The Final Countdown: The 2022 Ford GT LM Edition
The Ford GT LM Edition features a Liquid Silver painted carbon fiber body. Drawing inspiration from the winners of the 2016 LeMans race, this special-edition will be available with red or blue design features with tinted red or blue carbon fiber. These carbon fiber details include exposed red or blue tinted carbon fiber that underlines the lower aerodynamics of the supercar. This includes tinting the lightweight material on the front splitter, side sills and door sills, plus engine bay louvers, mirror stalks and rear diffuser.
The interior of the Ford GT LM Edition features Alcantara-wrapped carbon fiber seats with a matching red or blue driver’s seat, an Ebony passenger seat with accent stitching that matches the driver’s seat color, and an instrument panel wrapped in Alcantara and ebony leather.
“With innovative materials, design and engineering, the Ford GT is unlike any other production supercar,” said Mark Rushbrook, global director, Ford Performance Motorsports. “As we close this chapter of the road-going Ford GT, the GT LM Edition gave us a chance to inject even more heart and soul from a podium-finishing racecar, furthering the tribute to our 2016 Le Mans win.”
The Ford Performance team looked for ways to make the last Ford GT even more distinct. The result was to find the 2016 Ford GT (No. 69) racecar’s engine which had been disassembled and stowed on a shelf. The crankshaft was ground down into powder and developed a unique bespoke alloy used to 3D print the instrument panel badge for each of the 20 special-edition supercars.
The 2022 Ford GT LM Edition will be one of the most exclusive examples conceived by Ford. Only 20 examples of the 2022 Ford GT LM Edition supercar will hit the streets. Deliveries of the Ford GT LM Edition commence this fall with production ending later this year.
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