Design of the Year

[dbk]

Automobile Magazine 2016 Design of the Year: Ford GT

The latest installment of Automobile’s Design of the Year was almost too easy for us to pick. The Ford GT was the most exciting, most innovative, and most surprising meant-for-production car to make an appearance in 2015, period. No matter how you consider it—as a front-line competition car or a fabulous high-performance coupe—Ford’s decision to return to serious international sports-car racing 50 years after GT40s first showed up at Le Mans was the biggest performance-car news of the year. The fact Ford sprung the new GT on the world without the series of concepts and multiyear promises of “real soon now” —as heralded the Camaro’s return to market a while back—is all to the credit of the Blue Oval’s upper management, whose silocentric methods were changed radically by former CEO Alan Mulally and carried on by present incumbents.

Full article at:

http://www.automobilemag.com/features/awards/1601-2016-design-of-the-year-ford-gt/

 

[Cobrar]

I'm jaded since I work in the Industry, but this is one time that an Award wasn't "bought". It's probably more accurate to say - design of the decade. We'll see how many OE's follow some of the design elements that are in this car.

Ford Design Team hit the ball out of the park, I'll take one in blue, red, yellow or white. ;-))

 

[GKW05GT]

Ford Design Team hit the ball out of the park, I'll take one in blue, red, yellow or white. ;-))

I'm with Rex on this not going to be choosy.

 

[Vince H]

There was no doubt in my mind. Can't wait to see it compete. It is far and beyond anything else out there in my opinion. Just the beginning.

Vince H

 

[GTJack]

Well deserved. Awesome car.

 

[dbk]

Some nice pics in there:

 

[Cobrar]

Where is the order form?

 

[Specracer]

Duh.....

 

[Simon]

Will there be a snorkel option?

 

[Indy GT]

Very nice accolade for Ford and well deserved.:thumbsup

Our 05-06 model was great and always will be, but the needle has been moved.

 

[SteveA]

A "no brainer" for sure.

 

[STORMCAT]

Gets my vote !! :thumbsup

 

[twobjshelbys]

The car is really photogenic for sure.

 

[Matt]

Will there be a snorkel option?

Great question.

 

[Brombear]

Absolutely well deserved, in fact there was no real contender.

 

[BIGFOOT]

It is a BEAST!

 

[Blue Moose]

Excellent read and the perfect choice. I appreciate the nod to Camilo for "Camilo Pardo's brilliant GT follow-up of a decade ago"

 

[Ed Sims]

I loved the front cover of the magazine.

Ed

hey, why is is rotated?

 

[Xcentric]

No competition. Light years beyond anything else.

However! Some asshole has to say it. The rear end of the race car is just awful. That agricultural diffuser that is hanging way down from...whatever it's hanging from.

I'm sorry. I've tried to get over it. But there is no denying, it is flat ugly.

I'd go with less diffuser and risk a bit of downforce loss.

To me, design of the year can't apply to the race car. :shrug

 

[Specracer]

The headlight "halo" looks vaguely similar. Side note, liking the raptor also....