No ford cant do anything right at all, from the explorer to the GT theyve fucked everything they make up.. explorers have hubs fly off on the highway, rims shatter, etc..
The f150 is probably their best creation.. and even that shows its design flaws, the previous generation f150 has the worst crash test ratings of any truck in the last 10 years i beleive.. the thing just completely compacts when it hits something. The new f150 is a much much safer car.. but we will see what else theyve done wrong here.
Also, dont forget that newer suv ford has come out with that fails the roof strength requirments for a flip. The roof of a car is required to hold 1.5 times the weight of the car, i forget the name of the suv that ford made that failed this, but i do know it doesnt even hold the vehicles weight in a flip. (its one of the smaller suv's)
You mention the GT as a good example of their engineering.. while i wouldnt mind owning one, it is extremely over priced for what it is. The build quality is well below par for a 200k car (yes i know its msrp is around 150, but the ford dealers sell them for a 210k markup). Not to mention the 5th gear problems that they have..
I do like mustangs though. I wouldnt want to own anything other than a cobra in the old body style.. but the fox platform notchbacks look very good imo, and are cheap performance cars. Its pretty sad though when you realize ford has been using the same chassis for the mustang for around 25 years.. thats ridiculous.
GM isnt perfect either, but their problems seem to come from bad marketing and managment decisions, not engineering. I agree the whole SUV line they have is shit.. theyre all the same god damn car. And the H3 is a goddamn disgrace to what hummer stands for.. but IMHO gm trucks are better than fords. I would take a 4x4 chevy sierra over an f150 anyday.
But dissing the vette is just over the top, the c5 is probably the best performance car out there for the money right now.. and the c6 z06 is a fucking beast, its 65k and blows 200k cars out of the water. Did i mention it has a top speed of 180 mph?
Whatever.