Ford has officially unveiled the new Mustang GTD, a high-priced, hardcore track machine set to rival the mid-engine Chevy Corvette C8. The reveal follows an exclusive report from GM Authority and our sister publication, Ford Authority, as well a series of leaked images that hit the web yesterday. Despite its track-focused demeanor, the Ford Mustang GTD will remain street-legal.
Inspired by the Ford Mustang GT3 set to race at Le Mans next year, the Mustang GTD is framed as the quickest road-going Mustang ever built, and as such, takes a function-over-form approach when it comes to design. That includes a widebody treatment made “mostly” from carbon fiber, plus a massive rear wing and complementary aero components, including a front splitter, vented hood, and vented fenders. The available rear wing is active, with hydraulically controlled articulation. The available aero package also includes an underbody tray and hydraulically controlled front flaps.
The carbon body makes the Mustang GTD lightweight, while the remaining heft is managed by dual ride height short-long arm front and multi-link rear suspension. The suspension is semi-active as well, while carbon ceramic brakes throw the anchor.
As for the powertrain, the Ford Mustang GTD features a supercharged 5.2L V8 engine producing an estimated 800 horsepower. The engine will rev past 7,500 rpm and includes a dry-sump oiling system. An active titanium exhaust system is offered. Output is sent to the rear tires through the rear-mounted, eight-speed dual-clutch transaxle and a carbon fiber driveshaft, all of which contributes to a near 50/50 weight distribution.
The Mustang GTD was designed and engineered in collaboration with Multimatic, the same company that had a hand in developing the Mustang GT3, Mustang GT4, and Ford GT. As for the Mustang GTD, Ford is aiming for a sub-seven-minute lap time around the harrowing Nurburgring racetrack.
“We’re comfortable putting everybody else on notice,” said Ford president and CEO Jim Farley at the debut of the new Mustang GTD. “I’ll take track time in a Mustang GTD against any other auto boss in their best road car.”
Pricing for the Ford Mustang GTD starts at $300,000, and production will be highlight limited. The new Mustang GTD will be available late next year, or possibly early in 2025.
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How can that compete with a corvette priced at $300k. you can get two Z06’s for that price. They won’t let it compete at Lemans with a moveable wing and some of the aerodynamics. It will be lucky if it even finishes the race.
Well….seems there are still some auto enthusiasts in charge of things over @ Ford! Good for them….in the meantime….GM seems to be slowly going down the drain….Toyota brought out a new Landcruiser too….GM? Crickets….Only EVs which the public is rejecting as impractical compared to an ICE or ICE/Hybrid….Seems like many automakers have skipped past the ICE/Hybrid concept. It’s a shame that GM Public Relations didn’t handle the undeserving negative press the original Chevy Volt received properly. There was a ICE/Hybrid 1/2Ton pick-up offering back in the mid 2000’s….,but, then GM just dropped the ball and abandoned what should be the proper course of progress to what will be the practical EV…EV’s just aren’t practical right now for the majority of the world
a ridiculous comment – GM brings out the C8, Z06 Eray and soon a Z51 – Ford claimed they would bring a mid engine then leaves the engine in front and the same body except carbon fiber everything
Exactly. And they are bragging about the transaxle for weight distribution. Corvette moved that stuff to the rear in ’97.
For the life of me I cannot understand why GM abandoned the Volt. I had a Cadillac ELR. (a Chevy Volt with leather) and it was magnificent. Mileage to rival a Prius with a Cadillac ride….and good looks to beat the band. Cadillac refused to supply the repair parts and simply walked away…just like they did with the Allante…which I also owned. Now have a 2023 C8 Corvette BASE MODEL and it is without question the best car GM has ever made. A $300,000 Mustang? Not. I paid $72,000 for a Corvette with a hard top convertible and it does 0-60 in under three seconds. Every time some child comes up next to me at a light they screech their tires and rev their 5.0…knowing full well the Corvette is the car they really wanted.
Same reason theres no hybrid truck, nor impala, nor CT6. Too few would sell. Ford FYI is in the red for a second straight year. Many bemoan chevy not having a true bronco/wrangler compeditor, but chevy would point you to the Colorado, which is actually a better off roader at everything except rock climbing, which its not that far behind at. The new Land Cruiser is also a cosmetic off roader and the new traverse Z71 appears to have it beat handily.
Ford can’t produce enough hybrid Mavericks to satisfy demand.
Anyone can produce a performance car when the cost is outrageous but to produce a true sports car for under 70K is an engineering marvel. What’s next from Ford a 500K Thunderbird?
Ford is the only brand that has three modern versions (basic, high performance, and electric) of its best selling pony car. Where is the Camaro going, which came out in 1966 as the competition to the Ford Mustang? BTW, I did drive a 1967 Camaro RS with a 327 CI V8, so I am a Camaro fan.
This is my favorite Camaro, though my current Mustang is the third of that model. The first was a 67 coupe.
GM should have built a Camaro with a LT5 and a PDK transmission , I know I damn sure would have bought 1 .
It seems Ford has taken the cheap route in competing with the Z06 Corvette. Only it doesn’t. This is a PR car, designed to grab headlines without making industrial investments. The car isn’t even built by Ford but by a vendor.
I don’t understand the bashing of GM bringing out EV’s? It’s not like they have abandoned ICE vehicles. You have a choice. Gas (or diesel) or electric. Take your pick, whichever works out for you and your type of driving. If you do all or even most of your driving/commuting close to home than EV might work well for you. I drive all over and pull a fifth wheel so an EV won’t work for me but if I didn’t pull a trailer and commuted close to home I would certainly consider an EV. I look around frequently when driving, at all of the other vehicles on the road and think of how many other millions of cars and trucks are on the road worldwide every minute of the day and I wonder how long can we keep pumping oil out of the ground to sustain this? We are going to run out eventually. Maybe electric is the answer, maybe even hydrogen some day or something that we haven’t even seen or thought of yet.
Is the issue that political that people are so closed minded about EV’s? I don’t feel that GM (or any other manufacturer) is shoving EV’s down our throats while they still have a majority of their lineup as ICE vehicles.
Hank, it’s the corporate mentality of pushing EVs down everyone’s throats that’s the problem.
It’s NOT the offering of EVs at all, it’s GMs continuous push to go all electric that pisses us long-time GM folks off.
Imagine another company, like Amazon, saying you can only buy Gatorade Zero because it’s good for you.
I’ve been a GM guy since the 60’s. If GM was no longer manufacturing ICE vehicles it may be a different story however, they are still manufacturing many ICE vehicles so I don’t understand the feeling that it’s being shoved down our throats. Just don’t buy one. Seems simple to me.
How many times must GMs leadership say to you they’re committed to going ALL ELECTRIC?
Mary Barra’s LinkedIn profile states that she is “Focused on delivering an all-electric future.”
While it’s a “sight to behold” I’m not sure how we can continue to glorify and court these ULTRA ICE
vehicles while the planet is being choked off. Such a dichotomy we are experiencing right now. Time to
shift our priorities for our kids’ sake. We must all be the “adult in room”.
…and so our story continues. The “man boys” out there want to hang on to their skivvies
as long as they can, paying little attention to the fire surrounding them.
They are calling an ugly $300K Mustang a Corvette rival? Completely missed the mark.
The jokes just write themselves. Congratulations to every
Person here who can see the silliness in every aspect of Ford, having to outsource to another company.
To not being able to bring to production an affordable car .
Did ford make a nice GT40 and this mustang like thing? Yes.
But can it be built in quantity and sold for a price most people
Can afford? No.
Ah how soon they forget GM also out sources manufacturing. 1988 Mercury Marine manufactured the LT-5 engine for the 1990 ZR-1 Corvette. By the way the second generation Ford GT was built by Multimatic – the same company building the Mustang GTD.
Very interesting car. So cool that these top guys are challenging each other. Like Shelby and Enzo back in the day. I can understand the price. The ZO6 market proved people will pay big bucks for what they want and is hard to get. Just wish GM wouldn’t make so many. GM extending the MY to prove they can make a certain number in one yr kind of took away from the 70th Anniversary thing.
Ford had a car that if priced right would have competed with the corvette (any model C6 7 or8) the first generation of the Ford GT but they priced way too high for the times and at 140 to 160k’s they could not give them away
This new Mustang wanna be racer is doomed to fail you may sell a few at 300 k’s but that’s about it
Keep building your Mustang and making money on them especially now that the Camaro is gonna disappear (another mistake by GM) they’re the only game in town
Love the all new, revolutionary design of engine and transmission placement. Reminds me of the 1997 Corvette C5.
Exactly. Ford’s just catching up.
Competes with the C8 Corvette …… you guys need to get off the crack.
It may compete with the ZR1 but it will still be overpriced. Price wise it’s probably in competition with the ZORA but it will be only on price. The performance won’t be close. The Mustang will get rid’n hard, broken, & put away dry sump and all.
Those Ford folks are really trapped in their own “sunshine”.
IMHO, their CEO needs to fix the ubiquitous quality recalls before venturing off into this delusional vision of high-performance.
$300,000 for a Ford Mustang!!! No way!!!!! Probably have a half dozen recalls on it!!😜
There’ll be a lot of these parked in garages next to the owners Ford GT.
I heard that Ford is going for a sub 7:00 minute lap on the Nurburgring/ Nordschleife with the new GTD Mustang. Good to see Ford finally bringing a car to the “Green Hell”.
Unfortunately I believe Ford and Jim Farley have lost sight of the American performance car mission statement with a $300k special built Mustang; I.e. build a vehicle that meets or exceeds exotic car performance at an affordable and reasonable price.
FYI GM “Production/ versions” of the C7 ZR1/Z07 (7:04 unofficial), Z06/Z07 (7:13), Camaro ZL1/1LE (7:16) Grand Sport/Z07 (7:27 unofficial) and C8 Z51 (7:29) performed very impressive laps on the Nurburgring/ Nordschleife. Not sure if it’s happened/ happening but I look forward to the C8 Z06 run results at the ring.
Um I don’t know who designed this but they need to start over. Terrible.
Agree
Multimatic Mustang with a Ford engine and badge.
There, I fixed it for them.
What you get when you give free modeling clay to sub-par designers.