2017 Ford GT Filmed driving near Big Sur


dbk

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Traffic stopped for an upcoming episode of Top Gear.

[video=youtube;MUg7MvStBm0]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUg7MvStBm0[/video]
 

jaxgt

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Not sure who was driving it. But if Clarkson can fit, I should be able to
 

dbk

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I think that was Joey Tribbiani.
 

JWZ

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Looks & sounds great! Am betting there will be traffic stopped when these hit the roads!!
 

twobjshelbys

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Not sure who was driving it. But if Clarkson can fit, I should be able to

Clarkson doesn't do Top Gear any more. Is it for the British or US versioN?
 

dbk

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Not sure who was driving it. But if Clarkson can fit, I should be able to

It's Matt LeBlanc.
 

twobjshelbys

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It's Matt LeBlanc.

So British version. Hopefully will air soon!
 

Jason Watt

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So it will go round the Topgear test track??
Now THAT will be interesting..
 

07XL0027

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I think that was Joey Tribbiani.

"How you doin"


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Is it me or does that blue look purple?
 

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The car will stop traffic in the real world!
 

ByeEnzo

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I made that run to Big Sur last summer during Pebble Beach Week in my Miura. Will have to revisit in the NFGT!
 

dbk

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I made that run to Big Sur last summer during Pebble Beach Week in my Miura. Will have to revisit in the NFGT!

I'm shipping the GT to car week for sure just for this purpose.
 

07XL0027

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I'm shipping the GT to car week for sure just for this purpose.

Thought you were going to Forrest Gump it?


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ENZO BTR

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Awesome. Another reason for me to go to Monterey this year.

BTW, that's the first time I've seen the rear spoiler retract in "real time" (they tried to show it on the Las Vegas Motor Speedway video but it didn't really work).

Note how you can see it when the second shot starts of the GT far away, and you can juuuust make it out over the roof as the car comes straight on (and looks really frickin' cool at that moment) then it quickly drops as the car slows and pulls off the road. Pretty amazing display of active aero...

I'm shipping the GT to car week for sure just for this purpose.
 

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can't say it enough.. that car is so wicked,, How can anyone complain about that sound,,
 

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I've driven over the Bixby Bridge more times than I can think about. I took Vince GT, Piana & Triheart over it last year.

Ed

PS Here is a photo from last year of Vince & me just north of the Bixby Bridge.
 

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Hans Efde

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Not sure who was driving it. But if Clarkson can fit, I should be able to

Clarkson was fired after the steak-incident. The TG trio are now Rory Reid (also a rather big person), Chris Harris and Matt LeBlanc. But most driving/filming on TG is performed by stand ins, there is even a specialized company doing this work. Only at the end the presenters are filmed in 1 or 2 runs and edited in.
 

BtwoG

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I think that was Joey Tribbiani.

How you doin'?

Is that a new GT? Or just one of the old ones that has been repainted? So are there GTs making the rounds to the magazines then?
 

jaxgt

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I'm shipping the GT to car week for sure just for this purpose.

Hard to think of a prettier place to drive than Big Sur. Went there for my bride's birthday some years ago. We loved it.
If I had a new GT same time as you (hint...hint...) I would ship it out there to join you!