The Ford GT90 is a high performance concept car that was developed and manufactured by American car maker Ford. It was unveiled in January 1995 at the Detroit Auto Show. The car is currently on display at Hajek Motorsports Museum, Ames, Oklahoma.
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Design[]
The mid-engined GT90 is a spiritual successor to the Ford GT40, taking from it some styling cues, such as doors that cut into the roofline, but little else. In regard to angles and glass, the Ford GT90 fiber.
Performance[]
The GT90's 48-valve V12 is constructed on an aluminium block and head, displaces 5.9-litres (5,927 cc), and produces an estimated 720 hp (537 kW; 730 PS) and 660 lb⋅ft (895 N⋅m) of torque.[5] It has a redline of 6,300 rpm. It is equipped with a forced induction system that uses four Garrett T2 turbochargers.[6] The engine architecture was based on the 90-degree Ford Modular engine family, based on the same architecture and bore and stroke as the 4.6-litre V8 engine, but with four more cylinders added, two more in each cylinder bank. This yielded a 90-degree V12, with a 90.2 mm (3.55 in) bore and a 77.3 mm (3.04 in) stroke with the cylinders arranged in two banks in a single casting.[7] The power produced by the engine is delivered to the rear-wheels through a 5-speed manual transmission developed jointly by FF Developments and Ricardo. The exhaust of the GT90 gets so hot that it would be enough to damage the body panels, and thus ceramic tiles, similar to those on the Space Shuttle, are used to keep the car from melting.[2]
The suspension is a double wishbone variant. The steering is a power-assisted rack-and-pinion. The brakes are ventilated discs.
The GT90, according to Ford, was capable of accelerating from 0–60 mph (0–97 km/h) in 3.1 seconds, 0–100 mph (0–161 km/h) in 6.2 seconds, and had a quarter mile (400 m) time of 10.9 seconds at 140 mph (225 km/h). Top speed was listed as 253 mph (407 km/h).[7]
Development[]
The GT90 was built as a secret project by a small engineering team in just over six months. It shared many components including the transmission and chassis from the Jaguar XJ220, as Jaguar was also owned by Ford at the time. The V12 engine, unique to the GT90,[8] was developed by using a Lincoln Town Car as a test mule, in which they put the prototype engine in order to refine it.
The GT90 was originally going to be the successor to the Ford GT40 and Ford GT70, and the predecessor to the Ford GT, but after the plan for production was cancelled, the chronology was changed, making the Ford GT the new successor to the GT40 and GT70.[
Criticisms[]
Worldwide[]
The car never reached production.
GT90 In Popular Culture[]
The GT90 is available to drive in the following video games:
- Need For Speed II
- Rush 2: Extreme Racing USA
- Gran Turismo 2
- Sega GT 2002
- Ford Racing 2
- Ford Racing 3
- Project Gotham Racing 3
- TOCA Race Driver 2
Awards[]
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References[]
- John McCormick "No White Elephant" AUTOCAR, 9 August 1995.
External Links[]
- GT90 Home
- Ford GT90 Discussion Board
- Collectible Concept: 1995 Ford GT90 concept going up for auction
 Concept vehicles by Ford
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