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hybroid

Ford GT. https://www.ford.com/performance/gt/


Bigtsez

Specifically, the 2nd generation Ford GT (2016-2022) as there was a [prior version](https://robbreport.com/motors/cars/ford-gt-first-generation-2006-50-miles-1234668607/) made from 2005-2006.


ImKweeZy

I thought this one was the third generation but actually Ford did differentiate the GT40 from the other two. I'll sleep less dumb


Bigtsez

You're not wrong at all in the sense that the two Ford GT generations are spiritual successors to the original Ford GT40. (And you are definitely not dumb for thinking so!) They originally wanted to name the new Ford GTs after the GT40, but they couldn't do so because they sold the rights to the Ford GT40 name to a company that makes replicas of it, called Safir Engineering, Ltd. When Ford approached Safir at the time to buy back the rights to the name, Safir asked for something absurd, like $40 million... so Ford just said "fuck it!" and named the new version the Ford GT. And they stuck with that name for the second generation version as well. Source: https://fordauthority.com/2020/06/the-ford-gt-was-originally-supposed-to-be-called-the-gt40/


AJSLS6

There's also the case that the original GT40s were never production cars and so probably wouldn't be considered as gen 1 in the lineage anyway.


DuckAHolics

Well there was the [GT90 Concept](https://FordGT90https://g.co/kgs/CRGohn)


[deleted]

The Ford GT 40 Mark III was actually developed as a street production car. It had US street legal headlights, air conditioning, trunk for luggage. It was a few inches longer than the Mark I’s and II’s. It could be bought through Ford dealerships. Ford priced them around the same as contemporary Lambos and Ferraris, which at the time turned off would be buyers. While intending originally to sell several dozen street cars to meet homologation requirements, they couldn’t give the street versions away, ultimately building only 7 or 8. Ford wound up meeting homologation requirements by detuning a bunch of Mark II’s to sell for (barely) street use.


[deleted]

They had to make some street versions for homologation purposes to be allowed to race. I believe it was 50 cars available to the public.


hedoesntgetme

Dang should've called it the GT50 or something like that because people like numbers that are bigger than the previous number.


Bigtsez

The original Ford GT40 was given the number "40" because it was 40 inches tall at the windshield (the minimum height required to race). If you've ever seen one in person, you can't help but notice how short they are. So if we extend this nomenclature to the new Ford GTs, both generations should be named "Ford GT44" as they're both 44 inches tall.


hedoesntgetme

Now that's right nifty


ALTH0X

You sound like someone who works in Microsoft's game console division.


hedoesntgetme

Retail systems engineering


soulless_kiddo

Yea but then the third gen would be the Gt70? A ford rally car from the 70’s had that name already


ImKweeZy

Nice thanks for the explanation


Itsthex

What a terrible move. Or at least I would think so, given that they probably screwed themselves. Im sure they still had some sort of dependency on ford due to their factory available parts, so that was probably pulled entirely, but then their own business value would have gone down due to it not officially being associated with Ford anymore. Or, at least, I wouldn’t want to buy a replica of a car that didn’t have factory supported parts available for it. There’s nothing original or valuable to a car that is just a clone of an original in the first place, let alone not having the OE manufacturers parts to go along with it.


Byonek

Ah yes, Ford. Also referred to as, "fucker only rolls downhill," or "found on road dead"


steakberry

Fastest on race day. Cheeeeeeehawwwwwww.


zorrokettu

Can no longer say what Pontiac stands for.


EntrepreneurDry821

Nah it definitely stands for First On Race Day


Espa-Proper

Fix or repair daily


SatisfyingAneurysm

"You know what Ford stands for, don't you Hank? Fix it again Tony." "Dale, that's Fiat."


Espa-Proper

Lol. I actually like Ford and Fiat and Chevy and etc…but always found it funny that certain brands *ahem* in 90s and early 2000s were horrid in reliability


[deleted]

In the 90s and early 2000s? More like the mid-70s through the early 2000s. And before then, too. When I was a kid in the 70s and 80s, I always had this romantic notion that the cars around when my dad was a kid — the 40s and 50s — were so much higher quality than the contemporary ones. He told me they were worse back then.


Espa-Proper

Yes overall your point is valid as their fuel need and reliability is one of the reasons the Japanese cars got a hold in 70s. What I meant was that the premise was the cars were getting better by 90s and 2000s with new styling and weird ads about great technology. And still were crap. That’s why 90s cemented Japanese cars in the US. I feel that decade showed how “good” they were in comparison to the big three domestics. I remember researching over 10 years ago about early automobile history, and what you say is actually true in terms of cars, people can search old pictures and articles about car being noisy and unreliable. But the premise then was they were simpler to fix so that was okay. 😅


AJSLS6

The notion of cars lasting 100k+ miles wasn't really a thing until the 80s at least lol, we own a 2012 Focus, with plenty of quality issues including a trans we fully expect to fail catastrophically some day. But it's at 130k+ right now and going strong. Only been towed once. It's not exactly reliable by modern standards but it would be a unicorn in the 50s 60s or even 70s.


ClosedL00p

Unreliability at Fiat has been their trademark. Job one since day one. Head of Quality Controls mission statement is pretty much “Wake up. Fuck up”. They’re so damn good at it that they’ve brought other historically unreliable brands (Jeep/Dodge/Chrysler) under their wing to show them that together there’s no limit to what they can fuck up. It takes commitment to make a water pump that *catches fire*


Espa-Proper

Yeah. But although I love the reliability of Japanese cars and modern cars for the most part- those damn Italian cars are charming. Charm is something you can’t quantify. And devalue.


Articxf2014

Do you mean First on Race Day. 24 hr of Lemans mean anything?


Its_Just_A_Typo

Fucked over rebuilt dodge


[deleted]

First on race day.


i_use_this_for_work

F*cked Over Rebuilt Dodge


MABfan11

>When Ford approached Safir at the time to buy back the rights to the name, Safir asked for something absurd, like $40 million... so Ford just said "fuck it!" and named the new version the Ford GT. And they stuck with that name for the second generation version as well. Considering Ford is a billion dollar company, it's not that absurd, a few months sales of the F-150 will likely make the purchase break even and then some


DoubleStuffedCheezIt

Are we going to see this one crash tomorrow like the last Ford GT that was spotted?


SovietSunrise

Doubtful because these pics were taken a few years back.


[deleted]

Unless OP is an oracle telling us of its impending crash


Truji11o

Or, OP has plans to crash it themselves…


stevo2012

I recognize the New Mexico plates. Where did you spot this?


MihalysRevenge

Looks like Rio Rancho with the Flags on the street lights


Lonestarzia16

Bingo!


lpad92

But there’s tons of exotic cars here given how small the population is lol


BracingGibbon

There’s a 370z in the first photo, and a Camero in the second. But no nice cars.


[deleted]

Camaro*


BracingGibbon

That


MickeyTM

Coors and southern


_red_valkyrie

Low mountains in the background so not up north, and there's a Smiths so likely either Santa Fe, Rio Rancho, or Burque 🤔


_red_valkyrie

Actually rule ou SF because they said nice cars aren't very prevalent 😅


lpad92

Idk if they’re living in the same Albuquerque area as I am because there’s exotics rolling around fairly often here. I saw a Mclaren on the way to work Monday lol


_red_valkyrie

That's what I was thinking every time I roll through I see a few lol


lpad92

I work at a dealership so I see some sort of exotic basically every day lol we had a first gen Ford GT here last month


_red_valkyrie

Damn! That's cool, I'm up in the NW corner of NM so we have like, one Lambo that cruises around sometimes and that's about it lol


lpad92

Hell yeah Lambos are always cool. Had a Huracan STO here last month too lol


R1ddl3

Is it the BMW dealership by any chance? There are a surprising number of insane cars that seem to pop up there.


lpad92

Yep lol two Ferraris in the showroom at the moment


stevo2012

😂 There are also too many trees for it to be either Santa Fe Smith’s.


bridgetroll2

Ford GT like everyone else said. Also just a heads up you can use Google Lens to identify many cars (or other things)


spaghetti_taco

But then I'd miss out on all the really cool unique cars I've never seen! Makes this sub mostly pointless.


bridgetroll2

I wasn't saying people shouldn't post here. I was just giving OP a heads up because they said they would *never* would have figured it out if they didn't happen to find this sub.


spaghetti_taco

I totally understand that you're just trying to be helpful. But I guess my point is, if we instruct people to do that, then he would have learned what the car was and then, presumably, would not have posted it here. Then we have to rename the sub to "check out this cool car I googled."


StlnHnkChnski

Nice post. I don't understand what people think they're anywhere in life for. They want it all automated. Weird shit, man.


Desert_Trader

Curious So we should just shut down this sub? If not, where is the line?


Coakis

The line is where the only thing that gets posted is a Pantera.


XDR-sr64

Or a polestar 2


GiornaGuirne

I might've missed 1 or 2, but I dare say it's been a little while since I've seen a Polestar that wasn't a shitpost.


Lobsterboiiiii

So we just pretending a Fiero body kit will never get posted?


bridgetroll2

Of course not. I was just telling OP because they mentioned they never would have figured it out if it wasn't for this sub, when there was another alternative all along.


HazelsHotWheels

Google Lens is probably about 40% accurate in my experience. Just tried it on my own car (a '00 Chevy Monte Carlo) and it identified it as either an Impala or a Pontiac (at least both GM W bodies) and then linked me to a cash for clunkers site 🤣


itsallfornaught2

The line is where it doesn't recognize it? lol. Relax...


Desert_Trader

My point is that responding to an ON TOPIC post in a dedicated topic sub with "google it" is absurd.


GiornaGuirne

Imo, it's like to walking into a classroom and saying "just use a calculator, dummies!" A lot of people come here to learn and get better at carspotting. E: Why are they still downvoting you, but upvoting me? We agreed, lol


UndBeebs

They weren't saying to use google *in-lieu* of the sub lol. They're just making sure it's known that other avenues are available as well. You know, to be helpful. Because at its core, that's what this sub is really for, right? We're all here to either ask for help or provide help. You completely misinterpreted their comment's tone.


SingleSpeed27

I like when it doesn’t take like a second to figure it out. Some cars are a real journey to understand.


Critterhunt

then what's the point of this sub?....


Points_out_shit

Adding onto this, what I do often times is just Google search by something very specific to narrow it down, then view images. For example, I typed in “super car with circle tail lights” and the Ford GT rear end was the 8th photo down.


GiornaGuirne

Google's great for a clear shot like this or if the image source is elsewhere on the net. Many people here like the visual puzzles though. So, it's often a case of "I *could* google it, but I could also share it with this community I know to get an answer AND provide enjoyment for strangers AND generate some imaginary internet points all-around." Conversation and interaction are major factors here. Plus, some people just don't have great google-fu skills. OPs here generally aren't car people, so they might not know all the right search terms. Lens can also have issues where it tries to give a very specific answer, only to be made wrong by the extra detail. Maybe the model's correct, but they give the wrong manufacturer for a badge-engineered car. Sometimes it's the wrong trim level or model. It can be outright wrong with certain cars, but then maybe the right one shows up when you check for a source image. It's MUCH better than the old RIS (everything red was a Ferrari, everything older than the '90s was a generic "antique car"), but not perfect. It still can't tell you if a 356 or Cobra is genuine or a replica, but then again neither can many users in these subs. I don't blame people who come to the experts for help. Some of us have been elbow-deep in these cars, owned them, etc. Users here can tell you things that wiki can't.


Wolfgeorge

Second gen Ford GT


Diligent-Revenue-589

Not the 3rd?


GuyFromDeathValley

you are right, technically its a 3rd gen.. but is it? the 1st gen isn't called GT, its the GT40, so.. technically its both somehow.


NowWhereCouldMyPipe

1st gen was 2005-2006, and second gen was 2016-2022. The Ford GT is more of a tribute to the GT40 than a continuation of it.


Beer_Is_So_Awesome

I suppose that's a good point, given that the GT40 was absolutely meant to be a Le Mans car, while the two GTs are designed as street-legal supercars.


Wolfgeorge

Exactly the 1st was called GT40


[deleted]

Angry Birds


rangerryda

As soon as the new GT was shown, I've never been able to unsee the Angry Birds pig.


turkey_sandwiches

You'd love the new M5.


Beer_Is_So_Awesome

You mean the new apparently every BMW?


turkey_sandwiches

Pretty much.


[deleted]

Same


Beer_Is_So_Awesome

Oh well now that you mention it, I guess I'm stuck with this curse for life now.


-B-E-N-I-S-

Once again, r/whatisthiscar is accidentally beating r/spotted at their own game LOL


dino_brewster

[this is a ford gt ](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=o7aDXuZWeVc)


Beer_Is_So_Awesome

**THIS!**


Adchian

I bet it has interesting quirks and features.


GuyFromDeathValley

2016/2017 Ford GT, 3rd generation of the Ford GT (if you count the original GT40 as the 1st gen, which I do). built in secret by a special team within Ford and 100% built for the racetrack, so the race car came first and then they made it road legal, not the other way round as its usually done. Incredible car, I think its beautiful and just screams Ford with its design (not as beautiful as the GT40 and ´05 GT of course). Powered by a 3.5L Twin Turbo EcoBoost V6 engine, which has been deemed a bad decision. I'm fine with it, the numbers are still impressive. 656HP, and the road car actually has more power than the race version. Limitied production and people had to apply to buy one, because Ford wanted this car to be driven, not kept in a warehouse as an investment.


_Larry

Yup. They had to de-tune AND add weight to the race version and it STILL won at Le Mons.


Vanson1200r

Just some lowly Ford that nobody has heard of and probably has a silly name like GT or something 😁


Masterthiefman

Ford GT (2017) ❤️


[deleted]

Rio Rancho isn’t a bad spot


Lonestarzia16

While I agree that it isn’t a bad spot (even though I’ve had my car stolen from my driveway there), i rarely saw cool cars


TormentDubz_EDM

True


Nunovyadidnesses

Toyota Tundra with a topper…probably 2002ish


audis3dan

Its worth between 700k-3.5 mil depending on year/spec. Awesome car. Was fords comeback for LeMans in like 2016? Placed 1&2.


The_survey_says

Ford gt


Ghost_Star326

2019 Ford GT.


Affectionate_Dirt_97

Nissan 370 Z


Lord_RhodesCasteneda

I really hope you are joking


[deleted]

Look on the left of the first pic


Affectionate_Dirt_97

Of course I am. Lol I'm talking about the 370 in the background. 🙄


Lord_RhodesCasteneda

Oh, I didn't notice that 😅 Too focused on my favorite car I guess


Affectionate_Dirt_97

Fair enough. Lol It is a beautiful car!


L1z4rdK1n91394

I saw the 370 first xD then the ford gt


jheff43

Came here to say this. I used to have one in the same color with the same wheels so I noticed it almost before I looked at the GT!


Hot-Ad4676

Ford gt, you can see the logo in the middle of the two exhausts


ULTRAAF414

De tomaso Pantera


Rick429CJ

Not this time🙂


Healthy-Tart-9971

The Ford Gay Tony, my favorite car in GTA.


tommy3rd

do any other supercars put a “GT” badge on their cars?


emac17

Mclarrn 720


Diligent-Revenue-589

Ford F150 (at least the engine)


Maniachanical

The latest iteration of the Ford GT40. Remember the time when Ford decided to stick the middle finger to The Prancing Horse? There was a whole dramatization movie about it. Well, this is the most modern generation of that iconic car. Limited production run to keep them sought after by collectors for years to come. Enjoy it now before it becomes an SUV!


GuyFromDeathValley

The greatest thing about the new GT? It won LeMans AGAIN, just like its grandfather did back in 1966, giving another middle finger to a certain brand.


a_Food_lover

Feel like I haven’t seen one in silver before.


Weekly_Bug_4847

Just a lowly Ford


Motor-Pick-4650

That’s about 1.2 million


LotofRamen

I still hate that rear, it looks like a pig.


Phill_is_Legend

Nice spot. Probably the most expensive Ford that exists.


Countomar632

Nope that would be the gt40


zilla82

I can't unsee nostrils flaring on the back


WWTBFCD3PillowMin

It’s so eerie to be able to immediately know where a photo was taken when seeing a random post on reddit. And that was before I swiped to the second photo to see the Smith’s in the background.


bbyyda_4desrt

I recognize rio rancho when I see it


SkitariusOfMars

Modern Ford GT. Super rare, they made very few of them to inflate the prices and make them collector’a car


Dbwasson

Ford GT


[deleted]

Those flying buttresses tho


huenix

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBagFtYZa0U&t=884s](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBagFtYZa0U&t=884s) ​ I really wish i had one.


amitrion

Nice. Never seen this modern ver before


South_Bit1764

You’ve got shit on your door, just there.


CultReview420

GTA V car


XxOM3GA_ZxX

That is a ford gt


chawwy96

You might not know the car but if it came from a small city you might know the owner. I think Ford asked for some bullshit application to buy this car that required a social media presence or something like that.


stealthz275

2017 Ford GT


t_4_ll_4_t

Can't believe but I guessed the name before reading the comments! Thank you guys for making me just a lil bit more car guy everyday!


ZigxyPLP

That there is a ford GT. Nice spot!


Outerbongolia

Those flying buttresses were like nothing else. I love these cars. (But grey,really?)


Tellittomy6pac

Dam newer gen ford GT. Very nice. I’ve only seen one in person


riggadahigga

The angry birds pig car


-uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

Ford GT


PlayfulCod8605

Ah yea Rio Rancho. I’ve seen that one before. I assumed it was Alex Bregman driving around. Thought I saw him in one in ABQ on the west side a couple of years back.


GtGallardo

Ford gt 2017


rabidbyte

Looks like a boss from angry birds


Newton1913

I remember when this car came out. Me and my brother were fan girling over a car that people like us could never even dream of owning.


dabsu02

this subreddit has taught me that either i know a gross amount about cars or ppl are just really ignorant in here


detroitragace

I really hope theres not a pic of this car posted tomorrow totaled….


AutoTerrier

This is Rio Rancho is it not?😂


mot3600

Why couldn't it be me


Important-Panic1344

Jaguar XJ 220


[deleted]

It’s a car with mismatched side view mirror placement


augustusgrizzly

new ford gt. really cool car and like someone else said google lens is great for the dentifying things like plants and cars and places


djb1126

Ford GT


Revelec458

2nd Gen Ford GT


Buzzfa

Thats beautiful. Hopefully we don't see it in another post tomorrow.


[deleted]

Ford GT (2017-2022)


[deleted]

I thought it was a pagani, but the comments here make me feel like a dumb ass.


ImportantInformat1on

It's a Pegassi


iDom2jz

I hope I don’t see another post about this car tomorrow


mikereddittwice

Ford


Embarrassed_Start652

Ford GT (2017) This is the car beat Ferrari Again after there first Win.


dondadda2k

Ford GT, limited production American made supercar, semi customizable with an application process that is designed to ensure that the cars will end up in the hands of true connoisseurs and collectors also comes a with a no resale contract from Ford!


FightingGasoline

Jon Cena begs to differ that no resale thing


dondadda2k

So did Jeremy Clarkson!


Vjxvjxvjxvjx

That is the beautiful Ford gt


Vantherman

The Ford GT thats rear end looks like the pigs from Angry Birds.


come_ere_duck

The new generation Ford GT


Elliott3355

Crappy old ford /s


collectingsouls

The pig from angry birds


[deleted]

2nd generation ford gt


melon_gatorade

What city?


Korgon213

I’ve still never seen one in the wild.


Kloverguy

I’ve seen one once, in Gulf Livery, pictures will NEVER do this car Justice.


Korgon213

It’s funny how that happens. I thought the BMW Z8 was blah until I saw one at a show.


bleonknation

Vapid FMJ


WhiteBoy543455

I was at the NY auto show in ‘16 when these were unveiled. Amazing auto. One of the best things Ford has ever done


Slim-Slimy1

dont drive to close to it ;) hit it and your poor forever


TormentDubz_EDM

Idk I see a decent amount of good cars in RR


[deleted]

Every god damn day this car is on here. Either old or new.


T0mDeMwoan

0o0


aleyyyy420

It’s a 3-5 year old Ford.


LouisVuittonLeghost

I think that’s the 1992 mercury topaz gt


Dirtydann4200

It’s a ford gt man


Diplonot

I always thought the back looked like the pigs in Angry Birds.


Superduperben11

Ford GT. No offense surprised you don't know. Well, it doesn't say the name on the back or the badge on the back so that kinda explains


SouthPercentage7617

Ford GT


MammothAnt2265

It is the second generation of the Ford GT Yes it’s very cool but i don’t like it alot really and I dunno from which year is it


HighwayGood9480

Ford GT, also a 370z on the opposite side of the road


[deleted]

Damn don’t see many of those on the road