Ford Performance and Multimatic recently revealed the new Ford GT Mk IV, the ultimate and the most extreme track only Ford GT ever. It is hailed to be an extremely advanced supercar that delivers max performance through its unique body, powertrain, and suspension.
To surpass the performance of any Ford GT to date, the Ford GT Mk IV was given a distinct twin-turbo EcoBoost engine, aero-focused exterior design, racing transmission, and chassis with a longer wheelbase for improved on-track handling.
Ford Performance Motorsports global director Mark Rushbrook shared, “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. With an even higher-level of motorsport engineering and performance, plus a completely new carbon fiber body that is functional and striking, the Mk IV is the ultimate sendoff of the third-generation supercar.”
The new Ford GT Mk IV pays tribute to the year that the original Mk IV claimed victory at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, and Multimatic will only produce 67 units of the hand-built supercars in their facility in Markham, Ontario. Ford will also be start a new client application process for the new Ford GT Mk IV. With a price tag of $1.7M as its starting MSRP, client selections will be confirmed in the first quarter of 2023 and deliveries will start in late spring of the same year.
Multimatic Special Vehicle Operations Group executive vice president Larry Holt stated, “Multimatic’s brief was to create the most extreme final version of the Ford GT, and the Mk IV is the outcome. A unique larger displacement engine, proper racing gearbox, stretched wheelbase and truly radical body has resulted in an unprecedented level of performance. 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 Multimatic’s history.”
History of Technological Advances of the Ford GT Mk IV
Inspired by its impressive 1-2-3 finish during the 1966 Le Mans, Ford’s development team went all out as they completely redesigned the car from the top down using the latest technology and engineering available to create the 1967 Ford GT Mk IV.
Fully taking advantage of new material science advancements, Ford’s engineers and Kar Kraft were able to develop a new lightweight chassis with adhesive bonded honeycombed-aluminum construction with a more aerodynamic body. They gave it the “J-Car” moniker as it was built to the new FIA Appendix J rules.
The 1967 Ford GT Mk IV had a new lightweight chassis, matched with the famed 427 Ford 7.0-liter V8 engine, and a special transaxle with its own cooling system that sends power to the rear wheels. The then new 1967 Ford GT Mk IV was 9 inches longer than its predecessor, and built specially to dominate global endurance racing.
