2023 Ford GT Mk IV Send-Off Is the Final and Rowdiest Version of All

• The 2023 Ford GT Mk IV is the final special edition of Ford's halo car, and just 67 of these track-only models will be built, all by hand.

• Only approved clients will be allowed to hand over the $1.7 million starting price, with Ford planning to make buyer selections in the first quarter of 2023 and deliveries in the late spring.

• The Mk IV features a longer wheelbase, a racing gearbox, a redesigned body, and a larger-displacement engine targeting more than 800 horsepower.

The 2023 Ford GT Mk IV is the last special-edition GT in a year with seemingly no end to the number of special-edition and send-off Ford GTs.

Way back in August 2021, Ford came out with a 1964 prototype-themed livery to honor the GT's final year of production. Then, in February 2022, Ford paid tribute to the Mk I prototypes of the '60s with a special red, white, and gold model. Next came a Holman Moody Edition celebrating Ford's historic 1-2-3 finish at Le Mans in 1966. As recently as October, Ford released its racing-inspired LM send-off version of the GT as a nod to the class-winning 2016 car.

The special edition announced today looks wild enough to make each and every one of the earlier GTs look as mundane as the squadron of Camrys you passed on your way home from work. Unlike the rest of the special-edition send-offs that came before, the Mk IV is a track-only car that gets dedicated upgrades on top of visual alterations.

With the track-only GT, Ford increased the displacement of the twin-turbocharged 3.5-liter V-6. The engine is now targeting more than 800 horsepower, that's at least an extra 140 ponies compared with the regular GT's 660 figure. The seven-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission from the standard car has been replaced with what Ford described as a "proper racing gearbox."

The GT's original suspension has also been upgraded with Multimatic's Adaptive Spool Valve (ASV) setup. As a track car, standard road-siped tires aren't really necessary and appear to be replaced by a set of Michelin Pilot Sport racing slicks wrapped around center-lock wheels.