Rumor: Ford GT supercar's successor will be green machine

[wickedstangs]

<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/sports/" rel="tag">Performance</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/ford/" rel="tag">Ford</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/rumormill/" rel="tag">Rumormill</a></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/ford-gt/"><img vspace="4" hspace="0" border="0" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/09/fd88.jpg" alt="Ford GT" /></a>
<div style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><small>Ford GT - Click above for high-res image gallery</small></strong></em></div>
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Back in 2003, <a href="http://autoblog.com/make/ford">Ford</a> gave us the <a href="http://autoblog.com/tag/ford+gt">GT supercar</a> - a road-going homage to the iconic <a href="http://autoblog.com/tag/gt40">GT40</a> race car. Ford discontinued the GT when its high-powered <a href="http://autoblog.com/model/shelby+gt500">Shelby GT500</a> debuted for the 2007 model year, but now the word around Dearborn is that there may be another top-end Blue Oval supercar coming down the pipeline. This time around, however, things may be a bit greener.<br />
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According to <em>Motor Trend</em>, Ford Motor Company executives have suggested that if a GT successor is created, its main focus will be fuel efficiency, citing the possibility of an electric drivetrain. The EV supercar isn't a new idea, after all - <a href="http://autoblog.com/make/porsche">Porsche</a> is readying its <a href="http://autoblog.com/tag/918+spyder">918 Spyder</a> and <a href="http://autoblog.com/make/mercedes-benz">Mercedes-Benz</a> has shown us its <a href="http://autoblog.com/tag/sls+e-cell">SLS E-Cell</a>. Of course, Ford's plans are simply rumormill fodder at this point, but we'll keep our eyes peeled for silent supercars roaming around Dearborn in the coming years just the same.<br />
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<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/ford-gt">Ford GT</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/ford-gt/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/09/fd88-1285708709_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/ford-gt/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/09/fd89_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/ford-gt/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/09/fd94_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/ford-gt/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/09/fd95_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/ford-gt/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/09/fd93_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br />
[Source: <a href="http://www.motortrend.com/features/auto_news/2010/1011_new_gt_for_ford/index.html?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=Microblog&utm_campaign=Twitter%2BTraffic">Motor Trend</a>]<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/09/29/rumor-ford-gt-supercars-successor-will-be-green-machine/">Rumor: Ford GT supercar's successor will be green machine</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Wed, 29 Sep 2010 10:31:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.motortrend.com/features/auto_news/2010/1011_new_gt_for_ford/index.html?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=Microblog&utm_campaign=Twitter%2BTraffic>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/09/29/rumor-ford-gt-supercars-successor-will-be-green-machine/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19652197/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/09/29/rumor-ford-gt-supercars-successor-will-be-green-machine/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>


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[Maverick]

this reminds me - does anyone have the URL/link to the report that said FORD was going to separate ties with Shelby in 2012 and stop producing the GT 500 to go the way of other Mustang types (i.e. MACH, BOSS, etc)??