Ford GT

[twobjshelbys]

Originally Posted by Cobra #3170

Unfortunately, having the money to buy one does not correlate with having the ability to drive one although some folks seem to equate their earning ability with all sorts of other skills. In stock form they are very safe in that they have all kinds of safety features like roll under steer and wheel rates heavily biased toward under steer. On cold days a stock GT can make 550 wheel horsepower.
High performance summer tires have very little traction as temperatures drop combine those factors with an inexperienced driver and you have an accident waiting to happen. They are still orders of magnitudes safer than any Cobra because of construction, occupant protection systems, wheel base and
vehicle dynamics. A Cobra can kill you, a GT can be destroyed in a big crash but the occupants will most likely survive. Although there have been lots of Cobra crashes I think the owners as a group are more aware of the dangers of inappropriate throttle application than GT owners were when the car came out. The GT forum did a lot to educate people as to the dangers of driving them in an unsafe manner, similar to what this forum has done for years with Cobra owners.

If you can drive a Cobra competently in all conditions the GT will not be a problem. It's a very good driver training experience !!! They actually handle very similarly.

But don't for an instant think that a driving a Z06 or a McLaren or a Ferrari is relevant experience. On a track maybe, but with all the nannies on the others the FGT will bite you.