Ford GT MK IV is £1.4 million track-only swansong

Ford has uncovered the Ford GT MK IV, which will be the final ever observe-only variant of the recent technology of the supercar. 

Priced at $1.7 million (£1.4m) and constrained to just 67 units, the MK IV follows the Ford GT LM Version, which represented the finish of street-going creation for the high-general performance two-seater. The new MK IV functions a exceptional livery that pays homage to the Ford GT MK IV from 1967, which received the Le Mans 24 Hrs. 

Power has been improved, from 650bhp on the conventional Ford GT to 789bhp, thanks to an upgraded twin-turbocharged Ecoboost engine. There is also a freshly added “proper racing transmission”. 

Other adjustments contain aerodynamic updates and an extended wheelbase, as perfectly as the addition of adaptive spool valve suspension, equipped by engineering business Multimatic. 

The chassis is built from adhesive-bonded honeycomb aluminium, which cuts down weight. Ford states the modifications make improvements to the GT’s handling on the observe. 

“The first GT Mk IV held absolutely nothing back again for max monitor performance, and the new Ford GT Mk IV delivers it in the exact same way,” explained Mark Rushbrook, Ford Efficiency manager. “With an even higher level of motorsport engineering and effectiveness, in addition a wholly new carbonfibre overall body that is functional and placing, the Mk IV is the supreme ship-off of the 3rd-era supercar.”

Multimatic govt vice president Larry Holt reported the firm’s intention was to develop the “most extreme” final version of the Ford GT.

“A distinctive, larger-displacement engine, good racing gearbox, stretched wheelbase and certainly radical body has resulted in an unparalleled degree of effectiveness,” Holt said. “We are happy to have been a aspect of the third-technology GT from its inception to this astounding swansong and contemplate it a considerable chapter in Multimatic’s historical past.”

Ford will pick out specifically specified shoppers for the racer early subsequent calendar year before deliveries start off in the third quarter.