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The 6:15.977 ET also means that the GT Mk IV, as a track-only vehicle classified in the prototype category, is the fastest car currently available for purchase to lap the Nürburgring Nordschleife. Just bring money – stacks of it – starting price of ~$1.7 million. There are only 67 examples of the car scheduled for production, ending Gen Three of the Ford GT. A twin-turbo Ford EcoBoost® engine with more than 800 horsepower, coupled with Adaptive Spool Valve (ASV) race suspension from Multimatic, a longer wheelbase, racing gearbox., and a “long tail” carbon-fiber body were the ingredients of the run. The chef at the wheel was Frédéric Vervisch, a factory driver for Ford Racing.
