“Mustang GTD shatters every preconceived notion of a supercar,” said Jim Farley, Ford president and CEO. “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.”  

Performance aspirations are more than 800 horsepower and a sub-7-minute Nürburgring time.* Mustang GTD will be available in late 2024, early 2025. GTD has a supercharged 5.2-liter V8 with dual air inlets and the first dry-sump engine oil system fitted to a roadgoing Mustang to help keep the engine lubricated during sustained and cornering. The engine’s ~7500 rpm redline generates noise through the optional titanium active valve exhaust system. It’s the highest horsepower street-legal Mustang ever developed by Ford.    

Power is sent from the engine to the rear wheels through a carbon fiber driveshaft connected to an 8-speed rear transaxle for ~50/50 weight distribution between front and rear. Lap time drive simulations and powertrain dyno testing led to the selection of the powertrain and transaxle architecture to put power to the ground Ford said.      

There is a semi-active suspension that can vary both spring rates and ride height. The adaptive spool valve damper technology with hydraulically actuated dual spring rate and height suspension provides two unique states which enhance on-road and on-track performance independently.