Ford is taunting us with its new 2017 GT model for the better part of a year now, but the American carmaker’s plans regarding its supercar are slowly materializing.
Although Ford recently launched its GT configurator online, there are only a handful of these cars in existence – primarily used for testing, so seeing a pre-production model revving its heart out and flaunting its stealth jet-like looks out in the open is a big treat.
Marking the 50th anniversary of Ford’s first Le Mans victory, in 1966, the reborn GT is powered by a twin-turbocharged 3.5-litre V6 EcoBoost engine producing “more than 600 hp”, according to the Blue Oval.
This particular model featured in the video was created for track testing purposes and it comes with plenty of carbon fiber goodies, a monocoque, as well as front and rear aluminum sub-frames. That makes it weight around 3,200 pounds (1,450kg), which in combination with its potent six-cylinder engine, should make it a solid performer in this demanding category.
We’ve already heard how the racing-dedicated variant sounds, but now it’s time to hear one more closely related to the production-spec version that will follow..