Every car is an argument about what matters, and the Ford GT90 makes its case with 5.9  and 720 hp (537 kW. Ford built from 1995 — when airbags, anti-lock brakes and Japanese build quality became the world standard. James Hope drew it.
The story
The Ford GT90 is a concept car that was developed and manufactured by American car maker Ford. It was unveiled in January 1995 at the Detroit Auto Show. As of 2025, the car is owned by Hajek Motorsports Museum, Ames, Oklahoma. It was displayed at the Petersen Automotive Museum's Modern Concepts exhibit from September 2024 to July 2025.
What is underneath
Power comes from 5.9 720 hp (537 kW is the published figure. It weighs 3199 lbs. Work it out per tonne and you get about 225 horsepower — quick by any era's standard, the kind of figure a hot hatch or a sports saloon posts. It shifts through a 5-speed FFD-Ricardo manual. The layout matters: the engine sits behind the driver and ahead of the rear axle, which puts the mass in the middle of the car and is why mid-engined cars change direction the way they do. The wheelbase is 2946 mm. These are manufacturer figures carried by Wikipedia and Wikidata, not road-test measurements.
Its place in the line
Its family tree is legible: it took over from the Ford GT40 (spiritual); assembly was at Dearborn, Michigan, United States. Its contemporaries in the catalogue — the Ferrari F50, the Bugatti 18/3 Chiron, the Porsche 911 GT1 — show what else the money bought that year. Nearby in the Ford catalogue sit the Ford 021C and the Ford Escort.
What it costs now
EPA combined economy is 14 mpg, about $5,450 a year in fuel at the EPA's assumptions. Condition, mileage and specification move any single car a long way from a headline figure.