Ford Unveils 800 Horsepower Mustang GTD Road Car

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Ford has taken the wraps off the all-new Mustang GTD, a limited-edition, ultra high-performance street legal machine inspired by the upcoming Mustang GT3 race car.

The Mustang GTD, targeting more than 800-horsepower and a sub-seven minute Nürburgring lap time, is slated to go on sale for the 2025 model year and is being touted as a car that can take on the world’s best performance cars.

It has been developed in association with Ford and Multimatic.

“Mustang GTD shatters every preconceived notion of a supercar,” said Ford President and CEO Jim Farley. “This is a new approach for us. We didn’t engineer a road car for the track, we created a race car for the road.

“Mustang GTD takes racing technology from our Mustang GT3 race car, wraps it in a carbon fiber Mustang body and unleashes it for the street.”

Developed by Ford Performance and Multimatic factory drivers Joey Hand and Harry Tincknell, respectively, the 5.2-liter supercharged V8 will feature a rear-mounted eight-speed dual-clutch transaxle and lightweight carbon fiber driveshaft for a near 50/50 weight distribution.

It also features active aerodynamics and an advanced dual ride height short-long arm front and multi-link rear suspension.

The Mustang GTD, named after the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship class the GT3 race car will be eligible to compete in beginning next year, has been built to be the quickest road-going Mustang ever.

“We obsessed about the racing technology under its skin,” said Ford Performance motorsports global director Mark Rushbrook.

“What makes it go is even more compelling than what you can see when it passes you by.

“When you look at the engineering, the aerodynamics, how the powertrain works, the Mustang GTD is a rocketship for the road.”

Farley added: “This is our company, we’re throwing down the gauntlet and saying, ‘Come and get it.’

“We’re comfortable putting everybody else on notice. I’ll take track time in a Mustang GTD against any other auto boss in their best road car.

“Mustang GTD represents the very best of Ford Motor Company and what our team needs to do every day.

“This is what happens when we take what we’re good at and push the boundaries to see where the bubble stops.

“It represents the essence of the transformation we’re going through at Ford, from software to special edition cars.”

Pricing for the Mustang GTS is expected to begin at approximately $300,000 USD.

It will start life at the Ford Flat Rock Assembly Plant and then be transported to Multimatic facilities in Markham, Canada, where it will be handcrafted for by Ford Performance and Multimatic for deliveries beginning in late 2024 or early 2025.

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John Dagys

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