{"id":1862092,"date":"2026-04-02T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1862092"},"modified":"2026-04-02T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T21:00:00","slug":"the-ford-gt-mk-iv-is-officially-the-third-fastest-car-ever-to-lap-the-nurburgring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1862092","title":{"rendered":"The Ford GT Mk IV is officially the third fastest car ever to lap the N\u00fcrburgring"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Ready to brighten up your day? Have a little watch of the video down below. That\u2019s the Ford GT Mk IV<\/a> setting the third fastest time ever at the N\u00fcrburgring in the hands of two-time N24 winner Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Vervisch.<\/p>\n

Looks like it\u2019s on fast forward, doesn\u2019t it? The Mk IV\u2019s 6m 15.977s lap means it\u2019s only behind the Porsche 919 Hybrid EVO<\/a> and the Volkswagen ID.R<\/a> in the all-time list. And because one of those is a hybrid and the other\u2019s electric, the bonkers GT also takes the title for fastest pure combustion car ever around the \u2018Ring. Fastest car from an American OEM, too.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cDriving the Ford GT Mk IV at the N\u00fcrburgring is an experience unlike any other,\u201d said Vervisch after his lap on 1 April (and no, the time isn\u2019t an April Fools). In fact, we\u2019re told that the unseasonably cold weather meant that the Belgian driver was limited to a top speed of 193mph.<\/p>\n

\u201cEvery input is met with an immediate, precise response. Through the Kesselchen, over the Flugplatz, it just inspires confidence, allowing you to push harder and harder. You feel the history of the track, and you feel the immense capability of the Ford Racing engineers who poured their hearts into this machine. To set these records is a dream come true, a testament to what’s possible when passion meets precision.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Of course, the Mk IV is the end of the line for this third generation of Ford GT, with just 67 examples being built. It\u2019s a track-only special with special Multimatic race suspension and the EcoBoost V6 turned up to produce over 800bhp. Check out that longtail body, too.<\/p>\n

Spend just over six minutes watching the lap below, then head over to read our review by clicking these here words<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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6 minutes 29 seconds<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Ready to brighten up your day? Have a little watch of the video down below. That\u2019s the Ford GT Mk IV setting the third fastest time ever at the N\u00fcrburgring in the hands of two-time N24 winner Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Vervisch. Looks like it\u2019s on fast forward, doesn\u2019t it? The Mk IV\u2019s 6m 15.977s lap means it\u2019s […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[226,237],"class_list":["post-1862092","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-crawlmanager","tag-topgear-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1862092","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1862092"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1862092\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1862092"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1862092"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1862092"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}