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The Ford F-150 Lightning SuperTruck was the fastest at the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb

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Last weekend (June 23), the 102nd Pikes Peak International Hill Climb race was held, in which the Ford F-150 Lightning SuperTruck was the fastest. The 12.42 mile (almost 20 km) long track, with 156 turns, Romain Dumas completed in 8 minutes and 53.553 seconds.

61 cars participated in the race and the Ford F-150 Lightning SuperTruck finished with more than 10 seconds lead over the Wolf GB08 (9:04.454) driven by Christian Merli. It should be noted that this result was slower than last year’s SuperVan 4.2, which crossed the track in 8:47.682.

It is interesting that the car had certain technical problems during the race, so at one point it had to stop, reset and start again. In the end, it cost him a lost 26 seconds.

The Ford F-150 Lightning SuperTruck is powered by three STARD UHP 6-Phase Motors and Ultra-High Performance Li-Polymer NMC cells, with over 1,600 hp (1,193 kW). It is equipped with a triple-element front wing, headlight ducts, hood ducts and louvers, front dive-planes, side diffusers, rear diffuser, carbon ceramic brakes, multi-element rear wing to maximize aerodynamics, and magnesium forged wheels wrapped in Pirelli P – Zero tires.

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Ford Mustang GTD with optional Performance kit

The world’s most famous endurance race, the 24 Hours of Le Mans, will take place this weekend, where Ford will reveal the most powerful and most expensive Mustang, the Ford Mustang GTD. Now we have the first photos of the interior, and customers will be able to choose the optional Performance package.

Most of the car body is made from carbon fiber. It is equipped with multi-adjustable suspension and a set of ultra-lightweight 20″ center-lock rims wrapped in 325mm front and 345mm rear road-legal Michelin Pilot Sport Cup2 tires. Under the bonnet is a 5.2-L Coyote V8 engine assisted by a mechanical supercharger. with about 800 hp (597 kW) at 7,500 rpm, paired with an 8-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission that sends power to the rear wheels.

This limited edition will be produced for only two years, and in order to ensure that the car will not be resold and generate extra profit, buyers will have to get approval from Ford that they do not want to sell the car to people who will not drive it. It will be Ford’s answer to the new Porsche 911 GT3 RS, and it will cost over 300,000 euros.

Greg Goodall, head of the engineering department in charge of this model, is confident that the car will show its full potential on the track, primarily the Nürburgring Nordschleife. He believes that the Mustang GTD is capable of completing a 20 km lap in less than seven minutes. He also revealed that during intensive testing in North America, GTD spent a lot of time at the Virginia International and Sebring circuits.

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Ford museum with $1 billion vehicles

When we talk about expensive cars, the first thing that comes to mind are private collections worth tens of millions of dollars. However, there is one place where vehicles worth about a billion dollars are kept, and that is the storage of the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan.

Ollie Kew, Deputy Editor at Top Gear Magazine visited the warehouse where curators and experts have amassed an incredible collection of vehicles, from NASCAR cars and military vehicles to unique concepts and bikes.

In a conversation with Matt Anderson, curator of transportation at Henry Ford, we learned that there are around 300 cars in the museum, 1/3 of which have never been displayed at one time. He singled out several cars such as the 1912 Baker Electric that was purchased by William Howard Taft, the President of the United States at the time, and driven by his wife Helen. Also, this car remained in the White House and was used by the next four first ladies until the late 20s.

The next car Anderson showed was a 1953 Ford X-100 produced for the 50th anniversary, which was advertised as 50 innovations. Among the innovations is a rain sensor on the roof that, if you leave the car open and it starts to rain, the roof closes by itself. There are also Ford Model T and Model A that belonged to Henry Ford, MG TC (1949), Ford Escort (1981), Ford Thunderbird NASCAR (1987), Ford Ranger for emergency services used after terrorist attacks in the USA 2001, Ford Hot Rod (1932), Ford Focus Electric Test Car (2009) and many others.

Watch the video and enjoy the beautiful cars that you won’t have the chance to see, at least nowadays.

Source: Top Gear via YouTube

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