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If you have not heard of the new Mustang GTD you are in for a treat.

Many know of the new redesign Ford did for the mustang for the 2024 year and like many I am am a fan. But now they have thrown the mustang into what many would consider unchartered waters.

As part of lofty racing plans, engineers used it as the base to develop the Mustang GT3 to race in 2024—with eyes on earning a 24 Hours of Le Mans GT-class trophy with a pony car.

The GTD is the street version of this car. Much of the following is from a Motortrend article you can visit here.

This $300,000 street legal monster will come with more than 800 horsepower.

According to Ford CEO Jim Farley is a “sophisticated techno badass”. Ford’s idea was to take the race car and not change much for the street with the aim of beating GT3 competitors like Porsche, Mercedes-AMG, and Aston Martin at Le Mans and on the road, Farley says.

Ford's idea was to take the race car and not change much for the street, with the aim of beating GT3 competitors like Porsche, Mercedes-AMG, and Aston Martin at Le Mans and on the road, Farley says.

While technically still riding on the 2024 Ford Mustang's S650 platform and sharing the floorpan, pillars, glass, general interior layout (but stripped down with Recaro seats up front and no rear seats), and a few common parts, the 2025 Ford Mustang GTD is a very different beast from the Dark Horse.

The GTD has a modified engine, an eight-speed rear-transaxle transmission, and different braking and suspension. Surfaces were changed for better aerodynamics and to better evacuate heat.

Now because this will be a limited run car more than likely it will sell out fast as Ford intends to only make a run of 2000 examples. If they were to attempt to make this a main production project I don’t think the market would justify a $300,000 mustang once put up against more expensive competitors in that price category (although I could be wrong).

Collectors, hardcore Ford enthusiasts, as well as the devoted Coyote engine fans will be fighting for those allocations.

And perhaps there will be some features and takeaways from this car that end up staying with future versions of the dark horse edition of the mustang.

Either way I am happy to see companies continue to produce vehicles for the sake of “creating a badass car” as Farley has implied.

Thanks,

Steven C