By some measures, the second-generation Ford GT program had achieved most of its major objectives by the summer of 2016. Developed in near-total secrecy by a small team within Ford and built by low-volume producer Multimatic, the radical supercar took the world by storm following a surprise introduction at the Detroit Auto Show in early 2015. The shock and awe of the unveil was only heightened when Ford announced its ambitious, almost haughty goal for the new car: Winning its class at the 2016 running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, 50 years after the Ford GT40 achieved a 1-2-3 finish at the world’s premier endurance racing event.

And when the checkered flag flew over the Circuit de la Sarthe on 19 June 2016, the #67 Chip Ganassi Team USA Ford GT, driven by Joey Hand, Dirk Müller, and Sébastien Bourdais, beat out Ferrari to claim victory in the LM GTE Pro Class. Mission accomplished.

What was left for the new supercar? The GT’s limited production run began in 2016, concluding in 2022; with only 1,350 street cars built, the third-generation Ford GT was substantially rarer than the previous model built between 2005–2006, necessitating a special application process to even be considered to purchase one. Just as with the original GT40 of the 1960s, however, engineers continued to develop the GT platform. The GT Mk II arrived for 2019, with a name that paid homage to the GT40 Mk II that conquered Le Mans in 1966. A track-only machine not legal for street use, the GT Mk II incorporated everything Ford and Multimatic had learned in endurance racing—but because it was not constrained by motorsport regulations, it brought even more performance to the table.

To provide the second-generation GT with a fitting grand finale, Ford upped the ante once more with the GT Mk IV, which Ford says will be the model’s final variant. Like the Mk II, it is named after a glorious ancestor—in this case, the GT40 Mk IV that won the 1967 24 Hours of Le Mans with Dan Gurney and A.J. Foyt behind the wheel. Just 67 examples are to be hand-built by Multimatic. Once again, these special GTs are track-only vehicles unconstrained by any road car regulations or motorsport rulebooks. They are so extreme, and so focused on excelling on the closed circuit, that they do not even receive a conventional 17-digit VIN.

Freed from all constraints, the GT Mk IV gets a 3.8-liter twin-turbocharged V-6, an engine 0.3 liters larger than those found in any previous GT. Output is stated to be comfortably in excess of 800 horsepower, yet with driver-selectable engine MAPs, power can be tailored to the driver’s ability; this is channeled to the rear wheels through an Xtrac seven-speed sequential racing gearbox via a mechanical limited-slip differential. A unique carbon fiber “longtail” body is draped over a model-specific lengthened-wheelbase chassis.

Twelve-position driver-adjustable ABS and an advanced, variable, driver-controlled traction control system, carbon-carbon brakes (in place of the previous GT’s carbon-ceramic brakes) tucked behind 18-inch center-lock wheels, and Multimatic Adaptive Spool Valve (ASV) dampers help tame the monster just enough for mere mortals to be able to explore its potential—while incredible downforce, a stated 2,400 pounds of it at 150 mph, goads you into pushing it harder, and faster, through the corners. An integrated roll cage, as well as fixed carbon fiber Sparco racing seats and an onboard fire-suppression system, are key pieces of motorsport-derived safety equipment.

GOING ALL-IN: Mk IV 007

The GT Mk IV offered here is the seventh of 67 total examples to be built. As indicated on an accompanying Multimatic build options approval form dated October 2023, key features selected by the original purchaser—and present consignor—are headlined by a $95,000 bespoke exterior in Frozen White and Sonic Blue Pearl. Factory paint protection film was wisely selected to preserve this striking livery. A passenger seat, as well as an extra set of Gloss Black wheels, blue seatbelts, and a cool suit system, round out the options list. With a base price of $1,700,000, these options brought the total price new to an impressive $1,837,925.

Showing just 29 miles at the time of cataloguing (approximately 27 of which were accrued by Multimatic during testing), this GT Mk IV remains essentially as it was when its sole owner took delivery in the fall of 2024. The only notable service work was the completion of a factory steering system recall, a short procedure performed on-site by a technician. It is accompanied now by its order kit and correspondence, as well as four extra 18-inch wheels, a spare steering yoke, and delivery accessories including pit skates for moving this low-to-the-ground vehicle around, pit stands, wrench, air jack wand, car cover, battery charger, and a cool suit system.

Having achieved success in endurance racing around the globe, most notably in the brutally unforgiving 24 Hours of Le Mans, the Ford GT would seem to be a car with little left to prove. Yet as production comes to its conclusion, it is the stunning Mk IV that pushes the model into a new echelon of performance. Strictly limited in production, the exclusivity of Mk IVs like the example offered here is ensured—all while its no-holds-barred approach to track-day dominance promises to thrill its fortunate next owner for years to come.