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Ford has introduced the latest Ford GT Heritage Edition, inspired by the 1966 Daytona 24 Hour Continental-winning GT40. A car you might recognize from last year’s Ford v Ferrari. The GT will wear Ken Miles’ number 98, the paint on which has been ghosted to highlight the carbon fiber door...

Ford took to Twitter recently to unveil a new graphics package and some new colors for its mid-engine supercar, the GT. A gif shows the car in red, white, and blue, though we expect that was more a nod to the Fourth of July than it was an exhaustive list of coming colors. Either way, the gif...

Sometimes a video is a jumping off point for a blogger. A neat window into a larger topic that we can really dig our teeth into. This isn’t one of those videos. Jay Leno has put a new titanium exhaust system onto his Ford GT. It weighs less. It sounds great. We hope you enjoy.

It's the end of the run for the Ford GT. The car has now finished it's fourth year of racing and it's ready to head out to pasture. But hey, it had a good run. For a start, it won its class at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2016, which was the car's original target: Pay homage to the 50th...

When the Ford GT first came out, the process for actually ordering one got a lot of press. And if you weren't lucky enough to get one, fear not! Your chance hasn't gone yet. Unfortunately, it may go soon, so get thee to the Petersen Automotive Museum Foundation gala where one of the last GT...

The realities of modern racing series are dominated by homologation rules and the balancing of performance between makes and models. As such, the racecar’s engines are sometimes detuned when compared the road-going car upon which they’re based. In celebration of their 1966 Ferrari-beating...

Ford is planning on sharing some big, GT-related news for America’s birthday. On Friday, the company said that it would be making “a special Ford GT supercar announcement” during a dedicated press conference at the 2019 Goodwood Festival of Speed on July 4th. While that’s the correct date, it’s...

This June, the Ford GT will race its last 24 Heures du Mans as a factory race car. To mark the occasion Ford is fielding four special liveries to celebrate its successes at the legendary race. “In 2016, Ford returned to Le Mans to mark the 50th anniversary of our incredible 1966 win and we...

With its big 5.4-liter engine, it’s mid-engine layout, and its production run of more than 4,000 units, the Ford GT has had a long life as a tuner darling. Case in point, this M2K Motorsports GT that recently hit 300.4 mph after just a mile. The speed was hit at the Teas Mile and the car that...

The Ford GT racing programmes will end following the conclusion of the 2019 WEC and IMSA seasons. Ford Performance has said that it may continue to race the Ford GT beyond 2019, but a recent report from Motorsport.com indicates that Ford is evaluating other series for its racing future as well...

Ford Chip Ganassi Racing will run retro throwback liveries on its No. 66 and No. 67 Ford GT GTLMs at the Rolex 24 at Daytona later this month. The retro-look liveries, which will appear on the cars at the Rolex 24 only, have somehow managed to make the achingly cool Ford GT GTLM even more...

With Ford's recent announcement that it would kill off basically every car in its US portfolio except for the Mustang, enthusiasts became understandably worried that Ford Performance was doomed. After all, the only ST product Ford has right now is the Edge ST, which is a far cry from the...

If a “standard” Ford GT just isn’t fast enough for you, the speed freaks in Dearborn have cooked up a lighter model that should perform even better. The new Carbon Series GT is designed for track-day dominance while still being comfortable enough to drive home after when you’re finished...

The Ford GT has been recalled due to an engine compartment fire risk.  Ford first suspected its race-derived supercar may have an issue when a German customer’s car burst into flames earlier this year. The Dearborn-based automaker replaced that customers car, then began looking into why it went...

The Ford GT is a wonderful thing. A barely concealed race car on the road that helped Ford get a class win at Le Mans to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the GT40’s first Le Mans win. It has earned adoration for almost every aspect of its construction.  Almost.  While everyone concedes that...

Fifty years ago Ford was fresh off two consecutive victories at Le Mans, and looking for a third. They would not be denied.  The victory eventually went to the number 9 John Wyer Automotive Engineering GT40 of Pedro Rodriguez and Lucien Bianchi. Moreover, the next year, the same car, chassis...

For those wealthy enough to afford a  Ford GT  — and lucky enough to be chosen by Ford for the current model run — relax, things could be worse. But there’s no denying that waiting on a car, especially one as scarce and desirable as the GT, is a painful experience. It’s one made all the more...

Christopher Svensson, the Ford designer who worked on, among others, the Ford GT passed away on Saturday. The 56-year-old quietly retired in on July 1st, just a few weeks before losing his battle to cancer. "Chris was a talented designer, an inspiring leader and a friend to many people," Ford...

The Ford GT will be limited to about 1,000 units total once production is completed. The American automaker built 500 examples of its twin-turbo V6 supercar for 2017 and has constructed another 250 for the 2018 model year. According to Motor Authority, the Ford GT order books will open once...

One of the coolest, or at least one of the most unique last-gen Ford GTs around is up for sale. Again. Ford GT designer Camilo Pardo put this one-of-one silver, gray, and orange GT up for sale last year. Now it's up for sale again, and the current owner didn't even bother titling it. Which...