In order to further boost their 2016 LA Auto Show exhibit, Ford brought out this year’s Le Mans GTE-Pro Class-winning car.
As you can see, the all-new GT is still wearing its battle scars, which it picked up during a battle that saw it edge out a Ferrari 488, taking the lead in the 20th hour of the race.
The car raced under the Chip Ganassi umbrella, which is the only team owner in history to have won the Indy 500, Daytona 500, Brickyard 400, Rolex 24 at Daytona, 12 Hours of Sebring and more recently the Le Mans 24 Hours.
Powering the GT race car is a 3.5-liter EcoBoost V6 engine that made its debut in the TUDOR United SportsCar Championship back in 2014, though there are plenty of other mods that deliver high levels of downforce and improved stability.
Last year, Ford even gave us a taste of what the GT race car sounds like when being pushed around a track. Safe to say, it’s anything but subtle.
Still, this isn’t the only GT showcased by Ford at this year’s LA Auto Show, as they also brought along an exceptionally-well restored GT40 – itself a Le Mans winner back in 1966.
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