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Ford’s GT decision a harsh reality check


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Good read . . .

 

https://racer.com/2019/05/28/pruett-fords-gt-decision-a-harsh-reality-check/

 

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In front of the series’ technical directors and the other eight manufacturers in the room, an impassioned Groot drove a proverbial stake in the ground on Ford’s behalf: IMSA’s upcoming low-power hybrid system, one that’s received near universal buy-in to date, would push the company away from DPi 2.0.

At a projected 40kw (53 hp), the spec hybrid-electric system IMSA has penciled in as the main technology upgrade from DPi 1.0 simply isn’t enough to attract Ford’s marketing department or, most importantly, its research and development division.

Groot’s immensely clear message, I’m told, was for IMSA to get serious about hybrids, raise the power level and performance capabilities to something more than the bare minimum, and Ford would return to the 2022 planning meetings. While some manufacturers are looking for the smallest, cheapest way to incorporate a hybrid system into DPi — to effectively check the box of saying the car is a hybrid, and little more — Ford wants the exact opposite.

 

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