When the 2027 World Endurance Championship kicks off in Qatar in March, Ford plans to be right there on the grid with a new prototype, carrying the legacy of the GT40 six decades since its triumphs. Earlier this month, the still-unnamed LMDh racer was testing at Paul Ricard in France, and Ford just released images of the session. The machine uses a 5.4-liter V8 incorporating a block loosely based on the Coyote’s. It makes a suitably burbly tone you can sample below, and it’s bolted to an Oreca chassis. Genesis, Alpine, and Acura also use Oreca’s platform, and the last of those brands is set to exit IMSA at the…
See and Hear Ford’s First Le Mans Prototype in 60 Years Finally Hit the Track
