New Ford GT to Debut at 2019 Goodwood Festival of Speed

[68fastback]

:woohoo:

...that's the week after next!! ... and would seem to be one of the very best-kept automotive secrets of all time!
(...not counting the GT500s 760 HP -lol :shades:)

Can't wait to see what Ford and Multimatic have cooked up ...Larry Holt will be at Goodwood unveiling in the UK.

Autoblog article... (https://www.autoblog.com/2019/06/21/ford-gt-new-variant-photo-goodwood-f4b67m/)

[68fastback]

Ford announced it as part of normal media release for Goodwood...

...Ford media release (https://media.ford.com/content/fordmedia/fna/us/en/news/2019/06/21/ford-to-deliver-exciting-ford-gt-supercar-news-at-goodwood-festi.html):

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Ford to Deliver Exciting Ford GT Supercar News at Goodwood Festival of Speed


Jun 21, 2019 | COLOGNE, Germany (https://media.ford.com/content/fordmedia/fna/us/en/news/2019/06/21/ford-to-deliver-exciting-ford-gt-supercar-news-at-goodwood-festi.html#)



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Join Hermann Salenbauch from Ford Performance and Larry Holt from Multimatic for a special Ford GT announcement, 4:45 a.m. EDT, July 4, at the Goodwood Festival of Speed




The 760 hp Mustang Shelby GT500 to make U.K. debuts on Goodwood hill climb alongside GT Le Mans race car, NASCAR-winning Fusion race car and more



COLOGNE, Germany, June 21, 2019 – Ford will make a special Ford GT supercar announcement during a dedicated press conference from 4:45 a.m. EDT, July 4, at the 2019 Goodwood Festival of Speed.



Hermann Salenbauch, global director, Ford Performance, and Larry Holt, chief technical officer, Multimatic, will deliver news on the Ford GT ultra-high-performance supercar at the press conference, which takes place at Ford stand in the Drift Paddock of the world-famous motorsport event in West Sussex, U.K.

Ford returns to Goodwood this year with an exhilarating line-up of vehicles tackling the 1.16 mile hill climb, including:


The all-new Focus ST and all-new 760 hp Mustang Shelby GT500 making their U.K. debuts
The Ford Chip Ganassi Racing #66 Ford GT race car, fresh from the Le Mans 24 Hours
The M-Sport Ford World Rally Team’s Ford Fiesta WRC car – also appearing on the Goodwood rally stage
The 2018 NASCAR Championship-winning Team Penske Ford Fusion race car
The 1980 Ford Zakspeed Turbo Capri race car
Gymkhana TEN star Ken Block’s Hoonitruck and Escort RS Cosworth
Champion drifter Vaughn Gittin Jr.'s Ford Mustang RTR Drift car



The Europe-spec Ranger Raptor pick-up will also be demonstrating its capabilities in the off-road experience.
A Ford at the Goodwood Festival of Speed media release and further media assets will be available from July 3 at goodwood2019.fordpresskit.com (http://goodwood2019.fordpresskit.com/).

[68fastback]

Sounds like Ford is really bringing some iron to Goodwood!

But it just dawned on me how they're describing this new Ford GT: "Ford GT Ultra High Performance Supercar"

Makes me wonder if this isn't a LeMans-focussed car but possibly "idea: a 5.2 GT500-powered FGT ...I mean, that's what everyone actually wants!! :weg:

:chirp:

[68fastback]

5.2 GT500 motor, OD Damper, pulley, tune -- 900+ HP.

Screw Le Mans -lol- this would become a legendary machine! ...with a factory warranty! :faint:

That's what "Ford GT Ultra High Performance Supercar" means to me :banana: :shades:

:innocent:

[68fastback]

I messed with Ford's pic in Photoshop.

That new FGT is not going away in the pic -- it's coming at you!

And that scoop on top! What would mandate a lot more air? A lot more HP!! Whether for intake, or cooling, or both, more HP requires more flow.

Check out the shadow/density/detail tweaked pic -- the front lights and fenders seem totally different -- seems there's more airflow focused over the car vs around it...

...we shall see on July 4th!

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[68fastback]

Revealed 7-4-19 @ Goodwood:

https://stangsunited.com/showthread.php?9390-New-Track-only-Ford-GT-Mk-II-Revealed-at-Goodwood-7-4-19

[twobjshelbys]

Multimatic press pack

https://multimaticmotorsports.com/gt-mkii/

FAQ

https://multimaticmotorsports.com/gt-mkii/ford-gt-mk-ii-frequently-asked-questions/

Larry Holt answers lots of questions


https://youtu.be/fNAQ_xtSKR4



1.2M starting price, which will not be a usable car - there SHALL be some options. Entirely built and sold by Multimatic. 45 units (15/year for 3 years) above the Ford street car numbers of 1350. Most likely these are like the Mustang GT4s, and the other Ford racing offerings from the parts department: No VIN, just a serial number. No warranty and ZERO (actually less than 0) support from Ford. Only Multimatic, and if you ask Ford you'll probably get a bill.

It answers the question of "what would a Ford GT unfettered by the FIA and homologation rules look like". This is it.

[68fastback]

Ha! You read my mind (or actually I yours -lol) ...just posted up link to this video in the main NEW Ford GT Mk-II thread... (link in post #6 above).

Some good tidbits!

[The Bone]

If I sold my house i still would have to go to the bank for a loan :rofl:

[68fastback]

:lol: ...definitely me too!

[twobjshelbys]

If I sold my house i still would have to go to the bank for a loan :rofl:

Which I would never get so why bother

[68fastback]

2019 total Ford GTs: 229

[twobjshelbys]

2019 total Ford GTs: 229

So how many is that total so far? I don't think they got their 300 for FIA Homologation until early-mid 2019, and they've got to build 1350 to finish it out. Pretty slow. I'll bet Multimatic will regret this arrangement with Ford...

[68fastback]

Don't know total ...that was from 2019 production by nameplate.

Multimatic has a lot of irons in a lot of fires. Probably just about when production is rolling along will be when it's done.

I wonder if they are already making the FGT MkII?