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What If… The Ford GT Stood Tall as the World’s Fastest ICE-powered SUV?

admin Ford, Ford GT, ford gt suv, rendering, renderings, weekend, what if 0 Comments March 21, 2023

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To be fair, I don’t think you can ever call the Ford GT obsolete in terms of how it looks, simply because its design is based on that of the original GT40, which is timeless. But for the sake of argument, if Ford was to build a GT-inspired SUV sometime in the next few years, they would probably need to upgrade the styling a little bit.

Anyway, let’s go back to where it all started for this nameplate, meaning the early 60s. That’s when a man named Ron Bradshaw put pen to paper and created one of the most iconic high-performance race cars the world has ever seen. The styling wasn’t entirely original though, because it was influenced by the Lola Mk6 race car, made by Britain’s Lola Cars.

Once the final design was approved, assembly began in both the UK and the U.S. – however it was in Dearborn, Michigan where the GT40 would finally come into its own, with the Mk II variant ruining Ferrari’s winning streak at Le Mans. It was the first major European win for an American car manufacturer since Duesenberg showed out at the 1921 French Grand Prix.

The Ford GT40 went on to win Le Mans four times (consecutively), to go with multiple other international titles.

Fast forward to the 1995 North American International Auto Show and Ford unveiled the GT90 Concept, followed by a new GT40 Concept seven years later. That’s what we call “toying with an idea”, because in the summer of 2004, production began in Ohio on the first-generation Ford GT.

Photo: Joao Kleber Amaral…

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Would a Sedan Be the Next Logical Step for Ferrari After Launching the Purosangue SUV?

admin ferrari, Ferrari Purosangue, Purosangue, rendering, renderings, sedan, V12 0 Comments March 19, 2023

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As everyone knows, it’s called the Purosangue, and guns for the likes of the Lamborghini Urus, Bentley Bentayga Speed, and Aston Martin DBX707. The Purosangue represents Ferrari’s first venture into the world of super SUVs (it’s actually a crossover though), and they may be a little late to the high-riding fiesta, but they should cash in big time.

You see, Lamborghini more than doubled their sales with the Urus, so Ferrari has high expectations from the Purosangue. It targets their usual clientele, as well as new customers, for whom having extra seats at the back, four doors, and a generous ground clearance means more than tackling corners fast in a mid-engine supercar. But then again, with an MSRP of nearly $400,000 stateside, anyone who can afford it probably calls the Roma pocket change.

Unveiled half a year ago, and with production set to commence at Maranello, the Purosangue was designed by Ferrari’s Styling Center, under the close watch of Flavio Manzoni, who has overseen the development of other Prancing Horses, including the LaFerrari. Described as a machine “unlike any other,” it uses a naturally aspirated V12, with a 6.5-liter displacement. The engine peaks at 716 Nm (528 lb-ft), and it develops 725 ps (715 hp/533 kW). The Italian company claims that it will do over 310 kph (193 mph) and that the 0-100 kph (0-62 mph) acceleration takes only 3.3 seconds, or three tenths faster than the mighty Enzo.

Right now, Ferrari’s focus is on electrification….

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