2015 Detroit Auto Show: Ford steals the show with a trio of performance vehicles - New York Daily News
2015 Detroit Auto Show: Ford steals the show with a trio of performance vehicles Ford wowed the crowd in Detroit with the drop-dead sexy reborn GT, a carbon fiber dream machine. Year after year Ford trotted out drop-dead sexy concept cars, high-performance models like the Shelby GT500, and even its specialized supercar, the GT. Then the recession hit and Ford, along with just about every automaker, pulled back, regrouped,... Performance cars dominated the day in Detroit, but Ford stole the show with three of them, including the sexiest of the group, a reborn version of the Ford GT. The new Ford GT will honor 50 years since the car's spiritual successor, the GT40, beat... While Ford won't confirm that it will also mark the company's return to Le Mans racing, one Ford representative said, "that's an interesting idea. " Expect Ford to race the GT at Le Mans or elsewhere. The GT was last offered in limited numbers in 2005-2006, and it featured a 550-horsepower supercharged 5. 4-liter V8. The new version gets the next generation of Ford's EcoBoost twin-turbocharged 3. 5-liter V6, featuring both direct and port... Source: www.nydailynews.com
