The Ford GT drew inspiration from Ford's classic GT40 race cars of the 1960s. These cars finished 1-2-3 at Lemans in 1966. Camillo Pardo is credited as the chief designer of the GT and worked under the guidance of Jay Mays. Positive response on the auto show circuit in 2002 helped persuade Ford to produce the car in limited quantities. The first production versions appeared in 2003. The Ford GT is an extremely high performance car with a strong styling resemblance to its GT-40 racing ancestor and the two seater has performance to match the GT-40. The engine is a mid-mounted supercharged 5.4 liter V8 that produces 550 horsepower and 500 foot-pounds of torque. Top speed is over 200 mph.

The Ford GT drew inspiration from Ford's classic GT40 race cars of the 1960s. These cars finished 1-2-3 in the 1966, 24 hours of Le Mans. Camillo Pardo is credited as the chief designer of the GT and worked under the guidance of Jay Mays. Positive response on the auto show circuit in 2002 helped persuade Ford to produce the car in limited quantities. The first production versions appeared in 2003. The Ford GT is an extremely high performance car with a strong styling resemblance to its GT-40 racing ancestor and the two seater has performance to match the GT-40. The engine is a mid-mounted supercharged 5.4 liter V8 that produces 550 horsepower and 500 foot-pounds of torque. Top speed is over 200 mph.