We Finally Know How Much Power The 2017 Ford GT Makes
At long last Ford has revealed the official power and performance statistics for the turbocharged GT, and they make for good reading.
The blown V6 channels all of 638bhp to the wheels, along with a monumental 550lb ft of torque, 90 per cent of which is available from 3500rpm.
On a long enough straight that adds up to a 216mph top speed, which isn’t too shabby at all. A Ferrari 488 GTB only manages a pedestrian 205mph, while a McLaren 650S stops at 207mph. How would you ever get anywhere on time?
In a slightly bizarre twist to the stats released by Ford, the company claims that the GT is faster around a track than McLaren’s resident downforce fiend, the 675LT,and also the Ferrari 458 Speciale. The track? Err, Calabogie Motorsports Park in Canada. That well-known automotive proving ground that, conveniently, no one else has set any comparable times for. Hmmm.
This comes despite the press release stating categorically that the Ford GT “has no excuses to give.” We might have to reserve final judgement on its race track performance until it sets some public Nurburgring times.
Still, there’s no doubting that it’s fast. Very fast. And as you can hear in the video Ford published in its tweet today, it does sound rather good, too.
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647hp you say…
*638hp
Paddle shifters though
Aren’t these stats in Forza already?
“Blown” V6. Thanks Ford, exept that i don’t have enough money for it
It’s sad that some of these will be kept as an investment and those 647 horses will never be put to good use.
Good point, hopefully some of the owners like Shmee will use it how it was supposed to be used.
Ford have supposedly checked out the people who’ve been accepted to make sure they aren’t going to just garage them. They want owners to hammer them and use them properly by the sound of things.
Mustang engines could have even more power if retuned properly
Yes, but Mustang engines are not very good in the crowds per gallon. Sorry! Miles per gallon.
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Yes, your right but the point of the new gt is too make a supercar with supercar preformance. Witch is eco frendly aswell
If you think the GT needs a V8 then you don’t understand why the purpose of the GT
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“Faster than the 675LT and the 458 Speciale” - Ford
What you forgot to mention was the McLaren and the Ferrari were driven by Ford’s test driver.
Its all a lie!
So you expected Ford to hire a /new/ race car driver instead? Or…?
Also, aren’t the stats already in Forza?
Hey, don’t make fun of Calabogie! Remember that wicked Micra Cup pile up that was posted on here like a year ago? Happened there lol
At the end of the day, it’s still an EcoBoost.
Have you heard the damn thing??? It’s an animal
Its only called an ecoboost for marketing purposes. Nothing eco about it.
And that’s bad because…?
It was a secret??
So how did they have it listed in the little specs box on racing games like Forza, I wonder?
Like, obviously I know it’s a game so the driving dynamics will be vastly different for testing actual speed. But the numbers are published there. How can they do that if no one knows the numbers?
Exactly my thoughts, also, I already know I’m in love with the sound it makes when you lift off the throttle
For a 6 says it has only 630 hp
Removing 2 cylinders and adding 2 turbos… Not even mad cuz POWAAAR