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The Ford GT40 has one the best records in sports history. It won the 24-hour Le Mans four consecutive times. It was designed specifically to compete with the red thoroughbreds of the Ferrari stable in long distance races.

So the quest of Henry Ford of the Le Mans came to reality with the Ford GT40. The first stage of the dream was to buy out Ferrari but the Italian manufacturer backed out at the latter stages of the deal.
The GT40 was born in collaboration with the Lola group. The “40” in the name is really the height of the car from the road as measured from its windshield.

The GT40 evolved from the V8 4.2L prototype that had a 207mph record in Nurburgring into the 1965 V8 4.7L that was tagged as the MK I GT40.

The MK I was further advanced to become MK II then MK III. The GT super car today pays tribute to the great legacy of the car. The modern GT40 has a 5.4L V8 engine that can zoom you around Las Vegas as one of the coolest guys in town.

The muscle car will amaze any driver with its V8 4.6L engine that throttles the car with 315 horsepower. The power plant can be coupled with a choice of a 5-speed automatic or manual transmission that transfers all the power to the rear axle.

The Mustang engineers improved curve handling by getting the rear spring rate up by 25% in the GT. The dampers of the car were also fine tuned giving it smoother control of corners and curves.

What gets the spotlight on the Mustangs’ modifications is the option of getting TrackPack. For $1495, the set will give a car owner 255/240 Pirellis fitted into a 19-inch wheel. This becomes a potent package when combined with new brakepads, rear lower control arms, and antiroll bars.

The test drive with the TrackPack set up with all stability programs turned off proved to top the charts. Lateral grip in the new TrackPack equipped Mustangs is better at 0.93 from 0.9. The stopping distance is more effective at 10 feet and lower. Lap time during the road test was also 3 seconds faster than the average of 1:20.

The Mustang remains to be a muscle car and not a sports car. The great leap in performance is excellent to keep the Ford Mustang GT ahead of the pack. Company officials say that the public must watch out for what is to come on their 5th anniversary in 2014.

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