Ford has finally revealed the power figures and additional details of its halo supercar, the GT, which started production not too long ago.
We’ll jump straight into it then – the 3.5 litre EcoBoost V6 in the GT churns out 647 hp and 746 Nm of torque. Ford is quoting a top speed of 348 km/h, and claims the engine’s powerband produces 90% of its peak torque from just 3,500 rpm.
It also adds that the GT’s engine is the most powerful EcoBoost production engine it has ever made, and that the GT is the “fastest production car ever to wear the Blue Oval badge.” As for other notable digits, the dry weight of the GT is about 1,360 kg, giving it a power to weight ratio of about 2.1 kg/hp.
In other areas, the GT also boasts a fully active dynamics system that encompasses both the car’s suspension and aerodynamics, which is “designed to make the car perform with optimum downforce, drag and balance at any speed, creating a faster setup regardless of driver skill level.”
What does it all equate to? Well, Ford brought its GT out to the Calabogie Motorsports Park in Canada to take on established supercar nameplates – the McLaren 675LT and Ferrari 458 Speciale – as part of its 2016 development testing.
All contenders were track-prepped with new fluids, fresh tyres and optimal suspension settings before being driven by the same driver in identical track conditions to ensure maximum parity. The result as Ford puts it “speak for themselves,” with the GT setting the fastest lap time of 2:09.8, a full second quicker than the McLaren and 3.1 seconds quicker than the Ferrari.
“Our expectation has always been that the EcoBoost V6 would perform exceptionally well in the Ford GT – both in terms of power as well as aerodynamic efficiency. We tested and developed this powertrain through the Daytona Prototype race car that ran in IMSA for two seasons, last season racing with Ford GT. We are extremely pleased with how it performs, both on the track and on the road,” said Dave Pericak, global director at Ford Performance.
“The Ford GT is all about performance. We achieved considerable weight savings with the carbon-fibre architecture. We then reinvested some of that savings into where it counts most – performance, specifically, the active dynamics. The result is an even faster car,” said Raj Nair, executive vice president of global product development and chief technical officer at Ford.
Those who were lucky enough to purchase a GT will be glad to know that the model already has some racing pedigree to its name, winning at last year’s Le Mans exactly 50 years on from Ford’s 1-2-3 victory at the iconic race back in 1966.
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Tesla P90 > all
Beyond 200kmh,
330i>p90
Sorry jam. Beyond 200kmh in KL ?!
I thought America is synonymous & proud with their V8..?
That’s nice and all. But McLaren will be launching their new super series soon. Which should easily trump the 675LT (which is based on the MP4-12C originally launched in 2011). So it will be faster than the 675LT. And the 458 Speciale is an old car. But it is normally aspirated, just like the Porsche 911 GT3 RS. So obviously it will be slower than a turbo charged car. But the directness and linearity of an NA engine’s power delivery makes it a very fun and rewarding car to drive. The GT3 RS and 458 Speciale are basically the last of old school supercars.
Agreed! Ford should’ve pitted the GT against the 488 GTB.
The next real challenge will be to pit it against the competition in the ultra-competitive GT3 series. That’s a proper sprint-type competition. The world is yet to see how the Ford GT would fare against the current machineries – the usual German squadron (Merc-AMG GT3, Audi R8 LMS, BMW M6 GT3, Porsche 911 GT3) the Italians (Ferrari 488 GT3 & Lambo Huracan GT3) and the Brits (Bentley Continental GT3 & Mclaren 650S GT3) and the brand new NSX GT3 from Japan.Bring it on!
Already Destroyed Ferrari, Porsche, Aston Martin, Corvette and more at 2016 Lemans. The Ford GT took 1st, 2nd, 4th, and 5th.
ford? we come we read and we move on.
They claimed sonar things when the previous Ford GT… and we all know how that turned out.
i’m diggin the 80’s style retrofuture interior
it looks and feel absolutely special inside and out…
hopefully the well deserved clientele lucky enough to be chosen to buy them doesn’t crash any of these works of art and engineering
It’s still needs to compete with Dodge Viper and Chevy Corvette 1st, no way it can rival Mclaren or Ferrari yet…
The GT made a name for itself in the 1960s, and the nameplate returned to Ford for the 2005 and 2006 models. Since then, the vehicle has truly evolved into a supercar, evident by it’s $100,000+ price tag.
The company has made some changes to the third-generation GT, prioritizing handling and track capabilities in their 2017 model. The result? Not only one of Ford’s most impressive cars ever, but perhaps one of the most innovative cars to ever be released. For more information about the 2017 Ford GT Release Date checkout http://2017fordgtcar.com/2017-ford-gt-release-date/