2017 FordGT
3.5L Twin-Turbo EcoBoost V6
Currently in the private collection
Florida, United States · Lubeck Garage
The 2017 Ford GT is a road car reverse-engineered from a racing objective: return Ford to Le Mans, exactly 50 years after the 1966 GT40 victory, and make the production car carry the same aerodynamic logic. Its carbon-fibre body, compact twin-turbo EcoBoost V6, flying-buttress aero channels, active suspension, and narrow cockpit all serve that mission. The result is not a nostalgic GT40 remake. It is Ford using heritage as a reason to build a modern, competition-derived supercar.
2015 Reveal
The second-generation Ford GT on its show stand, the carbon-fibre supercar built to return Ford to Le Mans. Wikimedia Commons · Tracey Adams · CC BY 2.0
Full Specifications
Engine
3.5L twin-turbo EcoBoost V6
Power
647 hp at 6,250 rpm
Torque
550 lb-ft at 5,900 rpm
Top Speed
216 mph (claimed)
0–60 mph
~3.0 sec
Transmission
7-speed Getrag dual-clutch
Structure
Carbon-fibre monocoque
Build
Multimatic, Markham, Ontario
Chronicle
Key Dates & Events
January 2015
The second-generation Ford GT is revealed at the Detroit auto show.
12 June 2015
Ford announces a factory-supported return to Le Mans with Chip Ganassi Racing.
30–31 January 2016
The Ford GT GTE-Pro race car debuts at the 24 Hours of Daytona.
19 June 2016
The #68 Ford GT wins LM GTE-Pro at Le Mans, 50 years after Ford's 1966 win.
December 2016
Production begins at Multimatic in Markham, Ontario.
2017
The road car launches with 647 hp, a 216 mph claimed top speed, and application-based allocation.
2022
Ford GT production concludes after an expanded limited run and multiple heritage editions.