Ford GT Manufacturer Ford Motor Company Production 2003–2006 (4,038 produced) Layout RMR layout Engine(s) Supercharged 5.4 Litre DOHC Modular V8 Wheelbase 106.7 in (2710 mm) Length 182.8 in (4643 mm) Width 76.9 in (1953 mm) Height 44.3 in (1125 mm) Curb weight 3400 lb

Month Year US Sales Production October 2004 22 November 63 December 59 2004 Total 144 547 January 2005 7 February 4 March 44 April 70 May 117 June 150 July 91 August 113 September 176 October 165 November 157 December 208 2005 Total 1302 1890 January 2006 157 February 194 March 204 April 157 May 178 June 185 July 147 August 143 September 133 October 102 November 261 December 58 2006 Total 1919 1601 January 2007 62 February 169 March - 2007 Total 231 -0- Grand Total 3596 4038

This page refers to the concept and production cars of 2002 and later; for the mid-1960s race car, see Ford GT40.

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Classic design.

It began as a concept car designed in anticipation of Ford's centennial year and as part of its drive to showcase and revive its "heritage" names such as Mustang and Thunderbird. Camilo Pardo, the head of Ford's "Living Legends" studio, is credited as the chief designer of the GT and worked under the guidance of J Mays. The designers drew inspiration from Ford's classic GT40 race cars of the 1960s and the GT is sometimes mistaken for its 1960s counterpart. 1938 Buick Y-Job, the first Concept car A concept car or show car is a car prototype made to showcase a concept, new styling, technology and more. ... “Ford” redirects here. ... For other Ford Mustang models and concepts, see Ford Mustang Variants. ... The Ford Thunderbird was a car manufactured in the United States by the Ford Motor Company. ... J Mays (born October 15, 1954 in Maysville, Oklahoma) is currently the Vice President of Design and Chief Creative Officer at Ford Motor Company. ... GT40 Mk II front. ...

Positive response on the auto show circuit in 2002 helped persuade the company to produce the car in limited quantities, and the first production versions appeared in 2003. It is a very high-performance, two-seater vehicle with a strong styling resemblance to its racing ancestor and performance to match. The powerplant is a mid-mounted supercharged 5.4 liter V8, producing 550 horsepower (410 kW) and 500 foot-pounds force (680 N·m) of torque. Top speed is 205 mph (330 km/h). An auto show, or motor show, is a public exhibition of current automobile models, debuts, concept cars, or out-of-production classics. ... The Liberty V8 aircraft engine clearly shows the configuration A V8 engine is a V engine with eight cylinders. ...

Development

At the 1995 Detroit Auto Show, the Ford GT90 concept was shown and at the 2002 show, a new GT40 Concept was unveiled by Ford. NAIAS 2005, near the Audi exhibit. ... The GT90 is very futuristic looking. ... “Ford” redirects here. ...

The GT is similar to the original Ford GT40 cars, but bigger, wider, and three inches (76 mm) taller than the original 40 inches (1.02 m) - as a result of which, a potential name for the car was the GT43. Three production prototype cars were shown in 2003 as part of Ford's centenary, and delivery of the production Ford GT began in the fall of 2004 GT40 Mk II front. ...

A British company, Safir Engineering, who made continuation GT40s in the 1980s owned the GT40 trademark at that time, and when they completed production, they sold the excess parts, tooling, design, and trademark to a small Ohio company called Safir GT40 Spares. Safir GT40 Spares licensed the use of the GT40 trademark to Ford for the initial 2002 show car, but when Ford decided to make the production vehicle, negotiations between the two failed, and as a result the new Ford GT does not wear the badge GT40. It is rumored that Safir GT40 Spares asked $40 million dollars for the rights, but this has never been verified. The partners at Safir GT40 Spares state they have correspondence from Ford declining Safir's $8 million offer. Early cars from the 1960s were simply named "Ford GT". The name "GT40" was the name of Ford's project to prepare the cars for the international endurance racing circuit, and the quest to win the 24 Hours of LeMans. The first 12 prototype vehicles carried serial numbers GT-101 through GT-112. The "production" began and the subsequent cars, the MkI, MkIIs, MkIIIs, and MkVs, numbered GT40-P-1000 through GT40-P-1145, were officially "GT40s". The name of Ford's project, and the serial numbers, thus show the story that "GT40" was only the car's nickname to be false. This article is about the U.S. State. ... EXAMPLE:Laughbox,Blondie,BamBam,Pinkie,etc. ...

Production and sales

Production startup began on the 17th of august 2001. The first customers took delivery in August 2004. The GT began assembly and was painted by Saleen in their Saleen Special Vehicles facility in Troy, Michigan. The GT is powered by an engine built at Ford's Romeo Engine Plant in Romeo, Michigan. Installation of the engine and transmission along with interior finishing was handled in the SVT building at Ford's Wixom, Michigan plant. Saleen S281 3-Valve Saleen, Incorporated, commonly known as Saleen, is an American manufacturer of high performance sports cars and high performance automotive parts based in Irvine, California. ... Saleen Special Vehicles, also known as SSV, is a Saleen-owned and Saleen-operated specialty vehicle assembly plant located in Troy, Michigan. ... Troy is a city in Oakland County of the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Romeo is a village in Macomb County in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Wixom is a city in Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. ...

Of the 4,500 GTs originally planned, approximately 100 were to be exported to Europe, starting in late 2005. An additional 200 were destined for sale in Canada. When production ended in 2006, the full planned lot of 4500 were not produced. Approximately 550 were built in 2004, nearly 1900 in 2005, and just over 1600 in 2006, for a grand total of 4038; however, the final 11 car bodies manufactured by Mayflower Vehicle Systems were disassembled and the frames and body panels sold as service parts. For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ...

As with many highly desirable new vehicles, when the Ford GT was first released, the demand severely outpaced supply, and the cars initially sold for premium prices. The first private sale of Ford's new mid-engine Sports car was completed on August 4, 2004, when former Microsoft executive Jon Shirley took delivery of his Midnight Blue 2005 Ford GT.^[1] Shirley earned the right to purchase the first production Ford GT (chassis #10) at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance Auction after bidding over $557,000.^[2] Jay Leno, host of "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno", took possession of his private sale Red 2005 GT (chassis #12) a week later.^[3]

Other early cars sold for as much as a $100,000 premium over the suggested retail price of $139,995.^[4] Optional equipment available included a McIntosh sound system, Racing stripes and Forged alloy wheels adding an additional $13,500 to the MSRP.^[5] By June 2005, retail sale prices had dropped to around $10,000 to $20,000 over MSRP, and in August 2005 several new GTs were sold on eBay for no more than the suggested retail price. This article is about the online auction center. ...

The production run of 4038 GT's ended with the 2006 model year on the 21st of September, 2006, short of the originally planned 4500.^[6] The Wixom Assembly plant, where the GT was finish-assembled, is scheduled for closure in 2007 and has stopped production of all models as of May 31, 2007.^[7] Sales of the GT continued into 2007, from cars held in storage and in dealer inventories. The Wixom, Michigan auto plant is one of Fords largest and oldest manufacturing sites. ...

Ford GTX1

GTX1 Prototype #001 on display.

In November 2005 the Ford GTX1, a roadster version of the Ford GT, was unveiled in Las Vegas. The $48,000 aftermarket conversion is performed by the Genaddi Design Group and endorsed by Ford. It includes performance upgrades that increase horsepower to 700 hp (520 kW), as well as suspension modification. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 499 pixels Full resolution (1550 × 966 pixel, file size: 1. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 499 pixels Full resolution (1550 × 966 pixel, file size: 1. ... 1950 Jaguar XK120 Roadster This article is about the car body style. ... For further information, see Las Vegas metropolitan area and Las Vegas Strip. ...

Performance and engineering

The Ford GT features many new and unique technologies, including super-plastic-formed aluminum body panels, roll-bonded floor panels, a friction-stir welded center tunnel, a “ship-in-a-bottle” gas tank, a capless fuel filler system, one-piece door panels and an aluminum engine cover with a one-piece carbon-fiber inner panel.

Brakes are four-piston aluminum Brembo calipers with cross-drilled and vented rotors at all four corners. When the rear canopy is opened, the rear suspension components and engine are visible.

The 5.4L V8 powerplant is all-aluminum and fed by an Eaton screw-type supercharger. It features unique 4-valve DOHC cylinder heads and a forged rotating assembly. It uses a unique aluminum block designed specifically for the GT program with an emphasis on block rigidity. A dry sump oiling system is employed, allowing the engine to sit very low in the frame. The DOHC heads are a revision of the Cobra R cylinder heads (with slightly increased wall casting thickness in the exhaust port) and the design is essentially shared with the GT500. Power output is 550 horsepower (410 kW) and 500 foot-pounds force (680 N·m) of torque. A Ricardo six-speed manual transmission is fitted featuring a helical limited-slip differential. // Eaton may refer to: Eaton Centre, shopping malls in Canada Toronto Eaton Centre, a large retail and office complex in Toronto, Canada Eatons / John Maryon Tower, a cancelled skyscraper in Toronto Eaton Center (Cleveland), an office tower in Ohio Eaton Hall (Cheshire), a country home in Eccleston, England Eaton... A supercharger (also known as a blower) is an air compressor used to force more air (and hence more oxygen) into the combustion chamber(s) of an internal combustion engine than can be achieved at ambient atmospheric pressure (natural aspiration). ... The Ford Mustang SVT Cobra is a sportscar built by Ford since 1993. ...

Performance (mph):(Source: Car and Driver Magazine)

0-60 mph (0-96 km/h): 3.3 seconds
0-100 mph (0-160 km/h): Faster than 7.8 seconds
Top speed: 220 mph

Top lap time-Nürburgring Nordschleife (as indicated by Octane magazine, 11/05):
7:42 s Detailed Nürburgring map showing both the Nordschleife and the new GP section. ...

Fuel Consumption

The US EPA mileage estimate for the GT is 12 mpg in city driving, and 19 mpg in highway cruising, for a combined 14 mpg (19.6/12.4 & 16.8 L/100 km combined).^[8] Similar vehicles, like the Lamborghini Murcielago and Ferrari F430, rate at 10 city / 15 highway for 12 mpg (19.6 L/100 km) combined, and 13 city / 17 highway for 14 mpg (16.8 L/100 km) combined, respectively.^[9] The Lamborghini Murciélago is a GT and supercar automobile made by Lamborghini. ... Ferrari F430 Spider The Ferrari F430 is a high-performance sports car produced by the Italian automaker Ferrari to succeed the Ferrari 360. ...

On May 14th 2007 a GT participated in an economy driving contest around Reykjavik in Iceland held by FÍB (the associaton of car owners in Iceland), and the oil company Atlantsolía. The GT finished the 143 km circle through hilly terrain with average fuel consumption of 11,31 litre/100km.

Racing

• A highly-modified GT is currently in use in Super GT's GT300 class driven by Hidetoshi Mitsusada and Daisuke Ikeda. Designed by DHG Racing, it is powered by a 3.5 L Formula 1 Ford Cosworth DFR unit.
• Swiss team Matech Racing currently runs two Ford GT GT3's in the FIA GT3 European Championship. They plan a modified version of the GT3 car for the VLN championship, before offering the car in a GT1 class form.
• PSI Experience of Belgium is also planning to enter Ford GTs in the FIA GT3 European Championship^[10]
• Doran Racing is in the process of developing a Ford GT for use in the American Le Mans Series GT2 class.^[11]

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References

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