We’ve been sitting tight for these numbers to arrive, and now Ford has made them official.The new Ford GT not just has an official top speed of 216 mph, the most astounding ever for any Ford generation vehicle, however has likewise beaten the McLaren 675LTand Ferrari 458 Speciale at the Calabogie Motorsports Park in Canada.
As indicated by Ford, its GT supercar checked in at 2:09.8, besting the 675LT (2:10.8) and 458 Speciale (2:12.9), thanks to a limited extent to the best in class twin-turbo 3.5-liter V6 that authoritatively creates a terrific aggregate of 647 hp and 550 lb-ft of Ferrari-beating turn.
Keep in mind those naysayers going off about the absence of a supercharged V8 or actually suctioned V8 when the 2017 GT appeared? Obviously Ford is appreciating the last chuckle at this moment. The Ford GT’s extraordinary execution is likewise made conceivable by a few different things, among them its completely dynamic element framework, solid energy to-weight proportion, propelled dynamic suspension framework, and dynamic element frameworks that give loads of downforce, drag and adjust at any speed.
“Our expectation has always been that the EcoBoost V6 would perform exceptionally well in the Ford GT – both in terms of power as well as aerodynamic efficiency,” stated Dave Pericak, global director of Ford Performance.