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Ford GT90

Ford named this vehicle to hint at the inspirations of it's design, namely the highly sucessful GT40 road / race car of the 1960's. Similar in that both cars are very low, mid-engined two-seaters with fantastic performance potential. However, there the similarities end.

The GT90 concept was the first example of what Ford called "edge design" in which numerous hard-edged surfaces seem to collide with one another. In this way, the GT90 almost resembles a Stealth Fighter. And, like a Stealth Fighter, the GT90 features similarly advanced materials, taken straight from race car technology: a honeycomb aluminium chassis, carbonfibre body and ceramic exhaust.

The GT90 was powered by a quad-turbo 720 bhp V12 engine. It was intended to be lauched in a limited series of 100 cars, but unfortunately this plan was never realised. However, the GT90 did have a significant effect on the future of Ford design, the "edge design" concept later spawning vehicles such as the Ka and Cougar.

Year:	1995	Engine:	Quad-turbo V12
Power:	720 bhp	Transmission:	5-speed manual
0-60:	3.1 secs	Top speed:	235 mph

Related Links

The Ford Website
http://www.ford.co.uk