I'd say the same people willing to spend $100,000 of a Ford GT that uses the steering rack from a Ford Focus. Some parts simply cannot be improved ot the money spent would not be worth the minor improvement. Caddy has GM worldwide to draw parts from. The body, chassis, and engine would defintely be exclusive to the Cien and if Ford can show it is doable and profitable with the GT, then GM can also do this (and better I might add) with the Cien. It would bethe ultimate halo car for Caddy and GM. It would be a bold statement that Caddy is in fact back, and all the bullshit talk from the past GM people is over with. There is a new day at Caddy. Still, I say this only if....IF Ford shows profitability with the GT.
REPLY: The Ford GT is not intended to be a World Class anything - halo car yes, but not World Class. Caddy brands itself, righly or wrongly, as the standard of the World. Rather than a redo of a three decade old racer, the Cien would be a MODERN STANDARD, and would be judged as such. The Ford will be what the original was, an american racing hotrod.
The competition for the Cien would be the Aston Martin, Lambo and Ferarri, among others, clearly a different class than the $100k Ford
Ford is desperate for some sizzle, and will risk losing money on a small production item. Caddy isn't in the kind of trouble that Ford is. They would rather not do it than do it on the cheap. As much as I'd like to see the Cien, I agree with them.