Ford GT

The Ford GT was supposed to remain a concept car designed for the car manufacturer’s centennial. However, the positive responses received at various auto shows convinced the car manufacturer to release a limited series of the GT between 2005 and 2006.

The production version is a mid-engine supercar that looks like a smoother model of its racing predecessor.

Although the car looks like a classic, it has several features that differentiate it from other Ford models. For example, it features superplastic-formed aluminum body panels, roll-bonded floor panels, a friction-stir welded center tunnel, a "ship-in-a-bottle" gas tank, a capless fuel filler system, one-piece door panels and an aluminum engine cover with a one-piece carbon-fiber inner panel. The Ford GT is a high-performance car, and it can jump from 0 to 60 mph in a mere 3.3 seconds and to 100 mph in 7.4 seconds. This kind of speed obviously requires some serious gas-guzzling. The GT's engine is the largest V8 in any Ford model, producing 500 horsepower and 500 foot-pounds of torque.

The GT’s designers did not focus on the interior of the car as much as on the exterior. As the car's designer himself said, there is not much more to the cockpit then two seats, a steering wheel and lots of bare metal. The early vintage Ford cars were much more focused on making the driver feel comfortable, but the GT is essentially a race car, not a cruiser.

The Ford GT-R is frequently used as a racing car, but these models are highly customized. With the GT-R, Henry Ford II has accomplished his goal: he created a modern-day version of Ford's most successful racer of all times.

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