[DeTomaso] NEW FORD GT at the NAIAS and other concepts.

[Dick Ruzzin]

I saw the car yesterday and the pictures do not do it justice.  It is spectacular, the design has leaped above all other supercars. It is beautifully designed in a new Ford blue metallic with gray carbon fiber accents and wheels, very serious, no colored calipers.  The interior was beautiful, very spartan, like a race car.  No instruments, just a computer screen on the panel in front of the steering wheel. Everything was black suede. 


I asked a Ford Design executive if they were going back into racing at the Designers Night party later, he gave a long "no" answer but their new Mustang sales strategy clearly can use that kind of attention.  I think there is no doubt it will be at LeMans.  I was told by several people early in the week that the rumor was that they were.


The Ford GT is really a stunner.  The other, and probably most dramatic car at the show was a big Buick sedan that was gorgeous with twin turbo V6.  Eco something of course. They also showed a small convertible that was beautiful. Lincoln is  left in the lurch again but I heard they were introducing a concept today.


The Mercedes future driver car was very poorly done and student like. Porsche had nothing new, Mini has a new Cooper variant.


All the best,

Dick Ruzzin
dickruzzindesign at aol.com
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   I saw the car yesterday and the pictures do not do it justice.  It is
   spectacular, the design has leaped above all other supercars. It is
   beautifully designed in a new Ford blue metallic with gray carbon fiber
   accents and wheels, very serious, no colored calipers.  The interior
   was beautiful, very spartan, like a race car.  No instruments, just a
   computer screen on the panel in front of the steering wheel. Everything
   was black suede.

   I asked a Ford Design executive if they were going back into racing at
   the Designers Night party later, he gave a long "no" answer but their
   new Mustang sales strategy clearly can use that kind of attention.  I
   think there is no doubt it will be at LeMans.  I was told by several
   people early in the week that the rumor was that they were.

   The Ford GT is really a stunner.  The other, and probably most dramatic
   car at the show was a big Buick sedan that was gorgeous with twin turbo
   V6.  Eco something of course. They also showed a small convertible that
   was beautiful. Lincoln is  left in the lurch again but I heard they
   were introducing a concept today.

   The Mercedes future driver car was very poorly done and student like.
   Porsche had nothing new, Mini has a new Cooper variant.

   All the best,
   Dick Ruzzin
   dickruzzindesign at aol.com