Ford GT

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Production period: 2004-2006
Class : Sports car
Body versions : Coupe
Engines: Otto engine :
5.4 liters (404 kW)
Length: 4643 mm
Width: 1953 mm
Height: 1125 mm
Wheelbase : 2710 mm
Empty weight : 1595 kg

The Ford GT is a mid-engine - sports cars of the automobile manufacturer Ford , a total of 4,038 copies were produced from that between August 2004 and September, 2006. 101 of these were destined for the European market at a price of 177,000 euros each.

development

At NAIAS 2002 Ford presented the GT40 Concept Car , which was a new edition of the Le Mans racing car Ford GT40 built from 1964 to 1968 . The concept vehicle was part of the "Living Legends" series, in which Ford revived earlier models such as the Thunderbird or the Mustang . Up to the 100th anniversary of the brand in June 2003, the team developed a series model from the GT40 concept car in 16 months.

Modern technology was used underneath the visually little changed body. In the case of the new model, the suffix "40" was dispensed with, which in the 1964 vehicle was reduced to a vehicle height of 40 inches . The new GT is 43 inches high.

As early as 1995, Ford showed the GT90, a concept vehicle that took up the nomenclature of the original model.

Technical data and performance

Side view of the Ford GT for the North American market

The modern Ford GT was not intended for the 24 Hours of Le Mans , but it should be able to compete with the best sports cars in the world. Various motorsport companies have developed several racing variants based on the road car according to different technical regulations, including a GT3 vehicle from Matech Concepts , which was first used in the FIA GT3 European Championship . This in turn is the basis for a racing car presented in 2009, according to the rules of the GT1 group for the FIA GT1 World Championship, which will be announced from 2010 . There is also a GT2 variant from Doran Designs.

The engine of the Ford GT is a 5.4-liter V8 engine with Lysholm supercharger , which has an output of up to 404 kW (550 hp) and a maximum torque of 774 Nm. It accelerates the Ford GT up to a top speed of 330 km / h, making the GT currently the fastest production Ford vehicle. The vehicle only needs 3.9 seconds to sprint to 100 km / h.

Model: Ford GT
Motor type:  V8 mid-engine, longitudinally at the rear,
with compressor and intercooler
Valves / camshafts:  4 per cylinder / 2
Displacement:  5409 cc
Bore × stroke:  90.2 x 105.8 mm
Compression:  8.4: 1
Maximum power:  404 kW (550 PS) at 6500 rpm
Max. Torque:  774 Nm at 4500 rpm
Vmax:  330 km / h
0-100 km / h:  3.9 s
Transmission:  6-speed manual transmission
Length × width × height:  4643 × 1953 × 1125 mm
Wheelbase:  2710 mm
Trunk volume:  180 l
Empty weight:   1595 kg
Consumption:  17.0 L / 100 km
Emission standard:  Euro 3

  • Ford GT engine

  • Side view engine

  • Rear view

  • interior

  • GT2 variant of the Ford GT from the American Le Mans Series

  • Ford GTX1 prototype

Recall campaign

Once in August 2004 at the Ford factory Wixom in the State of Michigan , the serial production of the Ford GT began, Ford launched an in December of the same year recall . The 448 Ford GTs built up to this point had to be checked unscheduled due to possible cracks on the wishbones of the wheel suspension . The problem had been discovered by Ford during routine inspections of the GT. However, accidents in the United States had not become known until then.

Reviews

In the BBC broadcast Top Gear , the Ford GT was praised as "the only sports car ever built in the USA" because, atypically for US models, it not only limited itself to good straight-line stability, but was also able to convince in curves and when decelerating. Direct comparisons were made with competitors, for example the Ferrari 360 Modena .

successor

At the Detroit Motor Show (NAIAS) 2015 (January 12-25, 2015), Ford presented a near-series concept vehicle for the successor to the Ford GT. This is powered by a 3.5 liter V6 with two turbochargers, which develops 475 kW (647 hp). Unlike its predecessor, the Ford GT has doors that open upwards. Production of the new Ford GT started in December 2016.

Web links

Commons : Ford GT  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Roland Löwisch: Driving report Ford GT - More GT is not possible. In: Auto Bild . December 23, 2005, accessed January 16, 2018 .
  2. ↑ Sport auto : Boulevard show car or super sports car with tradition?
  3. ↑ Spiegel Online: Ford calls back - Supersportler GT shows cracks , December 23, 2004, accessed: April 21, 2007
  4. ↑ The New Ford GT Makes 647 HP, 550 Lb.-Ft., And Tops Out at 216 MPH . In: Road & Track . January 25, 2017 ( roadandtrack.com [accessed April 20, 2017]).