Ford Mustang GTD Revealed As 800-HP Street-Legal Supercar With $300k Price Tag

• Developed alongside Mustang GT3 race car
• Supercharged 5.2-liter V8 developing approximately 800 horsepower
• Eight-speed dual-clutch transaxle gearbox
• Pushrod rear suspension with hydraulically adjustable inboard shocks and springs
• Targeting a sub-7-minute Nurburgring lap
• Priced from $300,000 - deliveries begin in 2024

What happens when Ford unshackles the Mustang, giving the roadgoing pony car all the might of its race car development in partnership with Multimatic? Meet the 2025 Ford Mustang GTD, an 800-horsepower, street-legal Mustang GT3 targeting a sub-7-minute Nurburgring time. Don't let the Mustang logo on the nose fool you; this is closer to a supercar than a muscle car, and Ford didn't need to build a mid-engine Mustang to do it.

Developed alongside the Mustang GT3 race car, itself derived from the Mustang Dark Horse, the Mustang GTD dials up the Mustang recipe to 11. A 5.2-liter supercharged V8 is targeting 800 hp, sending it all to an eight-speed dual-clutch transaxle via a carbon fiber driveshaft to help give the GTD a 50/50 weight distribution.

The engine features dry sump technology for the first time on a roadgoing Mustang and can rev beyond 7,500 rpm, with a soundtrack provided by an available Akrapovic titanium exhaust with active valves.

Far more than just a super-powered 'Stang, the Mustang GTD boasts an advanced first-of-its-kind suspension system. It's a semi-active setup capable of adjusting spring rates and ride height hydraulically with adaptive spool valve dampers. Between its street setting and Track Mode, the suspension drops as much as 40mm, while a track four inches wider than the standard Mustang GT ensures the GTD is even more planted.

The front suspension is a short-long arm setup while the rear end boasts an integral link pushrod and rocker arm suspension setup with the inboard Adaptive Spool Valve shocks and springs, arranged in a cross pattern and integrated into a tubular subframe. There is no trunk, with storage space replaced by pure mechanical genius; it's real race car technology in a street-legal package.

"We are extremely proud of our work on the Mustang GTD," said Larry Holt, Executive Vice President of Multimatic Special Vehicle Operations - the team responsible for assembling the Ford GT supercar. "It showcases our state-of-the-art DSSV spool valve suspension technology, with features not even allowed in racing."

At each corner, 20-inch forged aluminum wheels (optional forged magnesium items) with a GT3-inspired design wear Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 R tires measuring 325/30 R20 up front and 345/30 at the rear.

Housed within these are Brembo-supplied carbon ceramic brakes, with the rear items boasting cooling ducts beneath the rear suspension.

Speaking of airflow, an extensively redesigned body focuses on aerodynamics with a new front splitter, vented hood and fenders, and a hydraulically controlled active rear wing bolted to the C-pillar to apply downforce directly into the chassis. Further to this, an available aero package equips an underbody aerodynamic tray fashioned from carbon fiber and hydraulically controlled flaps to manage airflow on the fly and balance downforce front-to-rear.

Carbon fiber is also used for much of the bodywork, including the blistered widebody fenders, hood, 'trunk lid,' door sills, front splitter, rear diffuser, and roof. As if that didn't reduce weight enough, you can also specify the front and rear bumpers in carbon fiber.

"Our design team worked in conjunction with the Mustang GT3 design team and the aero team, sharing solutions between race car and road car, and vice versa," claims Anthony Colard, Ford Performance design manager.

The cabin is spartan and naturally only seats two, but it still features finishes like leather and Miko suede, along with an abundance of carbon fiber. Two Recaro seats are track-focused, with the rear items removed to provide cargo space in lieu of the trunk no longer being functional.

The paddle shifters, rotary dial shift selector, and serial plate in each car are made from 3D-printed titanium sourced from retired Lockheed Martin F-22 parts.

Despite its immense focus, customers can spec the Mustang GTD with multiple interior colorways available and exterior options packages to suit their tastes. There are no predetermined exterior paint options, with Ford allowing customers to choose any color, even color-matched to a customer-provided sample. But would you really expect anything else when you're paying around $300,000?

That's right, the Mustang GTD costs supercar money, and production will be highly limited. The production process won't be simple either, with initial assembly beginning at Ford's Flat Rock Assembly Plant before Multimatic continues the build in Markham, Canada.

Deliveries begin in late 2024 to early 2025, and the GTD's launch coincides with the Ford Mustang returning to Le Mans next year.

"Mustang GTD shatters every preconceived notion of a supercar," says 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."

The new S650 Mustang was already set to race across the globe, but that intention has now been taken to the street. "This is our company, we're throwing down the gauntlet and saying, 'Come and get it,'" explains Farley. "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."