Forbes 10 fastest cars


Cyclenirvana

GT Owner
Mark IV Lifetime
Feb 7, 2006
596
Winston-Salem, NC
Interesting link to Forbes listing of the 10 fastest cars:
http://www.forbesautos.com/advice/toptens/fastest/cars.html
The article suggests that the 2006 model is slightly faster....
"Similar to the 2005 Ford GT, the 2006 version boasts a 550-hp V8 engine, yet it shaved 0.4 seconds off its acceleration time." I had not heard this...is this true? The 0-60 times that are listed put the 2006 Ford GT in 3rd. But almost all the articles that I have read in various car magazines tested the 2005 Ford GT and not the 2006 version.
 

SteveA

GT Owner/B.O.D
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Looks like they missed a few as well.
 

Neilda

GT Owner
Oct 19, 2005
3,559
London, UK
I had a meeting with Kip Forbes many moons ago and was amazed to see a bottle of priceless wine on display in their 5th Avenue reception area in a glass cabinet with a halogen light on it. The bottle was nearly empty (of wine) as the cork had shrunk under the heat of the lighting. Ooops! I was later told it was a mistake to display it....

That Saleen looks interesting - it doesn't get much press over here. What's the verdict on that car in the US?
 

Jason Watt

Had both, sold both
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Oct 14, 2005
1,229
Copenhagen, Denmark
Hello Captain :bs

Cyclenirvana said:
Interesting link to Forbes listing of the 10 fastest cars:http://www.forbesautos.com/advice/toptens/fastest/cars.html
The article suggests that the 2006 model is slightly faster....
"Similar to the 2005 Ford GT, the 2006 version boasts a 550-hp V8 engine, yet it shaved 0.4 seconds off its acceleration time." I had not heard this...is this true? The 0-60 times that are listed put the 2006 Ford GT in 3rd. But almost all the articles that I have read in various car magazines tested the 2005 Ford GT and not the 2006 version.
 

Green Beret

Green Beret
Mark II Lifetime
May 4, 2006
25
Danville,Calif
Forbes 10 fastest

They forgot the Porshe GT which is faster than our Ford Gt. Generates 610 hp on a non supercharged V10.
Green Beret
 

LEMANSZ

Gt Owner
Jan 11, 2006
601
SoCal
where did you get your info on the Porsche? Are you talking to 0-60? Which the Ford wins or the 0-100-0 which the Ford wins again or the top speed? Which the Porsche wins?
 

B O N Y

MODERATOR & FGT OWNER
Mark IV Lifetime
Sep 5, 2005
12,110
Fresno, Ca.
Neilda said:
I had a meeting with Kip Forbes many moons ago and was amazed to see a bottle of priceless wine on display in their 5th Avenue reception area in a glass cabinet with a halogen light on it. The bottle was nearly empty (of wine) as the cork had shrunk under the heat of the lighting. Ooops! I was later told it was a mistake to display it....

At the time that bottle was the most expensive wine every bought at auction by Malcom Forbes. It was from THOMAS JEFFERSON'S cellar and had blown in the glass the initials 'TK'. Yes, the heat from those lamps ruined the wine and shrunk the cork...what a waste.