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The Ford GT LM Race Car is a race car produced by Ford. It appears in Gran Turismo Concept, Gran Turismo 4, Gran Turismo PSP, Gran Turismo 5 and Gran Turismo 6.

In-game description[]

"Gran Turismo commemorates the return of the legendary Le Mans-winning machine by offering its own interpretation."

As a stunning new take on a legendary racing car, the new Ford GT supercar was launched in the summer of 2004, to commemorate the company's 100th anniversary. As a reinterpretation of the classic 1960's GT40 that won four straight 24 Hours of Le Mans races, this new version featured the latest and greatest automotive technology. With that in mind, Gran[1] Turismo decided to make a good thing even better by creating its own Ford GT to contemporary Le Mans specs. We call it the Ford GT LM Race Car.

The powertrain remains the same as that found in the production Ford GT, a supercharged 5.4-liter DOHC V8, mounted amidships behind the seats. But the 550 HP output from the stock version has been boosted to a whopping 592 HP in this race-car model. A 6-speed manual race-spec gearbox has also been added.

The LM Race Car has the identical proportions as that of the stock Ford GT, measuring 15.1 ft. from bumper to bumper and 6.3 ft. wide. The chassis is an aluminum space frame design incorporating all of the latest automotive technologies, and the body is composed entirely of carbon-fiber. A large rear wing for increased downforce has also been added. The suspension system consists of a double-wishbone configuration fore and aft. Total curb weight: just 1150 kg.

Acquisition[]

Game Buy From Location Credits Win From Event
Gran Turismo Concept --- --- Complete Course License # 10 with Gold
Gran Turismo 4 --- --- Infineon World Sports Car Race
Gran Turismo PSP Ford Dealership 1,500,000 ---
Gran Turismo 5 Used Car Dealership 2,441,246 ---
Gran Turismo 6 Ford Dealership 1,600,000 ---

Trivia[]

  • The livery of this car is based on that of the Ford GT40 Race Car '69.
    • Additionally, this car displays a #4 as the driver number. This is a reference to the four consecutive victories achieved by Ford at the 24 Hours of Le Mans from 1966 to 1969. This trait would be also carried over to the Ford GT LM Race Car Spec II and the Ford GT LM Spec II Test Car.
  • Coincidentally, in 2006, Ford offered a Heritage Edition model for the Ford GT, with similar livery to this car, but with no Gulf logos and the choice of car number at customer's choice (1-9, or blank), and different rims.
  • The engine sound of the car in GT Concept is the same as the road car version and similar to the CPU-exclusive Ford Mustang SVT Cobra R '00. In GT4, it uses the same Spec II version's engine sound, albeit slightly low pitched.
  • The description text for this car mentions a large rear wing being installed, despite this model not having any; this is because it uses the same description text from the Spec II versions of the car.

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Notes[]

  1. Miswritten as "Grand" in-game
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