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When Ford rocked the Detroit Auto Show at the beginning of the year with its 2017 GT, the EcoBoost twin-turbo V6 raised more than one eyebrow that a V8 would’ve easily left in place. Meanwhile, the Blue Oval has assured us its upcoming supercar will perform at a level that will swipe us off our feet. Well, now that it's being showcased in Shanghai, the V6 makes full sense.
Sure, the Chinese have their big-hearted supercars, but the taxation in the country keeps their numbers limited. With the Blue Oval previously announcing the 2017 GT will have a similar price to a Lamborghini Aventador ($400,000), it’s not like this will be an affordable machine. But since the vee six will bring lower taxation, at least the owner will have a small peace of mind argument towards buying one of these slabs of America.
Ah, who are we kidding here? Of course we don’t need to talk about taxation here. If you’ve been following Ford GT since it’s 1960s Le Mans inception, you know the automaker has gone from a big block V8 to a supercharged 5.4-liter small-block V8, and now to this twin-turbo V6.
Ford Performance explains the 60-degree V6’s more compact size compared to a 90-degree V8 allowed for the packaging required by boat tail shape at the rear of the new GT. Sure, that aero tunnel and flying buttresses are superb and yet you never quite know what to make of such claims. Regardless, you can indulge yourself in the machine's details using the 52-pic gallery below.
This somehow reminds us of Lamborghini explaining the all-new 6.5-liter V12 of the Aventador doesn’t feature direct injection because that would’ve added height and ruined the packaging.
And speaking of grabbing a Ford GT, annual production will be capped to 250 units, so exclusivity will be guaranteed at the end of next year when production kicks off.
Ah, who are we kidding here? Of course we don’t need to talk about taxation here. If you’ve been following Ford GT since it’s 1960s Le Mans inception, you know the automaker has gone from a big block V8 to a supercharged 5.4-liter small-block V8, and now to this twin-turbo V6.
Ford Performance explains the 60-degree V6’s more compact size compared to a 90-degree V8 allowed for the packaging required by boat tail shape at the rear of the new GT. Sure, that aero tunnel and flying buttresses are superb and yet you never quite know what to make of such claims. Regardless, you can indulge yourself in the machine's details using the 52-pic gallery below.
This somehow reminds us of Lamborghini explaining the all-new 6.5-liter V12 of the Aventador doesn’t feature direct injection because that would’ve added height and ruined the packaging.
And speaking of grabbing a Ford GT, annual production will be capped to 250 units, so exclusivity will be guaranteed at the end of next year when production kicks off.
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