The Brooklands-based tuning firm, Avro Motor Cars, has partnered up with Roush Technologies to offer up a run of ten limited-edition Ford GTs that not only get a fresh coat of orange metallic paint and a some matte-black details, but an extra helping of power. The 720 Mirage spells out its claim to fame in its name, with 720 horses coaxed from the modified V8. Utilizing a larger Whipple supercharger, an Accufab throttle body, inlet sleeve and X-pipe exhaust, the 720 unleashes its namesake at 6,950 rpm, with peak torque output of 627 lb.-ft. coming on at 4,800 rpm. The suspension has been modified with KW Variant 3 adjustable coilovers that drop the limited edition whip by 25mm, while AP six-piston calipers clamp onto drilled and slotted rotors courtesy of Stillen. There's no word on pricing, but we'd guess that if you tacked on a few more zeros to the GT's 220 mph top speed, you'd be pretty close to the sticker.
[Source: Avro Motor Cars via WCF]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
SPF @ Mar 14th 2008 8:06PM
Do want. Have no money...
John P. @ Mar 14th 2008 8:59PM
Looks like fun doesn't it? yowch.
KA @ Mar 14th 2008 8:12PM
Does this one actually run?
May @ Mar 14th 2008 10:04PM
That car indeed looks like fun :)
Mike @ Mar 14th 2008 11:53PM
Orange is always, and will always be, FTW.
Jerry @ Mar 15th 2008 1:25AM
Wow the orginal would already outdue all but maybe one car when a mag. tested it and the one car that they think it maybe could of not out done they couldn't get there hands on partly because of the pricetag so what would this one do
psarhjinian @ Mar 15th 2008 3:40AM
This car does not get nearly the love it deserves.
Hamud @ Mar 15th 2008 9:41AM
It does, at least from me, ehehehehe.
Kayne001 @ Mar 17th 2008 12:43AM
I second that.
Randy @ Mar 17th 2008 2:22PM
I tertianate that! (3rd it in a creative way)
Fooman @ Mar 15th 2008 10:53PM
I am confused... Mirage was what took the gt40 out of racing... the mirage cars where faster... and had nothing to do with the gt40 or ford.