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  1. nickmb

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    #1 nickmb, Mar 3, 2015
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    Sorry if its a repost! Please advise to delete thread if so..

    Thought this was funny at Geneva

    "Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery"

    Kidding obviously..
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  2. FiveLiterEater96

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    #2 FiveLiterEater96, Mar 3, 2015
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    Pretty clever and I love their confidence. It reminds me of the Audi/BMW spat years ago:
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    #3 nickmb, Mar 3, 2015
    I remember that

    Good move !
     
  4. treynor

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    #4 treynor, Mar 3, 2015
    LOL! That is clever / humorous.
     
  5. ross

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    #5 ross, Mar 3, 2015
    very funny !
     
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    #6 ROMO, Mar 3, 2015
    a great marketing retort for sure! :)
     
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    Hilarious :)
     
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    #9 Bronzage, Mar 4, 2015
    Love it!
     
  10. gt4me

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    #10 gt4me, Mar 4, 2015
    Great joke.
     
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    #11 s-mario, Mar 4, 2015
    I'd say it is a 'tongue in cheek' reference to 'LaFerrari's name which is different to mocking the car itself...funny nevertheless.
     
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    #12 Igor Ound, Mar 4, 2015
    They can mock as much as they like for now. We'll see if they beat Ferrari at LeMans as the original GT did though.
     
  13. nickmb

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    #13 nickmb, Mar 4, 2015
    Indeed.
     
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    #14 Murcielago_Boy, Mar 4, 2015
    That Ford looks SENSATIONAL!
     
  15. GHG

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    #15 GHG, Mar 4, 2015
    It really does.
     
  16. werewolf

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    #16 werewolf, Mar 4, 2015
    I'm a Ford fan (owned several GT500s, couple Boss 302s, and a last-gen GT) ... but i still don't love this new GT :(

    and ... if they are really inviting a performance comparison to LaFerrari, well ... Ford fans are in for a huge disappointment.
     
  17. Gated

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    #17 Gated, Mar 4, 2015
    Maybe it's just because it's Geneva and they speak French? ;-)
     
  18. atomicskiracer

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    #18 atomicskiracer, Mar 4, 2015
    Depends on what performance one finds important, the Ford GT will actually race, unlike the Laferrari.
     
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    #19 werewolf, Mar 4, 2015
    0-60, quarter mile, laptime on just about any circuit you choose ...

    Yes, a version of the Ford GT will race. Doesn't mean that the car they're showing will outperform LaFerrari in performance metrics.

    Remember ... Ford is apparently inviting the comparison, not me.
     
  20. REALZEUS

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    #20 REALZEUS, Mar 4, 2015
    The LaFerrari can't be bothered with that. She will send her little sister, the 488, to beat the GT in the GT Championship!
     
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    #21 ag512bbi, Mar 4, 2015
    Well Put!
     
  22. classic308

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    #22 classic308, Mar 4, 2015
    Ferrari response: Maybe you can trademark the name this time around!
     
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    #23 Challenge64, Mar 4, 2015
    And the FXX-K is for doing what?
     
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    #24 noone1, Mar 4, 2015
    Racing a bunch of FXX-K cars isn't exactly motorsport IMO...
     
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    #25 noone1, Mar 4, 2015
    Wouldn't be so sure about that. The 488 GT3 will be a race car built around a road car design. The Ford GT is a road car built around a race car design. It's a matter of homologation and marketing from what I understand. Surely being the latter of the two has an advantage.
     
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