Weren’t able to get a Ford GT? Don’t worry, there are more on the way.
Ford announced Friday that it is extending production of the carbon fiber supercar for the next two production years, bringing the total up to four. This comes as a result of Ford Performance’s decision to continue to race the Ford GT in both the FIA World Endurance Championship and the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship through 2019.
Customers who were placed on Ford’s wait list will have the opportunity to purchase one of the Ford GT’s in the third year of production. Meanwhile, applicants who were deferred or missed the initial application window will have the opportunity to update their requests when the fourth year application window opens in early 2018.
“While we can’t build enough Ford GTs for everyone who has applied, we are going to produce additional vehicles in an effort to satisfy more of our most loyal Ford ambassadors,” said Dave Pericak, global director, Ford Performance. “We want to keep Ford GT exclusive, but at the same time we know how vital this customer is to our brand.”
“Ford GT has racing in its blood,” says Raj Nair, Ford executive vice president, product development, and chief technical officer. “The road car and race car will live on, side-by-side, for the next four years – providing ample opportunity to test and prove innovative new technologies both on and off the track.”
