For a super car like the Ford GT it isn't bad. It sure as hell is better than 4 mpg.
The Ford GT is not a daily driver, it wasn't meant to be.
Then one has to ask ... what is the point of such a car if it is not for daily driving...
A car is a tool, nothing more nothing less.. and the more reliable and less cost that is involved in running said tool the better.
And here the Germans are on top when compared to the US. Only Ford Europe can even get close.
However the Germans are not the best on km/liter per say. The French are a tad better if you ask me on that front as they are also more technological advanced.. often too much heh.. However the Germans through their Spanish SEAT wing have launched a car that goes 70+km/liter not long ago.
But lets not forget FIAT. Long the joke of the car world, now makes some of the most attractive and sold cars in Europe and soon around the world. They are often more reliable than German cars and go further on the liter than German cars. Plus they provide quite nice design and technology in the cars for a good price. If the FIAT CEO can do to Chrysler what he did to FIAT, then look out Ford and GM.
Now the ironic thing is that Ford is selling Volvo who has a 70+km/liter engine already and has in many ways provided many of the advances that Ford has used in their US cars..
Neither the Porsche or the new McLaren cost that equivalent in UK sterling. If it's the general comment regarding people driving expensive cars daily - those people exist.
I accept some people buy real drivers cars and leave them untouched in the garage while they get chauffeured around in a Merc or Rolls Royce -t it won't be every multi-millionaire that does this.
Cars are hobbies for some people. Just like Harleys.
Cruising in the countryside on a sunny Sunday afternoon or taking a road trip vacation is part of some folks way of life. Cars are tools for some, but much more than that to others. I did not use my Corvette for daily driving. It was for weekend adventures.
The US is a big place and there is much to experience.
I know but that does not change the fact that for a huge majority it is a tool, a transportation method. Hence having a reliable and cheap car is often more key than having a car that can go 245 miles an hour. Fact is no car should really go more than 100 maybe 120 miles an hour since there are speed limits
Dont have to do that in a Corvette.. Can do that in a VW Polo and save a ton on gas.
What on earth does that have to do with it? Europe is a big place too and much to experience.. Africa is a big place and so on. Does not require you to have a 45000 dollar muscle car.
Face it.. it is a penis extender, nothing more, nothing less
-- A car is a tool, nothing more nothing less.. and the more reliable and less cost that is involved in running said tool the better --
--However the Germans are not the best on km/liter per say. The French are a tad better if you ask me on that front as they are also more technological advanced.. often too much heh.. However the Germans through their Spanish SEAT wing have launched a car that goes 70+km/liter not long ago.
But lets not forget FIAT. Long the joke of the car world, now makes some of the most attractive and sold cars in Europe and soon around the world. They are often more reliable than German cars and go further on the liter than German cars. Plus they provide quite nice design and technology in the cars for a good price --
-- I am not talking about expensive cars, I'm talking about super Sports cars. Most folks don't use them as daily drivers. Just as they don't use their Vintage Muscle cars, antique cars, street rods or custom cars.
Daily drivers? $500k cars daily drivers? I don't think so.
My next sports car will be another Corvette. I am currently looking for a low mileage 2008 to 2010 only driven on sunday to church. Corvettes are the best value and most fun for the money.
Then one has to ask ... what is the point of such a car if it is not for daily driving...
A car is a tool, nothing more nothing less.. and the more reliable and less cost that is involved in running said tool the better.
And here the Germans are on top when compared to the US. Only Ford Europe can even get close.
However the Germans are not the best on km/liter per say. The French are a tad better if you ask me on that front as they are also more technological advanced.. often too much heh.. However the Germans through their Spanish SEAT wing have launched a car that goes 70+km/liter not long ago.
But lets not forget FIAT. Long the joke of the car world, now makes some of the most attractive and sold cars in Europe and soon around the world. They are often more reliable than German cars and go further on the liter than German cars. Plus they provide quite nice design and technology in the cars for a good price. If the FIAT CEO can do to Chrysler what he did to FIAT, then look out Ford and GM.
Now the ironic thing is that Ford is selling Volvo who has a 70+km/liter engine already and has in many ways provided many of the advances that Ford has used in their US cars..
Perhaps if you drive without ever turning that is a nice option.
American cars can only drive on straight roads and nascar style racetracks. :bravo:
Cars are hobbies for some people. Just like Harleys. Cruising in the countryside on a sunny Sunday afternoon or taking a road trip vacation is part of some folks way of life. Cars are tools for some, but much more than that to others. I did not use my Corvette for daily driving. It was for weekend adventures. The US is a big place and there is much to experience.
I see you have never driven a Corvette.
actually, he nailed it
spent years doing sports marketing for the 97 car all over the states
looking out at the NASCAR hall of fame building as i write this
and from his european vantage paris aptly described NASCAR today
Welp, You guys were right, NASCAR is turning into the WWF of racing. I haven't really been following NASCAR like i use to but it's really changed in the past 3-4 years!? Wth! Now i know why you all used the word "literally". Are these races starting to look rigged for ratings, or is that just me?I wouldn't be surprised if NASCAR gives Jerry Lawler a commentators position...
I see you know nothing about cars. Time to move on to someone that does.
I know about mechanical engineering and overall performance. :2wave:
How does driving fast on a Narscar type racetrack prove its a good car? Doing a carchase in a city, any German car would perform far better than a silly corvette. It might even crush it on that silly Nascar racetrack, if its the right one.
Top speed doesnt equal a "good car". What count is how good handling and comfort is at high speeds. You dont want to have a car that shakes at high speed, do you? In that case drive the silly corvette. Do you want your car to feel like its floating on the sea sunny day, no waves or win at 5knots while really driving 300km/h, then buy a German car.
Silly Corvette? You are embarrassing yourself. You really don't have a clue, do you?
How does driving fast on a Narscar type racetrack prove its a good car? Doing a carchase in a city, any German car would perform far better than a silly corvette. It might even crush it on that silly Nascar racetrack, if its the right one.
Top speed doesnt equal a "good car". What count is how good handling and comfort is at high speeds. You dont want to have a car that shakes at high speed, do you? In that case drive the silly corvette. Do you want your car to feel like its floating on the sea sunny day, no waves or win at 5knots while really driving 300km/h, then buy a German car.
Even with its electronic problem with recognizing the key being in the car and the trunk not wanting to latch this European fellow, famous for showing how bad some American cars are, picked the ZR1 as his car of the year. Jeremy Clarkson Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 review | Driving - Times Online
Even with its electronic problem with recognizing the key being in the car and the trunk not wanting to latch this European fellow, famous for showing how bad some American cars are, picked the ZR1 as his car of the year. Jeremy Clarkson Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 review | Driving - Times Online
Well.. Its good for its 1 usage, and even then it shakes like all American cars. But then again, Clarkson is known for choosing some rather odd cars as his favourite, often based on max speed, sound(appreciating the Harley Davidson factor) and other useless things, rather than overall performance in all conditions, practicality, convenience and mechanical construction.
My favorite car would be totally silent, would be clean, drive extremely well in speeds below 100km/h, but would also be able to perform/handle well in 200km/h. It should look rather sleek, but neutral, who wants to drive an orange car? It should be comfortable inside and be equipped with practical electronics, and stripped of uneccesasary functions(excludes Ford and GM immediately), it should be reliable and super durable and last me decades of full use(like old Mercedez cars that still roams the road while other cars give up).
For all these things I would choose either BMW, Mercedes or Volkswagen. Although the French cars are the most silent ones. (I once stood on a sidewalk with a large car behind me, all of the sudden when I turned around it was gone, I heard NOTHING).
Give our streets SILENCE!!!!!
Well.. Its good for its 1 usage, and even then it shakes like all American cars. But then again, Clarkson is known for choosing some rather odd cars as his favourite, often based on max speed, sound(appreciating the Harley Davidson factor) and other useless things, rather than overall performance in all conditions, practicality, convenience and mechanical construction.
My favorite car would be totally silent, would be clean, drive extremely well in speeds below 100km/h, but would also be able to perform/handle well in 200km/h. It should look rather sleek, but neutral, who wants to drive an orange car? It should be comfortable inside and be equipped with practical electronics, and stripped of uneccesasary functions(excludes Ford and GM immediately), it should be reliable and super durable and last me decades of full use(like old Mercedez cars that still roams the road while other cars give up).
For all these things I would choose either BMW, Mercedes or Volkswagen. Although the French cars are the most silent ones. (I once stood on a sidewalk with a large car behind me, all of the sudden when I turned around it was gone, I heard NOTHING).
Give our streets SILENCE!!!!!
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