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To clear the air about Ford's so called superior technology on the new GT-350, here's my 2 cents:
As some of you may recall...I was recently awarded a trip to Riviera Maya Mexico. The trip was sponsored by BWI which is the company that builds suspension systems that are standard or optional equipment for select GM vehicles. Here's a link to the company which originated from GM's Delphi division over the last decade: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MagneRide. To clear the air--Ford purchased the technology from BWI for the new GT-350, so it really isn't Ford's technology--it's a system originally designed by GM. While in Mexico, I spoke with Dave Genord the chief engineer for suspensions at BWI and asked why they would sell primarily a GM system for Ford to add to the Mustang--obviously a competitor. He indicated that the GT-350 would be the only Ford model they agreed to sell the system to. The GT-500 and others would not get it. So--to clarify the FACTS--it's not Ford's so called superior technology that makes it perform so well--it's a system Ford didn't have the technology to design, so they bought it from BWI. In other words--if you can't beat em--join em.
As some of you may recall...I was recently awarded a trip to Riviera Maya Mexico. The trip was sponsored by BWI which is the company that builds suspension systems that are standard or optional equipment for select GM vehicles. Here's a link to the company which originated from GM's Delphi division over the last decade: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MagneRide. To clear the air--Ford purchased the technology from BWI for the new GT-350, so it really isn't Ford's technology--it's a system originally designed by GM. While in Mexico, I spoke with Dave Genord the chief engineer for suspensions at BWI and asked why they would sell primarily a GM system for Ford to add to the Mustang--obviously a competitor. He indicated that the GT-350 would be the only Ford model they agreed to sell the system to. The GT-500 and others would not get it. So--to clarify the FACTS--it's not Ford's so called superior technology that makes it perform so well--it's a system Ford didn't have the technology to design, so they bought it from BWI. In other words--if you can't beat em--join em.
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