2025 Mustang GTD is the fastest, most powerful factory model ever

When Ford announced Coming in August 2023, the Mustang GTD is a limited-production model inspired by the Mustang GT3 that Ford claims will deliver an “estimated 800 horsepower” and will be the “fastest road-going Mustang ever.” Now that the wait for official figures is over, it looks like Ford has wisely chosen to underpromise and overdeliver.

To achieve the GTD’s output goals, the powertrain experts at Ford Performance tweaked the intake and exhaust systems, installed a lightweight titanium exhaust, and used a smaller supercharger pulley. These changes bring horsepower and torque to 815 hp and 664 lb-ft, respectively, an increase of 55 and 39, respectively, over the previous-generation Mustang Shelby GT500. To prevent the engine from starving for oil during high-G turns, they also gave the Mustang its first dry-sump lubrication system. Doing so frees up more revs, raising the redline to 7,650 rpm. Power is sent to the rear 20-inch wheels via an eight-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission.

Ford combined the record-setting power with carbon fiber body panels and a hydraulic drag reduction system that opens flaps under the body and adjusts the angle of the large C-pillar-mounted rear wing to make the GTD as efficient and gliding as possible. At full throttle, the GTD can reach 202 mph.

There is no official word on how many GTDs Ford will produce, though Car and Driver The announcement states that it will be limited to approximately 1,000 units. The lucky few who can afford its estimated starting price of $300,000 will receive this ultimate factory Mustang by the end of this year or early 2025.

We’re still waiting on another important number: the GTD’s Nürburgring lap time. Ford says it’s aiming for a sub-7-minute lap, which would put the GTD in the same class as the Mercedes-AMG GT Black Series, the 991 Porsche 911 GT2 with the Manthey upgrade package, and other European performance cars. Ford says it designed the GTD to “challenge Europe’s best sports cars.” Time will tell if it can beat them in one of the world’s toughest performance tests.