on the Tonight Show.

Will somebody buy me this car?

A Toyota? :thumbsdn: We need a wank smiley.

Thatch,
You know neither the girl or the red jump suit comes with it.

- Pete

Yeah Don those Toyota's really suck. All those painless hassle free miles, high resale value, fuel efficient, etc.. Jesus who would want THAT?? Get yourself a Chrylser instead, or even better a Kia and get to know your service manager on a first name basis. Hell you can even help put his kids through college.

BTW, this isn't a slight on NA manufacturing. Toyotas and Hondas of the highest quality are built in both the US and Canada. In fact Toyota is putting a new plant up here in Ontario where they'll build the RAV4.

Mike

What model is that?Ive owned 5 toyotas myself,and Id love to have a sporty one like that!!!
Jimmy

Well,I see its called the Allesandro Volta.Its another hybrid like the Prius.It has 408 horsepower,and its supposed to do 0-60 in 4 seconds.And it gets 31 miles to the gallon!!!!!!I wonder if it will ever make it to production in the states?
Jimmy

It looked a bit like a XKE, a Ferrari and a 240Z. And with one of those you could get a better looking woman than the one in the prison rompers.

It hasn't even got flames on the bonnet, sexy bee-sting arial or detail stripes on the side!!

On a side note, I would have to sell both kidneys (and fit a pool cleaner) just to pay for the deposit :cry:

Thatcher watches Leno ??

J :)

I hate Leno....cant stand him no more...But that is a nice car...I read somewhere that the Buick line nowadays is one of the best built cars...amazing isnt it?

Yeah, especially considering Buick is in deep doo-doo, maybe about to go the way of Oldsmobile.-Sandy G.

The car: Looks better than my Toyota Camry :thmbsp:
The chick: won't kick her out of my bed should she be there by miracle
The snow: Sure can use some. It is 100 degrees outside.

I think that chick comes with whips and chains. :banana:

:banana:
2005 Ford GT
Starting MSRP $139,995

* Mid-Engine/Rear Wheel Drive Platform
* All Aluminum Hand-built 5.4L Supercharged Modular DOHC V8 Engine
* Ricardo 6-Speed Transaxle
* 18" Front/19" Rear Wheels
* All Aluminum Space Frame
* All Aluminum "super-plastic-formed" Body Panels
* Aluminum Doors that Wrap Into the Roof
* Extensive use of Carbon Fiber
* Precision-cast Aluminum Double Wishbone SLA Suspension with Coil Over Shock/Springs
* Carbon Fiber Underbody Aerodynamic System
* Racing-inspired Interior Design Finished in Leather
* "FORD GT" Side Tape Stripes Along Lower Body Sides
* Optional Painted Racing Stripes (hood, roof and rear hatch)

POWERTRAIN/FUNCTIONAL GT

Brakes

Brembo® vented discs with 4 piston calipers (painted black) with ABS.

Engine

All aluminum (block, cylinder heads, connecting rods, pistons) hand-built, modular, 5.4L V8 DOHC, supercharged.

I'm with you Mike Bama. The GT40 is everything I've wanted in a car since I was kid. Speed Racer styling....glass covered headlights....big V8 behind me....no room for kids. Is the Toyo a better, more reliable car? yeah probably. But give me the GT40 anyday!

I love that Ford GT!I always loved the look of the old GT 40,and this seems to have the performance of the old one,too,but without A.J. Foyt or Dan Gurney behind the wheel.I wanna pull into the McDonalds drive thru in it,and order ONE french fry. :D
Jimmy

What car thatch? I didnt see a car in that pic.

I know where there is a Ford GT for sale- I have laid my own bleary eyes on it- Ken Wilson Ford in Asheville, N.C. Last I heard it was up to $275,000. Thing came up to my waist-I wondered how an overweight arthritic like me would get OUT of it much less get into it...the local Ford dealer got picked in the lottery to sell one-I think he made $50K just for shuffling some papers, & never even had to fool w/the car.-Sandy G.

Come on, this is a hybrid with balls and damned good looking. Granted if you can afford to pay for this the price of gas isn't one of your worries but this is a view to the future. Gas is never going to be cheap again, we do need to think about pollution and this looks like a really fun car.

I would rather have one of these.

I 2nd that, or 4th or whatever.

Gas is never going to be cheap again, we do need to think about pollution and this looks like a really fun car

I also 2nd that.

Agreed Thatch, that is a nice car!

I just can't get past my (typical Yank?) prejudice towards the Japanese cars. Only once have I bought a SE Asian car (as a primary driver. I've owned a RX7 and a MR2 for "fun", both great bulletproof runners), when I was desperate I bought a - gasp - Geo Metro.

THAT was a sad day. :yes:

Give me the GT! ("40" for 40" high). :yes:

Well in financial reality, maybe the new Lotus. :eek:

Pete

Pete, still got the Metro? I want another but is has to have AC.

Metro with AC? Brings its top speed down to 40 MPH and it acceleration down to...well, lets just say well into the double digits!

I'd go with the Toyo instead!

I share your viewpoint on the Toyo, it is cool and the future. But aesthically it leaves me blank, like it was designed on a computer, it looks neat but lacks soul. The GT40 has the look of one person's vision, sketched and sculpted into form. Even though I just today read about the horrible problems they've had with them, it moves me in a way that the Toyo doesn't. Like great jazz vs Kraftwerk.

Come on, this is a hybrid with balls and damned good looking.
Yes your right it does look pretty cool.
Granted if you can afford to pay for this the price of gas isn't one of your worries
Not necessarily,
Ive known several people in my time that bought expensive
cars that paid pretty close attention to gas prices.
but this is a view to the future.
Maybe so,
But the buying public will decide whether or not it goes
from a view to any kind of lasting reality.
Gas is never going to be cheap again, we do need to think about pollution and this looks like a really fun car
The fact that this and other cars like it even exist strongly suggest
that people are already thinking about it.

Thatch, yep I've still got it. It's laid up right now, a caliper froze on the highway, cooked the grease right out of the bearing, of course they're press in/out so the whole knuckle has to come off the car :sigh: . I've got to come to grips with the fact the cars' nearing the end of it's useful life. Gaaah that bugs the cheapskate in me.

It's a 1996 Sedan, 5 speed w/ac, and the big engine: 1.3L I4 lol.

I bought it at 1 year old with 10k miles, the ac was always a source of trouble. As it was under factory warrentee I kept taking it in, they replaced the evaporator, condenser, and compressor (I had to fight them on that $900 part), it just never worked well.

Even when it "worked" I had to turn it off pulling away from a stop! Somewhat comical, but overall the cars' been a good runner and I've averaged 39 mpg on top of the cheap purchase price. It's pretty far gone, I doubt you'd be interested, it's getting that rust around the rear wheel wells I've seen on so many. Still, the engine, she purrs. Impressive engine for what it is. I've heard they use them in aircraft.

A lot different than that Toyota!

Pete

Come on, this is a hybrid with balls and damned good looking. Granted if you can afford to pay for this the price of gas isn't one of your worries but this is a view to the future. Gas is never going to be cheap again, we do need to think about pollution and this looks like a really fun car.

Looks like a sporty mini-van :yes: