- The Ford GT LM Edition is the final shipment of the 660-horsepower Ford supercar.
- LM honors Ford’s success in endurance racing with a choice of blue or red carbon fiber on the exterior and blue or red accents on the interior.
- Only 20 units will be made, and the GT LM Edition will ship this fall before production ends at the end of 2022.
The story of the Ford GT begins in the early 1960s when Ford challenged Ferrari for top honors at the 24 Hours of Le Mans with the GT40, sweeping the podium in 1966. Ford revived the nameplate in 2005 and then brought the moniker back in 2016 for both. supercars and race cars, which miraculously secured a class win at Le Mans on the fiftieth anniversary of Ford’s first victory. Now the second generation of the Ford GT is coming to a close, and Ford has revealed the 2022 LM GT Edition as a giveaway for the race supercar.
LM sees the carbon fiber body painted in Liquid Silver, with carbon fiber accents in red or blue in honor of the No. Le Mans class winner. 68 2016. This color display appears on the front splitter, side sills, mirrors, rear diffuser, and engine room grille. The 20-inch carbon fiber wheels also feature colored highlights, and black Brembo brake calipers.
The GT LM edition also has a 3D-printed titanium dual exhaust, which sits below the 3D-printed GT LM logo. The interior is decorated with carbon fiber seats wrapped in Alcantara, with the driver’s seat in red or blue and the passenger seat in Ebony with matching red or blue stitching. The start button color also matches the driver’s bucket, and the rest of the interior is upholstered in Ebony or Alcantara leather with plenty of carbon trim.
The final version of the GT also has a unique badge on the dashboard that ties the vehicle back to its racing roots. Ford took the engine from the No. race car. The 69 GT that took third place at the 2016 24 Hours of Le Mans, which has been disassembled and stored, and crankshaft ground to powder. What’s left of the crankshaft is then used to make a bespoke alloy that is 3D printed to make plaques.
Only 20 units of the final edition will be made, with deliveries starting this fall before production ends before 2023. Ford hasn’t revealed pricing yet, but it’s likely a substantial amount more than the $500,000 cost of the “standard” GT super car.
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