{"id":35965,"date":"2026-04-03T09:25:28","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T13:25:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/?p=35965"},"modified":"2026-04-03T09:25:28","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T13:25:28","slug":"king-of-the-ring-ford-gt-mark-iv-sets-american-nurburgring-lap-record","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/king-of-the-ring-ford-gt-mark-iv-sets-american-nurburgring-lap-record","title":{"rendered":"King of the &#8216;Ring: Ford GT Mark IV sets American Nu\u0308rburgring lap record"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.detroitnews.com\/gcdn\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2026\/04\/02\/PDTN\/89441674007-ford-gt-nurburgring-26-team.jpg?width=660&amp;height=440&amp;fit=crop&amp;format=pjpg&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"The team behind Ford GT Mark IV's record-setting run of the Nu\u0308rburgring's Nordschleife, April 1, 2026. \nNu\u0308rburg, Germany\" width=\"519\" height=\"346\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"gnt_pg_img_cap\"><em>The team behind Ford GT Mark IV&#8217;s record-setting run of the Nu\u0308rburgring&#8217;s Nordschleife, April 1, 2026. Nu\u0308rburg, Germany<\/em><\/div>\n<p><em>Drew Gibson, Ford<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">There\u2019s a new American king of the &#8216;Ring.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">The Ford GT Mark IV, the last model of the mid-engine GT produced from 2016-2026, has destroyed the American Nu\u0308rburgring lap record, gas-engine lap record, and Mercedes AMG-One GT-car lap record\u00a0in one fell swoop.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">The Ford GT lapped the storied, 12.9-mile German circuit \u2014 nicknamed the Green Hell for its diabolical, high-speed, 170-turn layout \u2014 at an astonishing 6.15.9 minutes. Introduced in 2023 as the ultimate expression of the Ford GT, the $1.7 million Mark IV has a lightweight carbon-fiber body, active aerodynamic, spool-valve shock absorber suspension, racing gearbox, and a upgraded, 800-horsepower version of the twin-turbo V-6 in the $700,000 GT.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.detroitnews.com\/story\/business\/autos\/2026\/04\/02\/king-of-the-ring-ford-gt-mark-iv-sets-american-nrburgring-lap-record\/89441184007\/\">Read full article here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The team behind Ford GT Mark IV&#8217;s record-setting run of the Nu\u0308rburgring&#8217;s Nordschleife, April 1, 2026. Nu\u0308rburg, Germany Drew Gibson, Ford There\u2019s a new American king of the &#8216;Ring. The Ford GT Mark IV, the last model of the mid-engine GT produced from 2016-2026, has destroyed the American Nu\u0308rburgring lap record, gas-engine lap record, and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35965"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35965"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35965\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":35966,"href":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35965\/revisions\/35966"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35965"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35965"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35965"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}