Have we become Fordlopnik?

"LumberJunk" (LumberJunk) 01/12/2015 at 10:21 • Filed to: Ford, GT, Marketing, Raptor, Dinosaurs, Mustang

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Here's my point.

This is my point.

Someone in the Ford marketing department is doing something right!

Leon711 > LumberJunk 01/12/2015 at 10:25

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I'm immune to the circlejerk that is Ford at Detroit

PanchoVilleneuve ST > LumberJunk 01/12/2015 at 10:29

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Or they had their press event at the auto show, and that's what they unveiled.

Also, Oppo has been the unofficial ST fanclub for a while now.

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > LumberJunk 01/12/2015 at 10:31

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No, there's a Bentley at the bottom.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Leon711 01/12/2015 at 10:31

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But are you immune to all Ford circlejerks or just the Detroit one? Inquiring minds want to know.

LumberJunk > PanchoVilleneuve ST 01/12/2015 at 10:33

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Press events are a marketing tool! I'm mostly impressed at all of the new designs released all at once.

There's nothing wrong with that. A lot of people on Oppo can afford the ST so they come here to talk about them. All the power to them. I'm sure they're a great car for many.

LumberJunk > Leon711 01/12/2015 at 10:34

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I think they're a pretty forward thinking company that can be newsworthy from time to time.

LumberJunk > Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer 01/12/2015 at 10:35

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There's always one like you ;)

Thunderface > LumberJunk 01/12/2015 at 10:36

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...instead of the usual GMlopnik?

StingrayJake > LumberJunk 01/12/2015 at 10:37

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It was a good move by Ford to unveil so much at once. The GT will keep getting headlines for awhile but it'll taper off as other companies have their press events.

Just wait for the Zora unveiling in 2017. Jalopnik will be Chevylopnik.

LumberJunk > Thunderface 01/12/2015 at 10:38

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haha! It's nice to have a change once in a while!

For a while I thought that Jalopnik was going to replace the government-run automotive recall webpages.

LumberJunk > StingrayJake 01/12/2015 at 10:39

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What the heck is the Zora? I seriously do not like that name. I bet it will be pretty sweet whatever it is though.

StingrayJake > LumberJunk 01/12/2015 at 10:43

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The supposed mid-engine Corvette

StingrayJake > LumberJunk 01/12/2015 at 10:43

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And name comes from Corvette godfather Zora Arkus Duntov

Leon711 > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 01/12/2015 at 10:48

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HAHA I have a friend who works for Ford UK! I'd say I'm immune to all Ford Circlejerks, I see them as competent cars and the fast ones of late don't excite me.

LumberJunk > StingrayJake 01/12/2015 at 10:49

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Neat! I didn't know that was the name for that project. Would make sense to give some more "supercar status" to the Corevette.

StingrayJake > LumberJunk 01/12/2015 at 10:52

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I think the new GT and the fact Ford wants to go racing in it might push GM to actually pull the trigger on a mid Vette this time. There's been a few concepts, prototypes and test mules over the years. This time it feels more real.

Cé hé sin > Leon711 01/12/2015 at 10:53

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Indeed. Did the previous Ford GT actually sell well? I seem to recall that it was only made for a short time and unsold ones were available for quite some time after production stopped.

It doesn't matter if it's twice as good as a Ferrari for half the money, no one's going to cross shop the two. It might take sales from the Audi R8.

Leon711 > Cé hé sin 01/12/2015 at 10:57

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Sales were comparable to the gallardo.

LumberJunk > StingrayJake 01/12/2015 at 10:58

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It really does. Even if they make a mid engined car which doesn't carry the Corvette name that would be sold alongside the Corvette I'd be happy. Wouldn't make sense to have 2 sports cars butting heads, but it might be one of those crazy things that GM would do!

Cé hé sin > Leon711 01/12/2015 at 11:02

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Yes, I see they made about 4,000 then stopped without reaching the number they had intended making. I guess it didn't pay.

Leon711 > Cé hé sin 01/12/2015 at 11:03

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they cranked out 4k but lambo eventually made 14k.

ly2v8-Brian > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 01/12/2015 at 11:05

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all

ly2v8-Brian > Thunderface 01/12/2015 at 11:15

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you must be alluding to all the articles about anything GM that are dripping with sarcasm