Aug 27, 2004 12:21:47 AM
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Jay Leno Article - AutoWeek - CGT, SLR, Ford GT
This is a great article. Short and sweet, and great comments by Jay.
I'll give you a taste of it here...
Q: What, no Enzo?
A: It doesn't interest me. I don't like the paddle shifter.
Q: You still have the Carrera GT loaner, how do you like that?
A: I put 500 miles on it. I bought it because of the clutch. What is it, a 60K mile clutch? The McLaren (F1) clutch is 3000 or 4000 miles. I love the fact that the Carrera GT has no paddle shifter
. I have not met anyone who loves paddle shifters . I think there's a great deal of satisfaction in mastering the proper shift of a car. If it's going to shift for you, get the video.
Q: You really love that carbon clutch, don't you?
A: It doesn't smoke, it doesn't smell. Any other car, you do a burnout and, "Sniff, sniff, uh oh." Let's face it, if you've got a Countach and some kid comes up to you in a '57 Chevy, you say, "Yeah, I could beat this kid but it'll cost me $4,700 in clutch repairs." With the Porsche, it's not like that.
Overall he says the Ford GT at $150K is the "bargain of the century" ... "Look, $150K is a lot of money, but when you realize that the Ford GT is within, what is it, a tenth of a second of the Enzo? And it's a Ford! So you could fix it yourself if you had to.
I'll give you a taste of it here...
Q: What, no Enzo?
A: It doesn't interest me. I don't like the paddle shifter.
Q: You still have the Carrera GT loaner, how do you like that?
A: I put 500 miles on it. I bought it because of the clutch. What is it, a 60K mile clutch? The McLaren (F1) clutch is 3000 or 4000 miles. I love the fact that the Carrera GT has no paddle shifter
. I have not met anyone who loves paddle shifters . I think there's a great deal of satisfaction in mastering the proper shift of a car. If it's going to shift for you, get the video.Q: You really love that carbon clutch, don't you?
A: It doesn't smoke, it doesn't smell. Any other car, you do a burnout and, "Sniff, sniff, uh oh." Let's face it, if you've got a Countach and some kid comes up to you in a '57 Chevy, you say, "Yeah, I could beat this kid but it'll cost me $4,700 in clutch repairs." With the Porsche, it's not like that.
Overall he says the Ford GT at $150K is the "bargain of the century" ... "Look, $150K is a lot of money, but when you realize that the Ford GT is within, what is it, a tenth of a second of the Enzo? And it's a Ford! So you could fix it yourself if you had to.
