Ford reveals lightweight #Ford GT "Competition Series"

In honour of their recent win in the Rolex 24 Hour at Daytona, Ford Performance has unveiled a special model of the Ford GT dubbed the Competition Series. This model will further shed weight and lower the center of gravity compared to the base model GT.

Michael R. T. Jensen

24 Feb 2017

Ford Performance nixed the GT’s air conditioning, infotainment system including radio and speakers, storage areas, and even cupholders. Weight is further reduced by subbing out the standard materials in other places with even lighter variations. This includes a Perspex acrylic engine cover with vents and a carbon fibre prop rod, carbonfibre wheels with titanium nuts, a full titanium exhaust, more exposed carbon fibre inside and out, and an even thinner Gorilla Glass front windshield.

Ford Performance has yet to reveal how much weight this package will reduce, nor how it will affect performance. At a tad over 3,000 pounds in base trim, this new package can be expected to weigh in at the high two thousand pound range.

Comments

“Base model ford gt” :P

Sounds odd, but with a higher model out the more common and cheaper version is now a base model. LoL

So is this a real life horizon edition?

Nah, those have stripes on top of the paint. This stripe is beneath where the paint would be.

Doesn’t this screw people who already ordered there ford gt.

Not at all, actually. The package has been available since preorders started. The news is that they’ve officially released details on what this package entails.

someone tell shmee about this he needs to buy this ASAP

Didn’t he already order a GT?

Why do the wheels design look like the ripped off Work CR KAIs

Being carbon fibre, I don’t really think they’re much of a rip off of anything.

I’ll start saving up for a 2026 version

I’ll start saving up for a used 2005. LoL

I hated the new GT when it came out. Now, every time I look at it, it continually grows on me revealing how wonderful its design really is and the technology and advancements that were poured into it.