Ford GT

Ford GT at a glance

The GT is part of our Ford catalogue and of the supercars section, where it can be compared with its rivals from Ferrari, Lamborghini and McLaren.

The 2005–2006 GT: supercharged V8 and GT40 looks

Ford showed a GT40 concept at the North American International Auto Show in 2002. Chief designer Camilo Pardo kept the proportions of the 1960s race car. The road car was about 100 mm taller than the original GT40, whose name came from its 40-inch height. Carroll Shelby helped with performance testing, and the project was known internally as "Petunia".

The production car had a 5.4-litre V8 behind the cabin, supercharged by an Eaton 2300 Lysholm screw-type compressor and rated at 410 kW (550 hp) with 678 Nm (500 lb-ft). A Ricardo six-speed manual drove the rear wheels; there was no automatic. German Wikipedia gives a kerb weight of 1,595 kg, 0–100 km/h in 3.9 seconds and a top speed of 330 km/h. Car and Driver measured 0–60 mph in 3.3 seconds.

The list price was US$139,995 in 2005, and options such as BBS forged wheels added US$13,500 in 2005. Early buyers often paid up to US$100,000 over list. Ford planned 4,500 cars but built 4,038 before production ended in September 2006. About 100 were intended for Europe, where German Wikipedia gives a price of around €177,000 for 2005–2006. The 346 Heritage Edition cars in Gulf livery are the most sought-after today.

Racing versions of the first GT

The first GT was not developed as a factory race car, but private teams raced it. Matech Concepts built a GT3 version for the FIA GT3 European Championship and six GT1 cars for the FIA GT1 World Championship from 2010. Four of the GT1 cars are believed to survive in 2025. Doran Designs prepared a GT2 car.

The 2017–2022 GT: carbon fibre and EcoBoost

The second generation was revealed at the 2015 North American International Auto Show and, the same day, at the launch of the Forza Motorsport 6 video game. Multimatic built it in Markham, Ontario, at a rate of about one car per day, around a carbon-fibre monocoque with aluminium front and rear subframes. The body has flying buttresses behind the cabin and an active rear spoiler, and the windscreen is made of Gorilla Glass.

Instead of a V8, the GT used a 3.5-litre twin-turbo EcoBoost V6 with 482 kW (647 hp) and 746 Nm (550 lb-ft). From the 2020 model year it had 492 kW (660 hp). A Getrag seven-speed dual-clutch gearbox sent the power to the rear wheels. Ford claimed 348 km/h (216 mph) and 0–60 mph in 3.0 seconds. The car weighed 1,521 kg (3,354 lb) with a 43/57 front-rear weight distribution.

Buyers had to apply. Ford Performance chose the owners of the 2017–2018 cars; the 2019 cars went mainly to applicants who had missed the first round, and the 2020 cars to new customers. Special editions included the Competition Series, the Heritage editions ('64 Prototype, '66, Alan Mann, Holman Moody and LM) and the Liquid Carbon with exposed carbon bodywork, the most expensive road version.

Le Mans 2016 and the GT Mk II and Mk IV

Ford entered the race version with Chip Ganassi Racing in the GTE-Pro class. In 2016, 50 years after the GT40's first overall win, car number 68 won its class at the 24 Hours of Le Mans; in 2017 car number 67 finished second.

Ford also offered two track-only versions of the second generation:

The Mk II was about 91 kg lighter than the road car and not street legal.

Prices and values today

The first GT was not a sales success when new; Ford chief executive Jim Farley later said that in 2007 "nobody" wanted one. That has changed completely. Hagerty data reported by Ford Authority show that average values of 2005–2006 cars rose by about 25 % in the second quarter of 2026. A decent car rarely sells for under US$500,000 in 2026. A no-mileage car with all four factory options (stripes, BBS wheels, painted calipers and the McIntosh stereo) was worth over US$700,000 in 2026. Heritage Editions rose about 54 % in the same quarter. One with 13,000 miles sold for US$660,000 in January 2026, and one with 8 miles came close to US$1,000,000 in July 2026.

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