Ford GT90

Ford GT90
Overview
Manufacturer	Ford
Production	1995 (planned, later cancelled)
Body and chassis
Class	Sports car (S)
Related	Ford GT40 (as the spiritual successor)
Powertrain
Engine	6.0 L quad-turbocharged DOHC V12 engine
Transmission	5-speed XJ220-derived manual
Dimensions
Wheelbase	2,946 mm (116 in)
Length	4,470 mm (176 in)
Width	1,963 mm (77 in)
Height	1,140 mm (45 in)
Curb weight	1,451 kg (3,199 lb)

The Ford GT90 is a high performance concept car that was developed and manufactured by American car maker Ford. It was unveiled in January 1995 at the Detroit Auto Show as "the world's mightiest supercar". Performance included a top speed 253 mph (407 km/h) completing a quarter mile at 140 mph (225 km/h) from a 720 hp (537 kW;730 PS) quad-turbocharged V12 engine DOHC, the exhaust of which was claimed to be hot enough to damage the body panels, requiring ceramic tiles similar to those on the Space Shuttle to keep the car from melting.

The mid-engined car is a spiritual successor to the Ford GT40, taking from it some styling cues, such as doors that cut into the roofline, but little else. In regard to angles and glass, the Ford GT90 was the first Ford to display the company's "New Edge" design philosophy. The GT90 was built around a honeycomb-section aluminum monocoque and its body panels were molded from carbon fiber.

Jacques Nasser, then a Ford executive and eventually CEO, was very proud of the car, and kept a model of it on his desk, as seen in a documentary on the U.K. television network Channel 4 on the Firestone tire incidents.

The GT90 was built as a secret project by a small engineering team in just over six months. It shared components from another high profile stablemate—the Jaguar XJ220, as Jaguar was also owned by Ford at the time. The engine was a 90-degree, forced induction i.e. quad-turbo V-12, unique to the GT90. Before the engine was placed into the car, it was used on a test mule, a Lincoln Town Car.

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