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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.

Source: Ford

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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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Ford has started production of the Explorer EV in Europe

Ford has officially started production of the electric Explorer EV at its factory in Germany. Ford invested almost two billion euros in this factory, as part of the transition to electric vehicles. The goal is to produce 250,000 electric cars a year, including the production of this compact SUV.

The car was originally supposed to be launched in September 2023, but due to the introduction of new battery standards, the production of this model was postponed. At the factory in Cologne, Ford produced the Fiesta model, but production was suspended last year in order to release full capacity for the production of the Ford Explorer EV.

This may not be the best time for Ford to start production of a new electric car considering that demand for EVs is on the decline. However, the American manufacturer expects good sales results.

Ford is considering selling gasoline and hybrid cars in Europe after 2030, which is the opposite of the original plan that only included electric vehicles. Also, demand for hybrids has increased in recent years, prompting automakers to reduce investment in EVs. The lack of charging infrastructure in Europe contributed to this, as well as the invasion of Chinese electric cars, which have been causing headaches for other manufacturers for a long time.

Source: Reuters