Limited Edition Ford Gt Mk Iv Is The Ultimate Track-only Ford Gt
The Ford GT Mk IV is unconstrained for Extreme Performance
- As the final track-only model, the 2023 Ford GT Mk IV goes all-in to deliver the Ford GTs highest levels of performance, handling and advanced technology. This is thanks to its unique engine and transmission, aerodynamic design and chassis with a longer wheelbase.
- The 2023 Ford GT Mk IV features a specially engineered twin-turbo EcoBoost engine targeting more than 800 horsepower, race transmission, a carbon fibre long tail body, plus Multimatics Adaptive Spool Valve (ASV) suspension.
- Now available to apply to order from Multimatic with production limited to 67 hand-built supercars a number honouring the original 1967 GT Mk IV race car.
Representing the ultimate and most extreme track-only Ford GT ever, the new Ford GT Mk IV by Ford Performance and Multimatic is a radically advanced supercar delivering max performance with its unique body, powertrain and suspension.
Moreover, it is to deliver unconstrained performance, exceeding that of any Ford GT to date. The Ford GT Mk IV has a unique twin-turbo EcoBoost engine, racing transmission, aero-focused exterior design, and chassis with a longer wheelbase for greater on-track handling.
The original GT Mk IV held nothing back for max track performance, and the new Ford GT Mk IV brings it in the same way, said Mark Rushbrook, global director, of Ford Performance Motorsports. So, with an even higher level of motorsport engineering and performance, plus a completely new carbon fibre body that is functional and striking, the Mk IV is the ultimate sendoff of the third-generation supercar.
Furthermore, the new Ford GT Mk IV nods to the year that the original Mk IV won the 24 Hours of Le Mans, with just 67 of the hand-built supercars to be produced at Multimatics facility in Markham, Ontario. A new client application process (https://www.ford.com/performance/gt/mk-iv/) will begin for this $1.7M supercar (starting MSRP), with client selections confirmed in the first quarter of 2023. Deliveries will begin in late spring 2023.
Multimatics brief was to create the most extreme final version of the Ford GT, and the Mk IV is the outcome, said Larry Holt, executive vice president, of Multimatic Special Vehicle Operations Group. A unique larger displacement engine, proper racing gearbox, stretched wheelbase and truly radical body has resulted in an unprecedented level of performance. Therefore, we are proud to have been a part of the third-generation GT from its inception to this amazing swan song and consider it a significant chapter in Multimatics history.
Ford GT Mk IV has a history of technological advances
To add to this, building on Ford GT Mk IIs triumphant 1966 1-2-3 Le Mans finish, Fords development team held nothing back. They redesigned the car from scratch with state-of-the-art technology and engineering available to create the 1967 Ford GT Mk IV.
Additionally, to leverage new material science advantages, Fords engineers and Kar Kraft developed a new lightweight chassis using adhesively bonded honeycombed-aluminium construction with a more aerodynamic body. They named it the J-Car because it was built to the new FIA Appendix J rules. Furthermore, it is combined with the famous 427 Ford V-8 (7L) engine and a special transaxle with its own cooling system. This was to carry power to the rear wheels as the 1967 Ford GT Mk IV was 9 inches longer and built specifically to dominate global endurance racing.
