Ford GT LM Spec II Test Car

The Ford GT LM Spec II Test Car is a fictional race car produced by Ford in collaboration with Gran Turismo. It appears in Gran Turismo 5 Prologue, Gran Turismo 5, Gran Turismo 6, Gran Turismo Sport (as part of Update 1.23), and Gran Turismo 7.
==In-game description==
"A dream car by Gran Turismo, commemorating the return of a legend that made Le Mans history."
===Brand Central (GT7)===
This Gran Turismo original Gr.3 racing car is based on the Ford GT. Conceived as a 'Ford GT fit for Le Mans'... It features a specially designed suspension system, as well as a race-ready six-speed manual transmission. All its body panels were constructed from carbon fiber in order to reduce their weight as much as possible. In fact, it weighs only 1,150 kg!
==Acquisition==
==Trivia==
*This and the Gran Turismo 350Z RS are the only Concept by Gran Turismo cars in Gran Turismo 5 Prologue to return in subsequent games.
*Despite being a Ford GT model, this specific car is not allowed to enter the Ford GT One-Make Race in Gran Turismo 5 Prologue, likely due to said event only allowing the road-going model.
** It also cannot enter races restricted to American cars in GT5 or GT6, as the car's country is instead coded as PDI. This was fixed in GT Sport by having the car purchasable at the Ford dealership, although it is primarily for Manufacturers Series purposes.
*A similar livery to this car was later reused for the Stealth Model cars and for the Nissan GT-R SpecV (GT Academy Special).
*Some players consider this car as a Premium counterpart of the Ford GT LM Race Car Spec II.
**However, the Test Car is based on the production model, as indicated by its wheel design and its internal name.
**Additionally, the Test Car has front canards, and is heavier and less powerful (although it has a higher torque, contributing to the car having a higher PP).
*Hot Wheels released a scale-model version of the car as part of the Gran Turismo Series line of diecast cars.
*In both Gran Turismo 5 and Gran Turismo 6, the car's engine was reused from NASCAR vehicles. In Gran Turismo Sport, it was given its own engine sound.
*In GT6, although the car cannot be painted, it is possible to change the color of the car's wheel, as well as giving the car a custom racing number.
*Unusually for a race car, its cockpit is simply the road car's cockpit with the addition of a roll cage and racing switches; none of the car's amenities or luxuries, such as the in-car CD player, were removed.
**Its internal name, "ford_gt_06_t", indicates the car was intended to be a tuned variant of the Ford GT '06 in GT5P, and might explain why none of the car's interior amenities were removed.
*Several custom versions of the first-generation Ford GT were raced in real life to various regulations, most notably being the Matech Engineering versions developed for the FIA GT1 and GT3 regulations that won the 2008 FIA GT3 European Championship. These might be justifications for the car's inclusion in the Gr.3 class. The specs of this car may suggest the former as it is similar (and closer) to GT1 specs.
**In GT Sport's Spec II intro, the car can be seen colliding with the McLaren F1 GTR - BMW '95, both of which are Gr.3 cars built to "legacy" regulations.
*Applying the default racing number box in the Livery Editor will result in the default number box appearing with the background of the car's current paint color (or decals, if there are any applied over it). This also occurs with the BMW Z4 GT3 '11.
*A bug in the car's Balance of Performance that resulted the car to have too much horsepower in BoP-enabled events in GT7 version 1.46 resulted in the car being temporarily banned from Sport Mode races. This was immediately rectified in the 1.47 update.
==Notes==
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