As Matt Prior detailed in his in-depth review, the new Ford GT was conceived by the firm as a vehicle that could win the GTE Pro class at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. To meet the rules of the class, that meant building a road car version.
And what a road car – a £420,000, 647bhp technical marvel, as you can see in this video.
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The mk1 Fabia VRS also had a
The mk1 Fabia VRS also had a similar long bumper to the 206 to meet the WRC regulations of the mid 2000s.
The Alfa changed BTCC forever, Volvo had to back out their estate 850 as it couldn't easily mount a rear spoiler. Somehow with the current generation of vertically tailgated hatchbacks, they've actually found a way, and Subaru now race an estate car. Somehow though the early 90s BTCC seemed more relatable to the average motorist, with "stock" models of repmobiles than the current almost-sillouette heavily bodykitted hatchbacks.
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The GT40 was not powered by
Hi k12479, yup - quite right
Hi k12479, yup - quite right on the GT40 engine. Not quite sure where my brain went with that, but I've corrected now. As for the 917: not missed out so much as this was a mere selection of a far wider group. Plenty more out there, but felt we should have some to either add into this piece over time, or to do as a sequel feature!
James