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Slated to become available “late 2016,” the Ford GT of tomorrow has some big shoes to fill and walk the walk like its stupendous body shell can talk the talk. And good golly, our carparazzi caught the 2017 Ford GT at its first test session outside the Ford bastion.
Truth be told, it’s merely a secret the Blue Oval is on a roll these days. The Focus RS, F-150 Raptor, and Shelby GT350 are just three of the culprits, with the thrilling GT throning above them. Remember how it looked on the floor of the 2015 Detroit Auto Show?
The prototype in the adjacent spy photo gallery is a far cry visual-wise from the prom queen crowned in Detroit Motor City. Look at that glorious body with what looks like gray-painted composite materials wrapping the carbon fiber structure of the car. Then observe how there’s no chicken wire up front nor thumping great aerodynamic diffuser at the rear.
Whereas the wheels and Michelin rubber mirror the units fitted to the concept vehicle, the 2017 Ford GT test mule sports different side mirrors, botched up lights, joined by a work-in-progress exhaust system. In addition to these, the prototype appears to stand lower to the ground than the Detroit-bound concept.
The prototype in the adjacent spy photo gallery is a far cry visual-wise from the prom queen crowned in Detroit Motor City. Look at that glorious body with what looks like gray-painted composite materials wrapping the carbon fiber structure of the car. Then observe how there’s no chicken wire up front nor thumping great aerodynamic diffuser at the rear.
Whereas the wheels and Michelin rubber mirror the units fitted to the concept vehicle, the 2017 Ford GT test mule sports different side mirrors, botched up lights, joined by a work-in-progress exhaust system. In addition to these, the prototype appears to stand lower to the ground than the Detroit-bound concept.
While the active aerodynamics are not featured on this test mule, our photographers informed us of a distinctively six-cylinder exhaust noise from the 3.5-liter twin-turbo EcoBoost V6. According to the rumor mill, pricing for the 2017 Ford GT will go as high as $400,000, while the Ford Motor Company plans to build it in short supply (250 units per year, we hear) to keep the nameplate as exclusive as possible.
Editor's note: some say that the 2017 Ford GT will churn out 700 horsepower or so.
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