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Before Donald Trump was president of the United States, he used to roll around the place in luxury limos from Caddy and own a few exotics like the Lamborghini Diablo that sold for $460,000 in 2016. The 73-year-old POTUS still likes mid-engine supercars, expressing his interest in the Ford GT during his visit at the Ypsilanti plant in Michigan where the Blue Oval also makes personal protective equipment.
The Detroit Free Press reports he’s been impressed by the carbon-edition GT for the 2020 model year, telling Ford officials that he would like to buy one. “But then I heard the price,” namely $750,000 for the Ford Motor Company’s halo product.
“I said forget it. I said I’ll use one on occasion. But what a car that is, huh? What a car,” uttered the president to chief exec Jim Hackett and executive chairman Bill Ford Jr. Have a guess how Trump came across the supercar at the Ypsilanti plant.
As per the cited publication, the president’s staff told Ford officials that he recently saw Ford v. Ferrari and was interested in seeing a GT, probably referring to the GT40 of old. As such, the Blue Oval shipped a Le Mans-era racing car, a supercharged V8 model from the 2000s, and the carbon edition to the factory to satisfy Trump’s curiosity. But that’s not all, according to the Detroit Free Press.
"Bill personally showed the president the GTs and was able to recount some stories about Ford at Le Mans and the development of the vehicles," declared chief communications officer Mark Truby. Not long after, the prez asked how much the newest of the three costs. Well, make that $450,000 for the most basic of specs.
The 2020 model year has 13 more horsepower than before, namely 660 horsepower or 669 PS if you prefer the metric system. The GT MK II from 2019, however, is the most extreme iteration of the mid-engine supercar and the most expensive at $1.2 million. In this track-only specification limited to only 45 units worldwide, the 3.5-liter EcoBoost V6 is tuned to crank out 700 twin-turbo’d ponies (710 PS).
“I said forget it. I said I’ll use one on occasion. But what a car that is, huh? What a car,” uttered the president to chief exec Jim Hackett and executive chairman Bill Ford Jr. Have a guess how Trump came across the supercar at the Ypsilanti plant.
As per the cited publication, the president’s staff told Ford officials that he recently saw Ford v. Ferrari and was interested in seeing a GT, probably referring to the GT40 of old. As such, the Blue Oval shipped a Le Mans-era racing car, a supercharged V8 model from the 2000s, and the carbon edition to the factory to satisfy Trump’s curiosity. But that’s not all, according to the Detroit Free Press.
"Bill personally showed the president the GTs and was able to recount some stories about Ford at Le Mans and the development of the vehicles," declared chief communications officer Mark Truby. Not long after, the prez asked how much the newest of the three costs. Well, make that $450,000 for the most basic of specs.
The 2020 model year has 13 more horsepower than before, namely 660 horsepower or 669 PS if you prefer the metric system. The GT MK II from 2019, however, is the most extreme iteration of the mid-engine supercar and the most expensive at $1.2 million. In this track-only specification limited to only 45 units worldwide, the 3.5-liter EcoBoost V6 is tuned to crank out 700 twin-turbo’d ponies (710 PS).
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