Photo: Ford
The heir-apparent of the GT and road-going successor of the GT40 prepares to get better for 2020 at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. Described as “exciting” by Ford of Europe, the go-faster model will likely take inspiration from the LM GTE racing car.
From the teaser presented by the Blue Oval, it’s hard to tell if we’re looking at the LM GTE or the yet-unnamed model. What is certain, however, is that an announcement will be made at a dedicated press conference on July 4th, a day of great significance to the United States of America.
The global director of Ford Performance and chief technical officer of Multimatic will take to the stage, and there’s more to look forward to. The Focus ST and Mustang Shelby GT500 will make their UK premieres at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, and Ford Chip Ganassi Racing will exhibit the #66 racing car. On the rally stage, the M-Sport Fiesta WRC will work its magic.
Four more vehicles are in the pipeline, namely the Team Penske Ford Fusion from 2018, the Hoonitruck and Escort RS Cosworth of Ken Block, as well as the Mustang RTR drift car of Vaughn Gittin Jr. But wait, there’s one more we haven’t mentioned! As if Ford wanted to go all out, the Ranger Raptor will be available for off-road experiences on Lord March’s domain.
Except for the yet-unnamed supercar and Ranger Raptor, all the listed vehicles will tackle the 1.16-mile (1.86 kilometers) hill climb in West Sussex. The question is, what will Ford do with the hardcore-oriented GT?
Pushing the 3.5-liter twin-turbo V6 beyond 647 horsepower would be a bit of a stretch, but not impossible. Now take a good look at the teaser photo then try to imagine how that thumpin’ great wing looks in real life. Brightening up the picture also reveals a roof-mounted intake of some sorts, which might be there for additional cooling or to feed additional air to the engine.
In any case, here’s hoping the EcoBoost sounds better in this car than in the bone-stock GT.
The global director of Ford Performance and chief technical officer of Multimatic will take to the stage, and there’s more to look forward to. The Focus ST and Mustang Shelby GT500 will make their UK premieres at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, and Ford Chip Ganassi Racing will exhibit the #66 racing car. On the rally stage, the M-Sport Fiesta WRC will work its magic.
Four more vehicles are in the pipeline, namely the Team Penske Ford Fusion from 2018, the Hoonitruck and Escort RS Cosworth of Ken Block, as well as the Mustang RTR drift car of Vaughn Gittin Jr. But wait, there’s one more we haven’t mentioned! As if Ford wanted to go all out, the Ranger Raptor will be available for off-road experiences on Lord March’s domain.
Except for the yet-unnamed supercar and Ranger Raptor, all the listed vehicles will tackle the 1.16-mile (1.86 kilometers) hill climb in West Sussex. The question is, what will Ford do with the hardcore-oriented GT?
Pushing the 3.5-liter twin-turbo V6 beyond 647 horsepower would be a bit of a stretch, but not impossible. Now take a good look at the teaser photo then try to imagine how that thumpin’ great wing looks in real life. Brightening up the picture also reveals a roof-mounted intake of some sorts, which might be there for additional cooling or to feed additional air to the engine.
In any case, here’s hoping the EcoBoost sounds better in this car than in the bone-stock GT.
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