The Ford GT also bids farewell from the racetracks with the new and shiny GT Mk IV race car

As we already told you a couple of months ago, the Ford GT is going away. As sad as it is, there is no room for a model like the GT in the brand’s electric future. But before it takes its place once again in Ford’s history, the brand is sending it off with a limited edition of just 20 units, named GT LM 22, which pays tribute to the triple podium achieved at the 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans.

In the past, the Ford GT played a very important role for the American brand in the world of motorsport, achievements that have not been repeated in this second phase of the modern era. That does not mean Ford doesn’t want to send the GT off the track in style, though. That is why next year it will do so in grand fashion, also with a limited edition, this time of 67 units, a figure that refers to 1967, when the Ford GT40 Mk IV won the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

This track-only limited edition will carry the same name, Ford GT40 Mk IV, and will also honor its namesake with a wide array of technology that has little to do with the road-going Ford GT. The exterior features a carbon fiber aerodynamic kit that modifies the original look but, more importantly, improves aerodynamic performance and gives us a hint of what lies under the hood, especially if we look at the huge rear wing.

The new Ford GT40 Mk IV houses an EcoBoost twin-turbo engine. Don’t let the name fool you into thinking it’s the conventional engine, because although Ford has not disclosed specific figures, this engine has been enlarged to exceed the 3,500 cc of the road-going GT and reach a power output that the brand has not yet revealed, though it has confirmed that it will exceed 800 CV. It will also feature an adaptive spool valve suspension (ASV) developed with Multimatic, the Canadian company that helped Ford develop it.

For now, we will have to wait for more details on the modern Ford GT40 Mk IV, as will its future buyers, who will have to go through a selection process to become owners of one of these 67 units and pay a sum that will rise to 1.7 million dollars.