Ford is placing a $300,000, 800-hp halo atop its Mustang lineup that is taking goal at European supercars each on the observe and within the streets.
The 2025 Mustang GTD is billed as probably the most highly effective street-legal pony automotive ever and relies on the Mustang GT3 race automotive that can return to Le Mans subsequent 12 months. It consists of carbon-fiber physique panels, magnesium wheels, a rear-mounted eight-speed transaxle, a semi-active suspension and a particular 5.2-liter V-8 engine.
“It is the top of the breed and the perfect of each road and racing,” mentioned Jim Baumbick, Ford’s vp of product growth operations and high quality.
Ford mentioned it is going to start producing the GTD in partnership with Multimatic in late 2024 or early 2025 in “restricted” portions. The automobile shall be assembled on the Mustang plant in Flat Rock, Mich., earlier than being completed by Multimatic in Markham, Ontario.
Executives say the concept for the automobile got here from CEO Jim Farley, who insisted on a street model when he noticed the GT3. Farley teased the chance on Twitter in March.
“I’ve all the time promised myself I might push my staff to do issues that had been unnatural within the title of manufacturing one thing that is actually particular,” Farley mentioned. “I need to see Porsche, I need to see Aston Martin, I need to see Mercedes sweat.”
Ford says the automotive was completely designed for efficiency.
The trunk, for instance, has been changed by the semi-active suspension, a hydraulic management system and a transaxle cooling system that makes use of a race-inspired cowl to interchange the trunk lid. Two scoops funnel air off the again glass and thru the warmth exchangers.
The rear transaxle gives almost even weight distribution between the entrance and rear. An accessible hydraulically managed energetic rear wing mounted on the C-pillar can improve aerodynamic efficiency.
Inside, the rear seating space has been eliminated to scale back weight and supply cargo house.
“Our design staff labored together with the Mustang GT3 design staff and the aero staff, sharing options between race automotive and street automotive and vice versa,” mentioned Anthony Colard, Ford Efficiency design supervisor. “That is an aerodynamics-driven design.”
The Mustang GTD continues Ford’s technique of providing derivatives of well-liked nameplates such because the Mustang, Bronco and F-150 that enchantment to fanatic consumers.
Ford mentioned the GTD shall be accessible with a number of inside coloration combos and a number of other “particular choice packages.” It additionally might be ordered in any coloration and color-matched to a customer-provided pattern.
Ford mentioned there shall be an software course of for would-be consumers, just like what it did for the last-generation GT supercar. Ford partnered with Multimatic on the GT as effectively.