The facelifted Escape was Ford’s premiere at the LA Auto Show, though something much lower, brighter and hugely more exotic might attract the visitors’ attention.
After all, it’s not every day that you get to see the GT supercar in the flesh, while you can check out the revamped SUV all you want at your local Blue Oval dealer.
Brandishing a bright yellow paint with twin black stripes and black wheels, it has been paraded almost everywhere since its debut last January in Detroit. Officially, it’s billed as a concept but Ford has said that it will make it practically unchanged to (a very limited) production.
In spite of claiming to be the grandson of the ‘60s Le Mans winning GT40, this GT is a 21st century car through and through. The bodyword is edgier, all sharp lines and creases and air intakes instead of the first two generations’ soft curves.
It has also ditched the naturally aspirated V8 in favor of a twin-turbocharged V6. With more than 600 HP (the exact figure is still kept a secret) it certainly doesn’t lack for power, though this is perhaps its most significant part with tradition.
Guess that’s what it takes to take on the Ferraris and Lamborghinis of this world nowadays – and that is Ford’s intention, as the new GT will have an eye-watering price tag of around US$400,000.
Making the most out of it, the company also displayed its endurance racing version that’s lower, wider and even more menacing than the road car on which it is very closely based.
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