Ford has never been shy about building cars that push well past the boundaries of street legality — but the Ford GT Mk IV represents something rarer still: a machine so extreme that it couldn’t share a road with ordinary traffic, yet so meticulously engineered that it stands as the definitive statement of everything the GT nameplate ever promised. It is the sharpest tip of the sharpest spear in Ford’s performance arsenal, and understanding why requires a look at the full arc of the Ford GT’s storied history.
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