A mistake in composite layup means they'll have to start over. You might think that this should result in a lower price since there's no paint, but in reality, it's much more difficult to make carbon fiber aesthetically pleasing. It forgoes paint in favor of exposed carbon-fiber body panels. This is more than a few carbon-fiber doodads or a vinyl wrap, though. In more cosmetic news, the 2020 Ford GT gets a new Liquid Carbon appearance package.
In addition to our expectations that this new exhaust will sound delightfully raspy, it will shave 9 pounds off the GT's curb weight. Handling also sees an update, with stiffer damper tunings in Track mode.Īlso new for 2020 is a standard titanium exhaust by Akrapovic, a performance company commonly associated with race cars and motorcycles.
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Larger intercoolers take full advantage of the increase, providing cooler and denser intake air to the turbos.
With lessons learned from the track-only Mk II variant, the 2020 GT adds more energy to the ignition coils and revises piston cooling to deliver a broader torque band and increase output to 660 horsepower (up from 647 hp).Įnsuring that level of power is dependable, the GT gets new air ducting to increase airflow by 50%. The 2020 Ford GT is a clear indicator that this half-million-dollar supercar has more to give. After shocking the automotive world with the surprise unveil of a new Ford GT a few years ago, the skunkworks-like engineers have not been content sitting idle.