800-HP Ford GT Mk IV Now Third-Fastest Car to Lap the 'Ring
The limited-production, track-only Ford GT circled the Green Hell over 14 seconds faster than the Mercedes-AMG One.
The Ford GT Mk IV has raced its way into the record books, posting the third-fastest overall lap at the Nürburgring Nordschleife.
Driven by Ford Racing factory driver Frédéric Vervisch, the prototype-spec Ford GT lapped the Green Hell in an impressive 6:15.977.
Not only does this make the GT Mk IV the fastest car from an American brand to lap the 'Ring, but it's also now the fastest gas-only car.
The Nürburgring is one of the world's most famous racetracks. Nestled in Germany's idyllic Eifel Mountains, the 12.9-mile Nordschleife (a.k.a. North Loop) is affectionately known as the Green Hell. It's also the track where automakers go to earn bragging rights over each other. Ford is the newest braggart, becoming the latest OEM to set a time that catapults it onto the podium that includes the fastest cars to ever do their thing around the 'Ring, with the Ford GT Mk IV recording a 6:15.977 lap …
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