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Not to mention that the Ford GT was inspired by the old Ford GT40, and was designed to be as small in terms of frontal area as possible, though as wide as possible for grip and handling (the GTE/GTLM Ford GT is nearly 2050mm wide, and the road car is over 2000mm wide).
For comparison, the Porsche 911 road car (at least the 992) is 1850mm wide, while the 991 Mk2 and presumably the 992 GT3 RSRs are/will be close to 2050mm wide, which is why it has almost Group 5-like wheel arch flares and such.
Also for comparison's sake, the road car M8 is about 1910mm wide, while the 850 Grand Coupe (a very big fastback sedan) has not only a near 10 foot wheelbase, but is also 1930mm wide.
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