Ford GT (2017) (Research & Development)

The Ford GT 2017's Research & Development event was released as part of the Showdown Update and held on the following dates:
*July 4, 2019 (After the Aston Martin Vantage 2018 R&D)
*February 13, 2020 (After the McLaren Senna Festival)
There are 4 Labs spanning a total of 50 Tests with a time limit of 12 days once the event is started. The event has an individual key refill duration of 1 hour and 30 minutes.
The labs will unlock in the following schedule:
* Lab .002.: 2 days later or pay 
* Lab .003.: 5 days later or pay 
* Lab .004.: 8 days later or pay 
== Tests ==
=== Total Costs / Rewards ===
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*85 cards from R&D Boxes
**7 R&D Basic Kit Boxes (Grants 5 cards)
**3 R&D Advanced Kit Boxes (Grants 8 cards)
**2 R&D Professional Kit Box (Grants 13 cards)
*Auto-Test: ​​
*Quality Checks: ?
*Minimum Number of Proto Keys Used: ?
Test Count by race mode:
*Classic: ?
**Main goal as beat time test: ?
*Time Attack: 0
*Ultimate AI Challenge: ?
*Elimination: ?
*Infected: ?
*Unplugged: ?
*Gate Drift: ?
*Knockdown: ?
*Flawless: ?
==Boxes==
===v4.8===
===v4.3===
== Tips / Warnings ==
===v4.8===
*Completion of this event without auto-passing will require the car to be at MAX+PRO. This will cost + , 80 , and .
===v4.3===
* Test .022. has a bug where up to 2 Quality Checks collected on the track, and the Quality Check from completing the Main Goal, are not counted.
* The minimum tune required to complete the event is [5545 5255]. This requires + , 68 , 72 and 44 .
** As the event gives out 16 engines, 52 more must be obtained through other means.
** Players should note that the final Ultimate AI can be beaten with a lower configuration of [5545 5052]. However, this configuration is not enough for Tests .040. and .044. (the penultimate AI).
* If the player decides to auto-test the final Ultimate AI, an alternative tune that can be used to complete the rest of the event is [5505 5254]. This requires + (inclusive of the cost needed to auto-test the final Ultimate AI), 64 , 63 and 44 . However, double/triple boosters are mandatory for most races from Test .030. onwards and the player needs to be very skilled.
* As there are , the Ferrari, Drive in Style and Chevrolet collections can be completed to upgrade the Ford GT 2017 should the player choose to complete the event without auto-testing the final Ultimate AI. A total of 15 Class A free upgrades can be obtained from the 3 collections for the Ford GT's 4 TOUs.
** The Chevrolet collection is the cheapest collection to complete, as the collection does not require any cars that can only be purchased with or have to be assembled with Blueprints.
*** The Chevrolet collection gives 4 free Class A upgrades for completing the collection, which requires to max out all the four required cars.
*As this event is identical to the R&D of the BMW 3.0 CSL Hommage, all the tips and warnings for that event also apply here.
== Quotes ==
Category:Asphalt 8: Airborne
Category:Research & Development
Category:Showdown Update