Avro to build supercar based on Ford GT

Avro to build supercar based on Ford GT

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By: ROBINSON/BEINTEMA AUTOFILES

Just as the Ford GT becomes a legend in its own time, Avro Motor Cars, the Brooklands-based supercar specialist, has joined forces with Roush Technologies in the UK to create a further limited edition of the car.  

The Avro 720 Mirage special edition will be limited to just 10 cars, the first of which has just been rolled out of Roush's Technical Centre in Brentwood, Essex.

Finished in vibrant Arancia Metallica (Italian Metallic Orange) with semi-matt black details and wheels and exclusive sill plates and side decals, the 720 Mirage incorporates a significant range of engine and mechanical upgrades.  

Changes in appearance include the deletion of the rear bumper, partly to save weight, and each car will carry an exclusive numbered Avro plaque on the centre tunnel.

Roush Technologies' close association with the Ford GT program includes the homologation of the European cars. Now, its engineers have applied a custom calibration package to the car, to extract a delivered 720 hp at 6950rpm and a massive 627 lb/ft of torque at 4800rpm.  

The car is also derestricted, which gives a top speed capability in excess of 220mph (354km/h).

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