- The Ford GT Mk IV set a new lap at the Nürburgring, becoming the fastest American automaker around the iconic track.
- GT recorded a lap time of 6 minutes 15.977 seconds.
- The Ford GT MK IV is the third fastest car to ever traverse the iconic track.
Ford just set a new lap record at the Nürburgring, but not with the Mustang GTD. The automaker did just that with the GT Mk IV, clocking 6 minutes and 15.977 seconds, becoming the fastest American automaker on the iconic track.
The GT achieved a record time as a track-only vehicle in the Prototype class, the same class as the Chevrolet Corvette ZR1X which set a lap record of 6 minutes 49.275 seconds.
The Ford is also now the fastest car powered exclusively by an internal combustion engine and the third fastest overall. The two cars that were faster than the GT at the Nürburgring were the electric Volkswagen ID.R (6 minutes 5.335 seconds) and the Porsche 919 Hybrid Evo race car (5 minutes 19.546 seconds).
Ford introduced the GT Mk IV in 2022 as the most extreme, track-specific version of the car. The Mk IV used a custom carbon fiber Multimatic chassis with a longer wheelbase, long tail body, and improved aerodynamics that could produce more than 2,400 pounds of downforce at 150 miles per hour.
The GT is powered by a 3.8-liter twin-turbocharged EcoBoost V6 engine producing over 820 horsepower. The street version of the GT has a smaller 3.5-liter unit with 660 hp. Each car costs about $1.7 million. Ford opened the order books for the few remaining Mk IV GTs last August.
Motorcycle Pickup1: The Nürburgring continues to be a benchmark for automakers, and the back-and-forth between Chevrolet and Ford makes for interesting viewing. After Ford set a lap record with the Mustang GTD, the Chevy ZR1 and ZR1X dethroned the Blue Oval’s flagship pony car, but Ford wasn’t about to give up.
