It was the Ford GT vs. the Acura NSX at the New York Auto Show - Business Insider
Two of the most recent examples pulled in to the New York Auto Show, which kicked off at the Javits Center in Manhattan last week. The Ford GT was the undisputed hit of the Detroit Auto Show back in January. "We kept it pretty secret" was the grinning, satisfied refrain we heard while making our media rounds in New York. Ford brought a GT, in dashing silver, to New York and let everyone just stand and gawk. Back in 1966, the GT's ancestors finished 1-2-3 at the 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race, settling a spat between Henry Ford II and Enzo Ferrari and settling it good. Enzo had at the last minute rebuffed Henry II's desire to buy the storied Italian automaker – so Henry II took out his disappointment on the track. The GT that Ford unveiled in Detroit is – there's consensus about this in the automotive world – destined to restore Ford to glory at Le Mans in 2016, just in time to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the epic win in '66. Meanwhile, about a... Like the GT, what makes it go is a turbocharged V-6. But unlike the GT, the engine has been hybridized through the addition of three electric motors. Source: www.businessinsider.com
