Ford GT bows out with limited-run LM Edition

Ford has revealed the GT LM Edition – the last version of its supercar before it ceases production.

Honouring the brand’s 1-2-3 Le Mans 24 Hours victory in 1966, and class win in 2016, Ford says the new edition ‘celebrates Ford GT’s global race-winning success’.

For the LM Edition, the GT’s carbon body is painted in Liquid Silver, and then finished in either a red or blue theme throughout – these two colours honouring the livery of the famous racing models. These colours adorn the front splitter, lower side sills, engine bay louvres and rear diffuser, while the 20-inch exposed carbon fibre alloy wheels have red or blue inner-barrel accents.

A bespoke 3D titanium-printed exhaust is also fitted, while inside the red or blue theme continues on the Alcantara carbon-fibre seats.

Also as a nod to the Le Mans success, Ford located the third-place 2016 Ford GT’s disassembled engine, and then ground down the crankshaft into a powder, before using this as an alloy to 3D print the instrument panel badge.

Mark Rushbrook, global director, Ford Performance Motorsport, said: “With innovative materials, design and engineering, the Ford GT is unlike any other production supercar

“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 race car, furthering the tribute to our 2016 Le Mans win.”