[3] Originally released as a Vision Gran Turismo concept car for the Gran Turismo Sport racing video game, former Formula One and IndyCar champion and company founder Emerson Fittipaldi announced that a production track-only version would be manufactured and released by spring 2018 as the EF7 GTR.

According to Emerson Fittipaldi, the design was created to loosely represent a shark and the process took six months.

[3] Only 39 real-life units were planned to be made as track-only sports cars.

The production number '39' originates from the 39 Formula One and IndyCar victories Fittipaldi achieved throughout his open-wheel motorsport career.

Each customer was intended to receive personal racing coaching from Emerson Fittipaldi himself.