Because we're on the topic of off-road supercars, I think Hameedi Venturo has the coolest take on the idea. I believe this company is partnered with Ford on this program, because they've said they're partnered with a massive legacy auto brand, and one of the founders was a Ford engineer on...
This is going into "production" they said at the reveal they've already accepted orders from some of the people in attendance. It'll be a limited production, hyper expensive thing, but you'll be able to buy it.
It makes more sense than you think. Having a good looking coupe with fun driving dynamics that can handle being driven in the winter and over speed bumps, and that has a higher ride height so it's easier to get in and out of than a normal sports car.
I view Multimatic as the modern version of what Shelby was in the 60s. A company that played a pivot role in Ford's performance and race car programs that was on the cutting edge of innovation for their time.
Exactly, yet another reason why Ford ditching the Shelby branding is no big deal imo. All the best Shelby models were never Shelby to begin with. Things like the gt 500 or 350 had nothing to do with shelby beyond the branding.
Yep. This is why I've said Ford's smart for ditching Shelby for Multimatic. Your options are a company that does the most basic half-assed shit, or the world leaders for the most innovative and badass performance cars. Ford made the right call.
Apologies for the awkward auto show pics, can't do much about all the people walking around, but HOLY SHIT. Like pics and vids don't do this color justice, I was swearing under my breath walking around it because I couldn't believe how beautiful the color was.
We need to stress to Ford that...
But that's the thing, the last Shelby cars weren't Shelby cars at all. The last "true" Shelby was probably the 2013 gt 500. I'm not saying the Shelby name doesn't matter at all, I'm just saying there's a better way.
I'm glad Ford is partnering with the company that builds the Valkyrie, and not...
I'm not wrong. I've given the Disney example. Many people would still call Disney an iconic company, but most would agree their reputation in recent decades has fallen off what it used to be.
I figured out what happened! Ford revealed the SC earlier today, let the press record all their vids and everything, then Will Smith showed up and wiped their memories. So tonight they were like "OH SHIT WE NEED TO REVEAL THE DARK HORSE SC!!"
Yeah fuck me every day, and twice on Sundays. That pissed me off, not gonna lie. I was just going off the official announcement showing the teaser. I assumed Ford wasn't gonna act all cute and secretive hinting at a reveal tonight, only to reveal the car was something they'd already officially...
Everyone who cares about lap times. The ring is literally the ultimate track for lap times my dude, because it's the best test of a vehicles performance. The track has everything, long straights, short straights, elevation changes, high and low speed corners, and so on.
This is an image released a few hours ago that said it was a new vehicle that's gonna be revealed in about an hour. It's possible Ford revealed everything, and then they're gonna reveal the same car at this event tonight. But that would be pretty weird.
The hood also looks closer to the vents...
To be fair, 2 seconds around a 6:52 lap isn't much. The newer version has a whipple, with many speculating that would boost power to over 1,000 hp. That alone would probably result in a faster lap time than the zr1, keep in mind the GTD has a better chassis, aero, tires and brakes than the zr1...
All we have is this covered image. Someone noted how it looked like it had a raised ride height, so possibly a raptor mustang. If that isn't it maybe it's the tweaked GTD.