- Ford’s testing the 2025 Mustang GTD on the Nürburgring
- The Blue Oval goals to have the Mustang GTD lap the ‘Ring in underneath seven minutes
- The Mustang GTD sounds vicious, and is likely to be probably the most track-capable Mustang of all time
Ford is on a mission to lap Germany’s Nürburgring racetrack in a time of lower than seven minutes utilizing the Mustang GTD, a feat solely a handful of high-end exotics have achieved.
Nonetheless, the automaker will not go blindly into its try, which is anticipated to happen within the fall. An intensive testing program on the racetrack is effectively underway, a few of which was caught on video by Automotive Spy Media.
The video exhibits a Mustang GTD prototype completed in black and carrying producer license plates. It additionally exhibits the automobile is already very fast by the assorted sectors that make up the total 12.9 miles of the monitor.
We additionally get a good style of the sound generated by the supercharged 5.2-liter V-8 nestled underneath the carbon-fiber hood. The engine is expounded to the V-8 used within the previous-generation Mustang’s Shelby GT500 grade, however with output boosted to greater than 800 hp.
The Mustang GTD is being developed as the final word track-focused Mustang, utilizing data honed over many years of racing by Ford and its engineers. Nonetheless, the automobile will nonetheless be authorized on the road. Superior suspension which incorporates Multimatic’s confirmed Adaptive Spool Valve (ASV) dampers will make sure the automobile will probably be stiff sufficient for the monitor whereas nonetheless pliable sufficient for the street.
Delivering blistering monitor instances has additionally required the event of superior aerodynamic options. The automobile is confirmed to function lively aerodynamics full with a Drag Discount System, much like what’s present in System 1.
Ford is at present providing the Mustang GTD for the 2025 and 2026 mannequin years. The automaker hasn’t confirmed whether or not manufacturing will probably be expanded past these years. Potential patrons are required to undergo an utility course of. The method for North American patrons ended final month, with Ford revealing that it acquired greater than 7,500 functions. That is regardless of a price ticket that will probably be round $325,000.
Ford hasn’t stated what number of construct slots can be found, although the automaker has confirmed manufacturing will probably be restricted. Manufacturing will probably be dealt with by Multimatic on the firm’s similar Canadian facility the place the latest Ford GT supercar was constructed.
