Ford's GT canned.

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Ford GT production halted.

www.detnews.com
Ford Motor Co. has scrapped plans to build a high-performance version of its Explorer Sport Trac pickup and will halt production of both the Lincoln LS sedan and Ford GT sports car this year.

After announcing last week that the Wixom Assembly Plant would be idled in the second quarter of 2007, workers were told Monday that production of the LS would stop in April and work on the Ford GT would end in September.
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The Ford GT was hardly a mainstream car, either, but Hall said it served its purpose admirably.

Without confirming a date, Ford spokesman Jim Cain said production of the Ford GT will end this year.

"We had always intended to do just two model years of the GT," Cain said.

The $150,000 sports car was inspired by the legendary Ford GT-40 race cars that swept Le Mans in 1966. Full-scale production began in 2004 and it appeared in showrooms as a 2005 and 2006 model.

"It was our plan all along to wind up production on the 40th anniversary of the 1-2-3 victory at Le Mans," Cain said. "It's not being canceled. It's just run its race."

Ford sold 1,302 GTs in 2005.
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Done. 1,300 cars, plus the 2006ers. I'm guessing it'll land around 2000 units sold.

Success? Not? Your call:
 
LOL! :lol: My favorite part is when he says "We always intended to make this many cars" or something along those lines. Makes me chuckle. This is just like how the Carrera GT's production 'had' to be cut short because of airbag problems. Yeah, there was an airbag problem, but Porsche could have fixed it...

The car just didn't do what they thought it would, plain and simple.:scared:
 
Actually, the Ford GT is seeing a lot more success than the Carrera GT. (poor Porsche!)

I thought they were only going to build 1000 GTs? Quick! Someone google the old news!
 
Their "premium" pricing was suffering for little bit there. I guess it's going to jump back up!
 
If you ask me, the GT was a vastly overrated car. I really hope Ford comes back in a few years with a true supercar.... at least one that won't have around 1,000,000 mechanical faults.
 
The funny thing is that you can still buy a brand new GT40 replica, even if you can't buy the GT.
 
the lincoln ls was competitive and admirable. the vehicle is being cancelled because ford couldn't bother to redesign it. that's a mistake. used v8 lincoln ls's are among my favorite used recommendations - later in its production cycle it had 280 horsepower, all the luxury touches, and did zero to sixty in seven seconds. plus, the car looked great. it's a shame ford's too stupid to market a vehicle properly.
 
The LS was a good car in its time, that of course would have been '00 or '01 when it first debuted. The LW98 (correct?) platform is a good RWD platform and did well underneath the LS and the new Mustang, but the same cannot be said of the Jaguar S-Type and Thunderbird. Its kinda sad to see the car go, as the newer models are a bit more attractive on the outside than their predecessors, and there were a few more performance options to make the car a helluva lot better.

As for the GT, I dont know if I should be mad or not. It had a good run for two years, and it made a signifigant impact on the notion American supercar. Without the GT, I dont think we Americans would get the credit we deserve for building these kick ass cars and selling them world wide. That said, the car was really more of a stunt than an actual production model, and that was clearly evident with the early models that suffered a lot of problems such as cracked A-Arms and other bits and pieces that otherwise fell off.

...As far as replacements for both cars are concerned, last I herd of the LS replacement was that it might not be RWD, or the car may not be relaced at all considering the introduction of the Zephyr (sp?).

With the GT, nothing has been said and nothing has been confirmed. Origionally it looked as through the Cobra convertable was going to get the greenlight, and that was a no-go. Then there was the Shelby GR-1, no word there either... We could probably assume its going to be one of the two, as Shelby has become comitted to building cars with Ford again. But I doubt they would go with the V10, and instead keep on using the S/C 5.4L V8.
 
YSSMAN
The LS was a good car in its time, that of course would have been '00 or '01 when it first debuted.
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if you want my honest opinion, the lincoln ls has been a good car ever since it debuted, up to and including today. based on price, the vehicle is a steal. check this out:

lincoln ls v8: $40200/280hp
audi a6 4.2: $50500/300hp
bmw 530i: $45400/255hp
jaguar s-type 4.2: $51300/294hp
lexus gs430: $51100/300hp
mercedes e350: $50500/268hp
saab 9-5: stupid/outdated
volvo s80 t6: $45100/268hp

granted price is not everything - but the lincoln also has more standard features than any of those vehicles. note the exclusion of infiniti products. that's because they're the only ones that come close to the value the ls offers. no - the ls was not the drivers' car that the 5-series is. but shouldn't that make it sell better, since most people aren't "drivers"? i swear - the ls was and is competitive, and i couldn't be more upset to see it go.

...As far as replacements for both cars are concerned, last I herd of the LS replacement was that it might not be RWD, or the car may not be relaced at all considering the introduction of the Zephyr (sp?).
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i would be surprised if the ls was replaced.
 
M5Power
granted price is not everything - but the lincoln also has more standard features than any of those vehicles. note the exclusion of infiniti products. that's because they're the only ones that come close to the value the ls offers. no - the ls was not the drivers' car that the 5-series is. but shouldn't that make it sell better, since most people aren't "drivers"? i swear - the ls was and is competitive, and i couldn't be more upset to see it go.
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The problem was, they didn't put the 280 hp engine in it right away. I believe the original has a 250 hp enigne, then the 280 hp enigne became a Sport option, then it was introduced across the line right before the car was cancelled. True to American form, Ford only got it right right before they cancelled it, and only once it already had a poor reputation and no amount of improvements could change that.

Seeing as the DOHC modular engine is capable of 300-320 hp (albiet with a taller intake, which I think would not fit under the LS's low hood--although I think with the right tuning Ford could have put it at around 290-300 hp even with the height restriction), this is the engine that should have been in the LS from the start. Back when the LS was new in 01 (?), 300 hp would have catapulted it right to the top of it's class.

I too am sad to see it go, it was a composed chassis with a lot of potential. In a perfect world we would see a new LS that uses the 300 hp three valve Mustang engine. Probably never going to happen, Ford is just going to stop trying to compete in the midsized executive class I guess.
 
*McLaren*
That's not Ford. That's a modification company that does that.
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Okay, I just saw the car on teh front of TopGear magazine. I didn't actually buy it though (Evo all the way ;) (plus I'm pretty skint))
 
skip0110
The problem was, they didn't put the 280 hp engine in it right away. I believe the original has a 250 hp enigne, then the 280 hp enigne became a Sport option, then it was introduced across the line right before the car was cancelled. True to American form, Ford only got it right right before they cancelled it, and only once it already had a poor reputation and no amount of improvements could change that.
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i couldn't possibly agree more. for the record: the vehicle was released in 2000. at that time, it used a 210hp v6 and a 252hp v8. in 2002, the v6 became 220hp. for 2003, it got two new engines - the 232hp v6, and the 280hp v8. for 2006, the v6 was cancelled.
 
M5Power
the lincoln ls was competitive and admirable. the vehicle is being cancelled because ford couldn't bother to redesign it. that's a mistake. used v8 lincoln ls's are among my favorite used recommendations - later in its production cycle it had 280 horsepower, all the luxury touches, and did zero to sixty in seven seconds. plus, the car looked great. it's a shame ford's too stupid to market a vehicle properly.
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I agree totally. I very much liked the LS and wish Ford would have redesigned it.
 
Don't know why everyone keeps saying the GT is canned, cancelled, etc.

Ford stated long before the GT that they were originally only going to produce under 3,000 models.
Guess some people didn't see it.
 
*McLaren*

Ford stated long before the GT that they were originally only going to produce under 3,000 models.
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:lol: and how many have they produced so far? :dopey:

That's like saying BUSH won't pull out of the war just because he's leaving office. :dopey:
 
VIPFREAK
:lol: and how many have they produced so far? :dopey:

That's like saying BUSH won't pull out of the war just because he's leaving office. :dopey:
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1,302 were produced in 2005.

That's UNDER 3,000.
 
It's less than half of 3000. They could've said they were expecting to sell less than 10,000 cars and you would have still been right.

They say they will sell under 3000 and then when they sell more, it's a reason to make a big deal out of its success. I'm betting they were expecting to sell about 3000 even.
 

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