Ford GT becomes the fastest gas powered car to ever lap the Nurburgring!

[Headless Horseman]

FORD GT BREAKS NURBURGRING RECORD!!

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[NHMach1]

We’re gonna bury that Chevy right under the finish line! Lol

 

[9secondko]

It’s a great win. Fastest ICE car around the Ring.

But it’s not to be confused with the GTD, AMG One, ZR1, GT3RS, etc. as they are street legal cars and the GT Mark IV is not.

Good to see Ford and Multimatic pushing things forward.

Hopefully this translates to an even better Gtd time for the new car.

 

[PP0001]

Simply an incredible missile being piloted by an extraordinary driver.

Thanks for posting and what an astonishing accomplishment from the men and women at Multimatic and the Ford Motor Company!

Can only image owning and driving 1 of these 67 extraordinary world record setting automobiles.

 

[SBR70.3]

Should Ford have used this car as the basis for their GTD IMSA car? Every time I watch a race, I just think the Mustang GTD is aerodynamically inferior to the other competitors. Granted, I am not an aero expert, but it doesn't pass the eyeball test.

 

[ihasnostang]

amg one isn't street legal in US

 

[MAGS1]

Who cares if it’s not street legal? Ford and Multimatic showing off their capabilities, it’s pretty awesome to see.

The street legal GT is no slouch either and one of the most beautiful cars I’ve ever seen. This is fun to see, regardless of manufacturer

 

[9secondko]

Who cares if it’s not street legal? Ford and Multimatic showing off their capabilities, it’s pretty awesome to see.

The street legal GT is no slouch either and one of the most beautiful cars I’ve ever seen. This is fun to see, regardless of manufacturer

Lots of people care. Especially those interested in tje street legal topics mustang. Especially with the recent Ring runs as we await official results and see what the new car can do.

The race car Ring time is incredible on its own. Just doesn’t fit the parameters of the GTD discussion.

deserves its own mention separate and apart.

Apples and oranges. pretty simple math.

 

[Strokerswild]

Is the GT still actively raced in any series or capacity?

Curious, I don't follow much of it but haven't heard much GT hoopla lately other than this 'Ring bit.

 

[gimmie11s]

They had to bring a race car to beat the street legal cars that GM kept slapping everyone with.

Gotta love it. Goal posts moved.

 

[MAGS1]

They had to bring a race car to beat the street legal cars that GM kept slapping everyone with.

Gotta love it. Goal posts moved.

Nobody said anything about moving goalposts. An American OEM set the Ring record for an all gas engine vehicle. It’s a great accomplishment. And it just so happens that the ZR1X was run as the same type of car as the Mk IV GT. A prototype/pre-production car.

 

[9secondko]

amg one isn't street legal in US

neither is the euro mustang. And the USA GTDisn’t street legal THROUGHOUT Europe. Only in some areas, with testing and spec chsnged ongoing to fit the standard - hence the euro spec Gtd at the ring.

metcedes could sell a street legal One here. But they’d have to invest more than they want, so it would be compromised otherwise. It’s a choice. Not a technical hurdle - just as simple as how ford sells across the world.

doesn’t change the apples and oranges nature of the market 4 vs the aforementioned street legal production cars.

but the mark 4 isn’t street legal anywhere. It’s a track-only car.

 

[9secondko]

Nobody said anything about moving goalposts. An American OEM set the Ring record for an all gas engine vehicle. It’s a great accomplishment. And it just so happens that the ZR1X was run as the same type of car as the Mk IV GT. A prototype/pre-production car.

yet it IS. A production car built for the streets. Nothing like the mark 4, which is s completely different conversation. Otherwise ford wouldn’t make such a stink about tje Gtd. The whole point is thst it’s a street legal production car. Just like the zr1. And amg one.
So yes. He’s right about moving goalposts.
First it was beat Porsche. Oops. Then it was sub 7. Thrn it was game on. Now we see a new upgraded Gtd msking the rounds.
Completely separate conversation with totally different parameters to the mk4 convo.

this is like comparing the Gtd or zr1 quarter mile times to a top fuel dragster with a pony sticker on it.

Street car vs race only car. Apples and oranges. Come on guys. It’s not that hard.
If Chevy tried to conflate the two with some race only zora we’d be laughing at their desperation.

 

[9secondko]

They had to bring a race car to beat the street legal cars that GM kept slapping everyone with.

Gotta love it. Goal posts moved.

that’s the reality unfortunately. Biding time until the new Gtd is official. Hopefully GM doesn’t come out with something else before then.

 

[Dragster]

Nobody said anything about moving goalposts. An American OEM set the Ring record for an all gas engine vehicle. It’s a great accomplishment. And it just so happens that the ZR1X was run as the same type of car as the Mk IV GT. A prototype/pre-production car.

I agree with you, but--while factually true--it's a bit disingenuous to mention that the Mk IV GT and XR1X were in the same category. One is a street car that is simply not-for-sale in the EU, and the other is a track only car with no pretense of street use. They're massively different, IMO.

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