Back in January at the Detroit Auto Show, Ford announced that it's once again producing a new iteration of the highly successful GT racing machine. The vehicle will feature a 3.5-liter turbocharged Ecoboost V6 producing more than 600 hp. This engine, together with a new lightweight chassis, is looking to claim victory at the 2016 24 hours of Le Mans in France.
Back in April the folks at Jalopnik wrote an article exploring the question if the new GT is worse than the old one. The article, while very short, presented a leaked comparison sheet featuring the new GT and the previous model. The picture (seen above) listed creature comforts (like Sync) and electronic nannies (like Launch Control and Traction Control) as equipment available on this car and not the previous one.
Well, today XCAR (one of my favorite YouTube channels by the way) released an interview with a Ford representative explaining the purpose of the new GT. At 2:51 the rep begins to explain how the new model will differ from the old one.
"This car is going to be more capable. It's going to be easier to drive. It has a lot of the driving aids that you would want to see in it, but it still the ability to shut all those aids off as well and let the driver be one with the car."
Well there you have it folks. The new GT will be able to shut off electronic nannies in hopes for a better car and driver relationship. Now, what exact aids the driver can shut off is still unknown; only time will tell. Hope you're happy Jalopnik! The video is embedded below.
Source: XCARFilms, Jalopnik
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