Ford has unveiled a $1.7 million, track-only supercar with 800 horsepower — and it’s only making 67 of them | Daily News Byte

• Ford has said goodbye to the latest generation of its GT supercar.

• Its last shipment was the $1.7 million Ford GT Mk IV, the most powerful GT to date.

• The two-seater GT pays homage to Ford’s proud 1960s race car, the GT40.

Ford’s most expensive model is going out with a bang.

The Detroit automaker on Friday unveiled the 2023 GT Mk IV, a very limited, $1.7 million version of its GT supercar. Ford’s last and final iteration of the third-generation GT, the Mk IV will hit customer roads starting in the spring of 2023.

But it won’t just roll off dealership lots like a regular old car. Ford says the “client application process” will be completed by early 2023.

The GT Mk IV is the most powerful GT to date, promising more than 800 horsepower from a unique twin-turbocharged engine. The track-only (street-illegal) car features a racing transmission, a longer footprint than the regular GT, and a body made of lightweight carbon fiber.

To keep it planted at high speeds, the Mk IV boasts extensive aerodynamic upgrades, including a rear spoiler where you can fly a plane.

Ford launched the two-seat, mid-engined GT in 2004 as a tribute to its GT40 race car, which won the 24 Hours of Le Mans from 1966-1969. Fans of 2019’s “Ford v Ferrari” will remember this as the car that finally allowed Ford to take on the best Italian brand in the prestigious endurance race.

After a decade-long hiatus, Ford launched the current model in 2016, with plans to build 1,350 of them. It sells for around $500,000.

The new 2023 variant is named after the GT40 Mk IV, which won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1967. To pay tribute, Ford’s manufacturing partner Multimatic will build just 67 examples.

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