Rumors are circulating in Dearborn that Ford Motor Firm is considering a brand new, high-priced, low-volume halo vehicle to follow up the GT40-inspired Ford GT constructed for its 100th anniversary in 2003. The new model may well not be a standard performance auto. Some high-level execs inside the Blue Oval are suggesting the subsequent halo must be a very fuel-efficient, or electric, low-/no-emissions "green" model.
With chief rival Common Motors' $41,000 Chevrolet Volt all but launched, this decade's Ford GT would must be a sports automobile or luxury vehicle, not a extra conventional sedan or hatchback with an unconventional powerplant, as a way to justify a six-figure sticker. Porsche and Mercedes-Benz have made such a item achievable, thanks to the 918 Spyder plug-in hybrid, and SLS AMG E-Cell electric, respectively.
Amid its onslaught of new and improved mainstream cars and trucks, Ford wants to front-load its near-future product or service lineup with high-profit models, which is yet another cause a loss leader like the Volt is out. The interest rates on Ford's line of credit, presciently taken in 2006, go up from close zero to prime rate on January 1, 2011.
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