| Author | Message | ||
| Rikky Alessi (Ralessi)
Junior Member Username: Ralessi Post Number: 160 Registered: 5-2002 |
S7 or F40... easy choice I personally think it looks horrendous | ||
| Ron Thomas (Ronsupercar)
Member Username: Ronsupercar Post Number: 884 Registered: 5-2002 |
$450,000 for a Ford, HELL NO!! I would rather buy 2-3 Ferrari's instead.. I don't hate the car or the performance, It's just that I can't stomach paying that much for US car. | ||
| DJParks (Djparks)
Member Username: Djparks Post Number: 294 Registered: 2-2003 |
The overall layout of the car is cool but too many slits, slots and gills. The styling is too 'gimicky'. Trying too hard to put a mean looking 'face' on the car. The rear end of the car is about two feet longer than it really needs to be, throws the look of the car out of balance when viewed from the side. DJ | ||
| Ernesto (T88power)
Intermediate Member Username: T88power Post Number: 1530 Registered: 2-2001 |
It's got more cheese graters than an Italian restaurant. Remove the gills and it would look A LOT better. Ernesto | ||
| Jack (Gilles27)
Member Username: Gilles27 Post Number: 996 Registered: 3-2002 |
Car & Driver just tested it, along with other exotics like Enzo, Lambo, etc. They didn't exactly praise it, especially against that competition. IMO, there's too much gill-like louvering on the bodywork. | ||
| Red (Redhead)
Member Username: Redhead Post Number: 251 Registered: 12-2001 |
Jeff_M, I was in the drivers seat, steering the S7 that was in Bruce ALmighty out of the San Jose car show back in Jan. if that counts for anything?!? We had one on order, and Saleen ended up using it for the slightly larger LA auto show, and so we got stuck with a press/movie car, that had been 2 different colors already...But an awesome car in and out. | ||
| William H (Countachxx)
Advanced Member Username: Countachxx Post Number: 2618 Registered: 2-2001 |
The Saleen is a modern GT40, the GT is a retro, Seems like Ford has no imagination these days, everything is retro | ||
| Taek-Ho Kwon (Stickanddice)
Member Username: Stickanddice Post Number: 943 Registered: 11-2002 |
I gotta drive one of these things. Must be a spectacular drive. Cheers | ||
| Eric Eiland (Eric308gtsiqv)
Member Username: Eric308gtsiqv Post Number: 863 Registered: 11-2001 |
Have seen them race at Sebring 12-hours. Also have seen one at both a fast-food restaurant and on the interstate while travelling through Georgia. Looks low and wide, but the cockpit appears to be rather cramped. Very fast (and loud) car too! P.S. -- Hello DaveL! | ||
| Dave L (Davel)
Member Username: Davel Post Number: 284 Registered: 7-2001 |
Nice car! Nice style and its all about function. Id prefer this to be the epitome of the American Exotic rather than the upcoming Ford GT. Over $100k for a MUSTANG Cobra motor with a blower in that nice GT body Ford is making? BS! They went cheap rather than doing what Saleen has done and created a superb normally aspirated motor with BA--S!! | ||
| Tenney (Tenney)
Member Username: Tenney Post Number: 386 Registered: 2-2001 |
Haven't driven one yet, but was able to tour the assembly process with Steve as host and was very impressed with the materials/procedures involved. Nice car. | ||
| William H (Countachxx)
Advanced Member Username: Countachxx Post Number: 2614 Registered: 2-2001 |
I like it better than the Enzo or Murcielago + its a real LeMans racer for the street  | ||
| Omar (Auraraptor)
Member Username: Auraraptor Post Number: 663 Registered: 9-2002 |
corrected...nice catch... my bad.  | ||
| Randall (Randall)
Member Username: Randall Post Number: 528 Registered: 1-2003 |
Omar.... fucky gearbox?? lol | ||
| Omar (Auraraptor)
Member Username: Auraraptor Post Number: 661 Registered: 9-2002 |
This has come up a number of times (2?) Search the archieves and see. Personally, from what I hear the gear box is funky/funny. Thought, despite what others say, I like the styling, save the head lights, but even they are ok. overall and work with the styling...(I just thought they could look more like evil snake/replite eyes and less like just big eyes...that be cool..ok I am rambling. | ||
| Jeff (Jeff_m)
Junior Member Username: Jeff_m Post Number: 146 Registered: 9-2002 |
Anyone have any experience with the Saleen? Saw it in the new movie Bruce Almighty, looked sweeet! |