The new Ford GT: this is it!

Posted on 12-01-2015 15:48 by Ricardo – 123 Comments”

Straight out of Motown: the new supercar from Ford.

Rumors about the second coming of the GT did for years, but today at the NAIAS in Detroit put an end to all the speculation: Ford is back with a supercar of format. For the construction according to Ford, extensive use will be made of lightweight materials. The cockpit is made of carbon fiber built to the front and rear subframes made of aluminum. Also the body of CF.

Goodbye V8

In the middle of the 2015 Ford GT is a 3.5-liter EcoBoost V6, fed by two turbos. This takes Ford’s farewell from the achtcilinder from previous generations (here on ABHD archive view). And that sucks, absolutely, but if the endangered species of the supercar can be restored by blown V6’messages, then it is no different. Ford is not very specific on the power output, and maintains the provisional on the ” more than 600 hp. This block is linked to a seven-speed box with double clutch.

Ford has the GT includes active aerodynamics in the form of an adjustable rear wing. The drive is of course only for the 20-inch rear wheels. The production, incidentally, starts only at the end of next year, where Ford now suggests that they put him in a select number of countries on the market. 2016 is not coincidentally also the year in which a half-century ago is that Ford is the entire podium occupied at Le Mans. This is the ultimate tribute to. PHOTOS!

Gallery: Ford GT 2015

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