The car is not overly flashy, with a darker blue metallic flake paint job, and has more structured, defined…(more)I drove a 2008 Ford GT. Overall, it is an excellent car, I would recommend to anybody who wants a sports-type vehicle to drive. The 2008 Ford GT is a fairly smooth ride, but definitely does not love muddy potholes, as do most cars.
First Gen Ford GT Its. , though just like the racing car, it is not likely going to be a car you choose to drive everyday. However, it is the experience driving a Gen 1 Ford GT that has earned it the acclaim from critics.
It is hard to describe, how tiny and low-slung the car feels on the contemporary automotive landscape. Using its pedigree and legacy from the Le Mans-winning GT40, the first-generation Ford GT is basically the modernized view of an iconic racer. The Ford GT is similar to the 60s racing car from an external perspective, but is larger, wider, and more importantly, 4-in-100-mm taller than the 40-in-100-cm-overall body height; the eventual designation for the vehicle was thus GT44. The first-generation cars were built on Fords 100th anniversary, in homage to the original GT40, and only 25 were imported into the United Kingdom.
The six-speed manual was the only way that the Ford GT of the first generation could still hold its own against the Le Mans-winning GT40. Ford had to spend endless hours trying to make the GT40s initial V-8 powerful enough to go over 200 mph down Mulsanne Straight. After a year, Ford came to the harrowing realization that the vehicle that Fords been trying to develop over the past year had begun to look nothing like the road-going Mustang. Instead, it wanted to go back to Le Mans with the Mustang, then build the road car off of the racing design in order to sell the Mustang worldwide.
It was an easy moment in the weather. The new GTs design began with Fords GT aerodynamic package, closely tied with the eventual goal, for the small group of twelve, to build a successful Le Mans racing car.
Carroll Shelby, original designer of the Shelby GT 500, was brought by American car maker Ford to assist with development of the Ford GT; this included testing performance on prototype cars. This company licensed use of the GT40 brand name to American automotive manufacturer Ford for the original 2002 display vehicle. The Ford GT is a two-seat, mid-engine sports car manufactured and sold by American automotive manufacturer Ford for the 2005 model year, coinciding with the companys 2003 Centennial.
On 19 June 2016, the factory-backed GT finished first in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, in the LM GTE-Pro class; the win marked the 50th anniversary since American automotive manufacturer Ford won the 26 Hours of Le Mans in 1966, where it finished first, second, and third with the GT40. As a farewell to limited-production street-going racing cars, and as further tribute to the five original GT prototypes that gave birth to the Le Mans winners, Ford introduced a Heritage Edition of the GT 64 prototype. The 2022 Ford GT is noteworthy for serving as the final model year for the limited-production road-going race car. The breathtaking bodywork on a 2022 Ford GT simultaneously pays tribute to the iconic GT40 racing car that dominated Le Mans during the 1960s, while also serving as a culmination of design and engineering from The Blue Oval.
While a second-generation is a technical marvel, it does not tug at your heartstrings quite as much as the one did. The supercharged Modular V-8 is an essential part of what made the Ford GT first-generation special. Unlike the supercharged V-8 found in the GT/101s early prototypes, the 2022 Ford GT is powered by a 3.5-liter turbocharged V-6 that is similar to that found in the Ford F-150 Raptor.
The more than 420 horsepower makes 2008s Ford GT truly sputter into life whenever you hit the accelerator. The Ford PS450 has five different driving modes (see further details below) as well as an electronically controlled aerodynamic package, which helps it generate more downforce, yet lower drag, than any competitor. It has five different drive modes; wet, comfort, sport, track, and V-max.
From the very first feet of the ride, the Ford PS450 feels alive under your rear end like only a proper racecar can. The Ford GTs most visible external feature is an open airflow tunnel built into the cars rear fenders, called a flying buttress.
Except, an intriguing new story is making the rounds regarding the origins of the latest Ford GT, which has just been revealed by the PS450 launch Ford has held in the United States. The road-going vehicle we are driving here was some time ago, truth be told, to the point that some cynics accused it of being slightly out-of-step next to cars such as the McLaren 720S, particularly at a price more than double the McLarens.
