GT90
This is a copy of an article that was found in the March 1995 edition of Super Ford. Written and photographed by Tom Wilson
Designed completely in Dearborn in four weeks, the GT90 interior carries the triangle theme indoors. The instruments are backlit when operating, and use analog needles and numerals. The glass cockpit should also lend itself to a targa or convertible option. Because the glass roof is not a stressed structural chassis member, the cockpit has been heavily reinforced with what amounts to an aluminum roll cage. Simply lifting off the roof Would make it a slick roadster.
Ford goes 235MPH in only six months
Here's a neat little surprise. In almost perfect secrecy, Ford has built an exotic supercar to take on all exotic supercars. Called the GT90 and conceptually based on what a modern GT40 would be like, the car show prima donna takes its name both from the past car's aura and a marketer's explanation of Ford's 1990s technological prowess.
So what is it? It's a concept car. Ford spokesmen, including SVT's John Coletti and Neil Ressler, vice president of advanced vehicle technology, say the concept car was designed with batch production of 500 examples in mind. They also say Ford has no plans to produce the car, and we'll put our money on that side of the fence. The press materials also note the car would sell for approximately $100,000, a pittance in supercar terms. Although a bit pricey for any Ford without FE power. In other words, no one knows what'll happen with the GT90, but past a lap of the show car circuit, we're not holding our breath.
In the meantime. Ford is pleased fuzzy pink the project went together in '94 when the need for a banner car at next year's auto shows came up. But with procrastination on what to do, the direction and approval was not received until half the year was gone. We're glad to see we're not the only ones who wait to the last minute. Except in Ford's case, pulling off an original design in such short order is considered a triumph; one dovetailing nicely with Ford's leaner, CO-located team strategy of delivering new cars from computer screen to showroom floor in ever reduced time.
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Ford investigated all the exotics and concluded the Jaguar XJ220 came ciosest to what thedo were attempting. Because Ford awns Jaguar, it was relatively easy to borrow a few pieces from the slinky cat, namely its wishbone suspension and brakes. Aside from those bits, the GT90 is completely original. |
