The Ford GT90 is a high performance concept car that was developed and manufactured by American car maker Ford. It was unveiled in January 1995 at the Detroit Auto Show.[2][3] The car is currently on display at Hajek Motorsports Museum, Ames, Oklahoma.[4]
The GT90's design places emphasis on angles, specifically highlighting triangles throughout the car.
The mid-engined GT90 is a spiritual successor to the Ford GT40, taking from it some styling cues, such as doors that cut into the roofline, but little else. In regard to angles and glass, the Ford GT90 was the first Ford to display the company's "New Edge" design philosophy. The GT90 was built around a honeycomb-section aluminummonocoque and its body panels were molded from carbon fiber.
The GT90's 48-valve V12 is constructed on an aluminium block and head, displaces 5.9-litres (5,927 cc), and produces an estimated 720 hp (537 kW; 730 PS) and 660 lb⋅ft (895 N⋅m) of torque.[5] It has a redline of 6,300 rpm. It is equipped with a forced induction system that uses four Garrett T2 turbochargers.[6] The engine architecture was based on the 90-degree Ford Modular engine family, based on the same architecture and bore and stroke as the 4.6-litre V8 engine, but with four more cylinders added, two more in each cylinder bank. This yielded a 90-degree V12, with a 90.2 mm (3.55 in) bore and a 77.3 mm (3.04 in) stroke with the cylinders arranged in two banks in a single casting.[7] The power produced by the engine is delivered to the rear-wheels through a 5-speed manual transmission developed jointly by FF Developments and Ricardo. The exhaust of the GT90 gets so hot that it would be enough to damage the body panels, and thus ceramic tiles, similar to those on the Space Shuttle, are used to keep the car from melting.[2]
The suspension is a double wishbone variant. The steering is a power-assisted rack-and-pinion. The brakes are ventilated discs.
The GT90, according to Ford, was capable of accelerating from 0–60 mph (0–97 km/h) in 3.1 seconds, 0–100 mph (0–161 km/h) in 6.2 seconds, and had a quarter mile (400 m) time of 10.9 seconds at 140 mph (225 km/h). Top speed was listed as 253 mph (407 km/h).[7]
DevelopmentEdit
The GT90 was built as a secret project by a small engineering team in just over six months. It shared many components including the transmission and chassis from the Jaguar XJ220, as Jaguar was also owned by Ford at the time. The V12 engine, unique to the GT90,[8] was developed by using a Lincoln Town Car as a test mule, in which they put the prototype engine in order to refine it.
The GT90 was originally going to be the successor to the Ford GT40 and Ford GT70, and the predecessor to the Ford GT, but after the plan for production was cancelled, the chronology was changed, making the Ford GT the new successor to the GT40 and GT70.[9]
The car was featured on Top Gear in Series 34, Episode 6 (aired originally on 26th October 1995), tested by Jeremy Clarkson, while the car was still planned to enter production. In that episode, Jeremy was really delighted to test the GT90, as he couldn’t fit in the Ford GT40 (which had to be given to drive to a former Old Top Gear presenter Noel Edmonds two episodes earlier). However, Jeremy’s opinion about the GT90 would change, as shown in Series 3, Episode 1 (aired on 26th October 2003, the month and day is coincidentally the same as when the GT90 was tested 8 years back), “And then, in 1995, there was the GT90. I actually drove this, and it was horrid! Had a top speed of 40, it handled like it was in a cartoon.”
ReferencesEdit
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^ ab"Whatever Happened To The Ford GT90?". Autofluence. 2018-08-09. Retrieved 2018-09-09.
^"Ford GT90 - Motor Trend Magazine". December 1995.
^15 intriguing mid-engine concept cars Detroit didn’t pursue
^"Driving The Ford GT90 - Motor Trend". Motor Trend. 1995-12-01. Retrieved 2018-09-09.
^ abD, Nick (20 April 2016). "1995 Ford GT90 Concept". Supercars.
^George, Patrick (4 October 2013). "The Ford GT90 May Have Been The Greatest Concept Car Ever". Jalopnik.
^"The Real Story Behind The Ford GT90 Concept Car". hotcars.com.
External linksEdit
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The Ford GT90 is a high performance concept car that was developed and manufactured by American car maker Ford It was unveiled in January 1995 at the Detroit Auto Show 2 3 The car is currently on display at Hajek Motorsports Museum Ames Oklahoma 4 Ford GT90OverviewManufacturerFord Motor CompanyProduction1995AssemblyDearborn Michigan United StatesDesignerJames Hope 1 Body and chassisClassConcept carBody style2 door coupeLayoutRear mid engined rear wheel drivePlatformaluminium and carbon fibre monocoque chassis with steel for extra torsional rigidityPowertrainEngine5 9 L 5 927 cc quad turbocharged DOHC V12Power output720 hp 537 kW 730 PS Transmission5 speed FFD Ricardo manualDimensionsWheelbase2 946 mm 116 in Length4 470 mm 176 in Width1 963 mm 77 in Height1 140 mm 45 in Curb weight1 451 kg 3 199 lb ChronologyPredecessorFord GT40 spiritual For other uses see Ford GT disambiguation Contents 1 Design 2 Performance Data 3 Development 4 Media 5 Top Gear 6 References 7 External linksDesign Edit nbsp The GT90 s design places emphasis on angles specifically highlighting triangles throughout the car The mid engined GT90 is a spiritual successor to the Ford GT40 taking from it some styling cues such as doors that cut into the roofline but little else In regard to angles and glass the Ford GT90 was the first Ford to display the company s New Edge design philosophy The GT90 was built around a honeycomb section aluminum monocoque and its body panels were molded from carbon fiber Performance Data EditMain article Ford GT90 engine nbsp GT90 at the 1995 Geneva Motor ShowThe GT90 s 48 valve V12 is constructed on an aluminium block and head displaces 5 9 litres 5 927 cc and produces an estimated 720 hp 537 kW 730 PS and 660 lb ft 895 N m of torque 5 It has a redline of 6 300 rpm It is equipped with a forced induction system that uses four Garrett T2 turbochargers 6 The engine architecture was based on the 90 degree Ford Modular engine family based on the same architecture and bore and stroke as the 4 6 litre V8 engine but with four more cylinders added two more in each cylinder bank This yielded a 90 degree V12 with a 90 2 mm 3 55 in bore and a 77 3 mm 3 04 in stroke with the cylinders arranged in two banks in a single casting 7 The power produced by the engine is delivered to the rear wheels through a 5 speed manual transmission developed jointly by FF Developments and Ricardo The exhaust of the GT90 gets so hot that it would be enough to damage the body panels and thus ceramic tiles similar to those on the Space Shuttle are used to keep the car from melting 2 The suspension is a double wishbone variant The steering is a power assisted rack and pinion The brakes are ventilated discs The GT90 according to Ford was capable of accelerating from 0 60 mph 0 97 km h in 3 1 seconds 0 100 mph 0 161 km h in 6 2 seconds and had a quarter mile 400 m time of 10 9 seconds at 140 mph 225 km h Top speed was listed as 253 mph 407 km h 7 Development EditThe GT90 was built as a secret project by a small engineering team in just over six months It shared many components including the transmission and chassis from the Jaguar XJ220 as Jaguar was also owned by Ford at the time The V12 engine unique to the GT90 8 was developed by using a Lincoln Town Car as a test mule in which they put the prototype engine in order to refine it The GT90 was originally going to be the successor to the Ford GT40 and Ford GT70 and the predecessor to the Ford GT but after the plan for production was cancelled the chronology was changed making the Ford GT the new successor to the GT40 and GT70 9 Media Edit nbsp GT90 interiorThe Ford GT90 appeared in the video games Need for Speed II Sega GT 2002 Sega GT Online Ford Racing 2 Ford Racing 3 Gran Turismo 2 Rush 2 Extreme Racing USA TOCA Race Driver 2 Top Drives Project Gotham Racing 3 and Ford Street Racing Top Gear EditThe car was featured on Top Gear in Series 34 Episode 6 aired originally on 26th October 1995 tested by Jeremy Clarkson while the car was still planned to enter production In that episode Jeremy was really delighted to test the GT90 as he couldn t fit in the Ford GT40 which had to be given to drive to a former Old Top Gear presenter Noel Edmonds two episodes earlier However Jeremy s opinion about the GT90 would change as shown in Series 3 Episode 1 aired on 26th October 2003 the month and day is coincidentally the same as when the GT90 was tested 8 years back And then in 1995 there was the GT90 I actually drove this and it was horrid Had a top speed of 40 it handled like it was in a cartoon References Edit James Hope appointed Director of Design for Chevy Motors Ltd carbodydesign com Retrieved 20 November 2020 a b Whatever Happened To The Ford GT90 Autofluence 2018 08 09 Retrieved 2018 09 09 Ford GT90 Motor Trend Magazine December 1995 15 intriguing mid engine concept cars Detroit didn t pursue Wouter Melissen Ford GT90 Concept UltimateCarPage Driving The Ford GT90 Motor Trend Motor Trend 1995 12 01 Retrieved 2018 09 09 a b D Nick 20 April 2016 1995 Ford GT90 Concept Supercars George Patrick 4 October 2013 The Ford GT90 May Have Been The Greatest Concept Car Ever Jalopnik The Real Story Behind The Ford GT90 Concept Car hotcars com External links EditFord GT90 Concept Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ford GT90 amp oldid 1169832476, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
