Remember the Mercury Lynx? Well, this should make you forget it again.
Austin-based Lynx Motors is resurrecting the 2004-2006 Ford GT supercar and making it even more super.
The company has acquired a leftover batch of authentic unfinished chassis and is turning them into street-legal tributes to the Matech GT1 race car that competed in the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2010.
The cars are being equipped with updated bodywork made from the original Matech molds and a twin-turbocharged version of Ford’s 5.4-liter V8 rated for 1,200 hp, which is a huge jump from the production GT’s 550 hp supercharged 5.4-liter engine.
Power is sent to the rear wheels through a six-speed Ricardo transaxle, but Lynx is also offering a more extreme track-only version with a paddle-shifted SADEV Sequential Manual 6-Speed, more aggressive aerodynamic bodywork and a twin-turbocharged 7.0-liter V8 built by Roush Yates engines that cranks out 1,500 hp.
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The track car gets a stripped and modernized interior with digital screens and a competition steering wheel while the street cars feature a retro take with leather upholstery and an analog gauges that elevates the GT’s original style.
Pricing for the GT1 starts at $1.7 million and just 28 will be built and two have already been sold, according to Lynx Motors. The cars are being offered through Graham Rahal Performance, which is a high-end sports car dealer in Indiana that is owned by the IndyCar driver.
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Ford followed up the first-generation GT with an all-new car in 2017 that was powered by a twin-turbocharged 3.5-liter V6 originally rated at 647 hp and later offered in a track-only model with more than 800 hp. A factory racing version won its class at the 2016 24 Hours of Le Mans to mark the 50th anniversary of Ford’s famous overall win over Ferrari in 1966.
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Ford hasn’t yet announced its own plans for a GT successor, but it will be returning to the top class at Le Mans in 2027 with a yet to be revealed car. In the meantime, the GT3 class-inspired 815 hp Mustang GTD will be going on sale this year for a base price of $325,000.