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A YouTube channel, Diecast Endurance, strapped a Hot Wheels Ford GT40 to a belt-sander–style setup and let it roll for five days, logging about 13,549 scale miles at roughly 111 mph before the wheels wore down and the car finally failed; the run produced realistic wear and microplastic grime, with full live streams and a shorter recap available.
Cape Advanced Vehicles previews the GT Mk II, a twin-supercharged, all-wheel-drive spiritual successor to Ford’s Le Mans-winning GT40. Built on an aluminum-carbon monocoque (rumored Audi R8 donor), it packs a 4.2-liter V8 with twin superchargers producing ~800 hp, enabling sub-3-second 0–60 mph and a top speed around 204 mph. Chassis upgrades include three-way KW dampers and Brembo brakes, plus a lightweight Inconel exhaust and forged wheels. Production is limited to 40 units, with 20 in Miles Blue Metallic and the rest in two other 50th Anniversary editions.
Cape Advanced Vehicles unveils the CAV GT MkII, a restomod homage to the Ford GT40 with an 800-horsepower twin-supercharged 4.2-liter V8, forged internals, dry-sump lubrication, and all-wheel drive. It offers three transmissions (six-speed semi-automatic, dual-clutch, or manual), weighs 2,976 pounds with a carbon-fiber body and aluminum/carbon spaceframe, and claims over 205 mph top speed with 0–62 mph in 3.0 seconds. Evidence suggests an Audi R8 understructure shapes the chassis, marking a step up in CAV’s GT40 restomod program.