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Besides stealing the show during the Detroit Auto Show and more recently at Auto Shanghai 2015, the Ford GT continues to generate rumors about how much power it will hide under the hood.
As you know, the V8 is history for the new Ford GT as the Blue Oval insists with EcoBoost technology. That's how the 2017 Ford GT got itself a brand new 3.5-liter twin-turbo EcoBoost that was rumored to be capable of churning out over 600 HP.
However, Car & Driver begs to differ, and their recently published report says we should expect at least 700 HP from the Ford GT. Such a figure will be possible because the V6 shares equal bore and stroke dimensions (92.6 mm x 86.7 mm, or 3.64 in x 3.41 in) seen in Ford trucks and RoushYates-built IMSA Daytona Prototype endurance racers.
Also, Ford Performance engineers have been busy testing carbon-fiber and forged-aluminum wheels for the 2017 Ford GT while a centre-lock five-bolt configuration is being taken into consideration.
But what is muscle without brains, right? For the 'thinking' part, the Ford GT will use over 50 vehicle sensors, 28 microprocessors capable of sorting out 300 megabytes of data per second and six CAN (Controller Area Network) arrangements.
Next year, Ford's GT will face its rivals in the Le Mans GTE category, and we're talking about big guns like the Ferrari 458 Italia GT2, Porsche 911 RSR, and Chevrolet Corvette C7.R.
For the planet's wealthy mortals, Ford will build around 250 GTs per year, but we don't see why selling those would be a problem, even if the supercar receives a $400,000 sticker.
However, Car & Driver begs to differ, and their recently published report says we should expect at least 700 HP from the Ford GT. Such a figure will be possible because the V6 shares equal bore and stroke dimensions (92.6 mm x 86.7 mm, or 3.64 in x 3.41 in) seen in Ford trucks and RoushYates-built IMSA Daytona Prototype endurance racers.
Also, Ford Performance engineers have been busy testing carbon-fiber and forged-aluminum wheels for the 2017 Ford GT while a centre-lock five-bolt configuration is being taken into consideration.
But what is muscle without brains, right? For the 'thinking' part, the Ford GT will use over 50 vehicle sensors, 28 microprocessors capable of sorting out 300 megabytes of data per second and six CAN (Controller Area Network) arrangements.
Next year, Ford's GT will face its rivals in the Le Mans GTE category, and we're talking about big guns like the Ferrari 458 Italia GT2, Porsche 911 RSR, and Chevrolet Corvette C7.R.
For the planet's wealthy mortals, Ford will build around 250 GTs per year, but we don't see why selling those would be a problem, even if the supercar receives a $400,000 sticker.
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