front overhang reminiscent of 1960s-era race cars, but its subtle lines strike a contemporary pose. It's also 45 centimeters (18 inches) longer and nearly 10 centimeters (4 inches) taller than its predecessor. It can get from zero to 96 kph (60 mph) in less than 3.8 seconds.

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http://www.fordvehicles.com/fordgt/

[GOPisEvil]

1. Where did I put that spare $150k?

*searches pockets*

That's one sexy VEE-hicle! If I were outrageously wealthy, I'd have to have one.

[LittleApple81]

2. They will have plenty of customers since all the poor people

will die off as a result of Bush* policies and only the rich will remain.

[dfong63]

3. lol - $150,000 price tag, but who'll win in a collision with an SUV?

[Wonk]

4. A kick for the late night crowd to drool over now that the game is over.

nt

[Spider Jerusalem]

5. IF I were going to spend that much on a car...

I'd have to get a Bentley Continental GT. Speed is all well and good, but speed plus refinement is much better.

[GregW]

6. No thanks ...

First, why screw with a classic (the original GT40).

Instead ... try something like this: http://www.audiworld.com/news/03/stratrs6/

It has two more doors, is way more comfortable, is almost as fast, and costs about 60 grand less. Oh yeah ... and it's not a Ford.

[7th_Sephiroth]

7. 150k?

i can get 3-5 H1's for that

[MrScorpio]

8. Here's my baby.

and a lot cheaper too

[TreasonousBastard]

9. Droolmachines here...

[AntiCoup2K4]

10. Isn't that the Mach 5??

It really looks like something out of a Speeed Racer cartoon

[7th_Sephiroth]

11. they will only move 2 or 3

unless they drop the price.