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Ford GT

Test Date 13 July 2004  Price When New £120,900

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Verdict

It is some indication of the regard in which we hold the Ford GT that we were slightly disappointed with it relative to our experience in America, yet still feel it has earned the next best thing to a perfect score.
It’s easy to pick holes in all areas of its endeavour, from its dislike of British B-roads to its deeply disappointing exhaust note. But simply having a car as awesomely beautiful and shatteringly fast at your command is a rare privilege. And that’s before you even consider its many other outstanding attributes, including its sublime gearbox and magnificent brakes.
It is a car of varied talents, one clearly born for a very different environment to that which we introduced it. We know that, however good it feels here, it will be better by far in its native America, where over 95 per cent of production is heading.
Ultimately, however, such cars stand and fall on how they make you feel at journey’s end. In the GT’s case, 10 feet tall sums it up nicely.

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