Although this is the current Ford GT and I have featured it on this site a few times before, the one I saw up close most recently at my local Cars & Coffee about two months ago was the Heritage Edition from 2019, which makes this version the primary focus of this post. This specific special edition of the Ford GT was created to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the 1968 and 1969 Le Mans-winning GT40, which had the famous light blue and orange Gulf Oil livery. Powering the newest Ford GT is a 3.5-liter twin-turbo V6 producing 647 horsepower and 550 lb-ft of torque, propelling the vehicle from zero to 60 mph in around three seconds and a top speed of 216 mph. It also contains No. 9 graphics on the front and sides of the vehicle and alcantara with contrasting blue and orange stitching lining most of the interior. Other touches that set the 2019 Heritage Edition apart from other Ford GT models include exposed carbon fiber A-pillars, silver mirror caps, orange brake calipers, and a set of unique 20-inch aluminum wheels with a dark stainless-steel finish and black lug nuts.
Out of the 250 examples of the Ford GT built for the 2019 model year, roughly 50 of them are Heritage Editions. However, this wasn't the most recent Heritage Edition produced for the newest Ford GT, as there was a different one released for the 2022 model year that paid homage to the 1964 Ford GT40 Prototype and a few others released after 2019. Heritage Edition Ford GTs tend to command a premium over other Ford GT models, with the 2019 model currently being valued at around $1.5-2 million. In all, the latest Ford GT is an incredibly cool and amazing supercar, and the 2019 Heritage Edition is one of the coolest of them all. I had also seen a 2019 Heritage Edition Ford GT at a car show three years ago, and it wouldn't surprise me one bit if it was the exact same example as the one shown here that I saw much more recently. I could never drive a new Ford GT on a daily basis due to its significant lack of cargo space, but Fords and American vehicles in general don't get much cooler than this.
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