The seventh-generation Ford Mustang is hitting sellers now and a Darkish Horse mannequin will quickly observe on the high of the efficiency lineup. That may change in a giant approach in a bit over a yr when Ford will launch the 2025 Mustang GTD, a street-legal monitor 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 workforce 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 a long time,” 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 can even race in IMSA’s GTD Professional class, therefore the title. With out the restrictions of racing guidelines, the GTD has extra downforce, lively aero, extra energy, and greater brakes behind bigger wheels than the GT3 race automobile.
The engineering behind the GTD is to make it “go like hell,” in accordance with Ford. To enhance the burden steadiness to close an ideal 50/50, Ford moved the transmission to the rear in a transaxle format. It is a 8-speed dual-clutch automated.
Ford put a number 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 now not has a trunk), and rear diffuser. The entrance and rear fascias will likely be provided in non-compulsory 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 monitor virtually 4 inches entrance and rear and put in a set of large 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 means of hydraulics, the automobile has highway and racing trip heights, and it could drop by 1.6 inches in Observe mode. The driving force may modify the spring charges.
Observe mode additionally provides variable traction management that may be modified through 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 velocity, 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.
Beneath 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 instances or high velocity, however mentioned it’s aiming for a sub-7:00-minute monitor 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 various vehicles it’ll produce. The corporate solely mentioned it’ll debut in late 2024 or early 2025 as a 2025 mannequin, and that the order course of will likely be just like the one used for the Ford GT. Which means potential consumers must apply for a construct slot and be accepted by Ford.
