Shortly after two Ford GTs appeared at LeMans, rumors started circulating that the American company was contemplating bringing the GT back to fill in one of the gaps in the American supercar lineup. Now those rumors are picking up some speed thanks to an interview with some of Ford’s head honchos.
During an intimate dinner at the Detroit Auto Show, Automobile Magazine got the opportunity to pose a question to Derrick Kuzak, head of global product development, that would be followed by a few moments of awkward silence and a wishy washy answer: ?Is Ford interested in a successor to the GT??
In real life, a to-the-point question typically gets a straight answer, but unfortunately that is not how it works in the auto world - or the political world but that’s another issue altogether. After a few moments of thought-gathering and answer-processing, Kuzak’s response was, "Well I think there are certain things that we don?t want to talk about in terms of four-year product plans, if that?s okay." Ford president and CEO, Alan Mulally, then tried to lighten the mood with a response of his own: ?All I know is, if the ground is wet, they don?t let me drive it,? said Mulally. ?That vehicle levitates.?
While not exactly a confirmation, these awkward and thought-provoking responses lead us to believe that something is definitely cooking in Ford’s kitchen, and we’re famished. We’ll take a double serving of the old supercar with a more original design than that of the 2005 Ford GT and spice it up with that same GT spirit, please!
A successor to the Ford GT may be in the works, but execs aren't talking originally appeared on topspeed.com on Thursday, 13 January 2011 19:00 EST.
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