The seventh-generation Ford Mustang is hitting sellers now and a Darkish Horse mannequin will quickly comply with on the prime of the efficiency lineup. That may change in a giant approach in slightly over a yr when Ford will launch the 2025 Mustang GTD, a street-legal observe automobile with a $300,000-plus price ticket, a focused 800-plus hp, a carbon-fiber physique, an inboard rear suspension, and a rear transaxle. Ford confirmed the Mustang GTD Thursday evening in California throughout Monterey Automotive Week.

The brainchild of Ford CEO Jim Farley, the Mustang GTD will assume the efficiency mantle left by the GT supercar.

“I at all times promised myself that I’d push my group to do issues that have been unnatural within the title of manufacturing one thing that is actually particular. That is why I care so deeply about this automobile, as a result of it has been in my head for 5 many years,” mentioned Farley. “I need to see Porsche, I need to see Aston Martin, I need to see Mercedes sweat.”

2025 Ford Mustang GTD

2025 Ford Mustang GTD

2025 Ford Mustang GTD

Ford labored with the Canadian engineering and racing agency Multimatic to develop the GTD. Multimatic additionally helped develop the GT and can work with Ford to construct the GTD, beginning with a Mustang body-in-white from Ford.

The premise for the GTD was the Ford Mustang GT3 race automobile, which is designed to compete on the 24 Hours of LeMans within the GT3 class. The GT3 may also race in IMSA’s GTD Professional class, therefore the title. With out the constraints of racing guidelines, the GTD has extra downforce, lively aero, extra energy, and larger brakes behind bigger wheels than the GT3 race automobile.

The engineering behind the GTD is to make it “go like hell,” in line with Ford. To enhance the load stability to close an ideal 50/50, Ford moved the transmission to the rear in a transaxle structure. It is a 8-speed dual-clutch computerized.

Ford put loads of effort into reducing weight, together with using magnesium 20-inch wheels, a carbon-fiber driveshaft; and carbon-fiber parts for the roof, widened fenders, hood, door sills, entrance splitter, trunk lid cowl (it not has a trunk), and rear diffuser. The entrance and rear fascias shall be provided in elective carbon fiber, and Ford will promote a titanium exhaust. A normal hydraulically adjustable rear wing provides downforce, the hood vents extract warmth, and the vents within the entrance and rear fenders enhance aerodynamics.

2025 Ford Mustang GTD carbon-fiber panels

An accessible aero bundle goes additional with underbody aerodynamic trays comprised of carbon fiber and hydraulically managed entrance air flaps. 

Engineers additionally centered on grip and stopping energy. They widened the observe virtually 4 inches entrance and rear and put in a set of vast and wider 325/30R20 entrance and 345/30R20 Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 tires. The suspension consists of a short-long arm up setup up entrance and an inboard-mounted (above the transaxle) multilink rear suspension with integral hyperlink pushrods and rocker arms set inside a tubular subframe. Multimatic lively spool-valve dampers sit in any respect 4 corners. By hydraulics, the automobile has street and racing journey heights, and it could drop by 1.6 inches in Observe mode. The motive force also can modify the spring charges.

Observe mode additionally provides variable traction management that may be modified by way of the steering wheel and likewise adjusts engine output. The GTD makes use of the brand new Mustang’s electrical structure, which permits for a number of driver-selectable drive modes in addition to OTA updates.

2025 Ford Mustang GTD chassis

2025 Ford Mustang GTD chassis

2025 Ford Mustang GTD suspension

2025 Ford Mustang GTD suspension

To arrest the GTD’s appreciable pace, Ford installs a set of Brembo carbon-ceramic brakes, with 16-plus-inch entrance discs clamped by 6-piston calipers and 14-plus-inch rear rotors with 4-piston pinchers. The brakes promise unbelievable stopping energy and diminished weight.

Below the hood sits a supercharged 5.2-liter V-8 with a goal of greater than 800 hp. It is an upgraded model of the engine used within the Ford Mustang Shelby GT500, the place it makes 760 hp, and it will get dry-sump lubrication to deal with the lateral g forces the GTD will expertise.

2025 Ford Mustang GTD design sketch

Ford hasn’t made any claims about 0-60 mph occasions or prime pace, however mentioned it’s aiming for a sub-7:00-minute observe time at Germany’s Nürburgring.

Inside, the GTD has leather-based and artificial suede upholstery, carbon-fiber trim, Recaro bucket seats, and digital shows. The paddle shifters, rotary shifter dial, and a serial plate are all manufactured from titanium from retired F-22 fighter jets. The again seat has been eliminated.

Ford calls the GTD a limited-edition mannequin, however did not give a lot of automobiles it is going to produce. The corporate solely mentioned it is going to debut in late 2024 or early 2025 as a 2025 mannequin, and that the order course of shall be just like the one used for the Ford GT. Which means potential consumers must apply for a construct slot and be accredited by Ford.