Leaked! Mustang GTD (Mid-Engine?) Supercar Special Project - Debuts @ Monterey Car Week on 8/17!

[Dub347sbf]

Ford sent invites out to media on Friday for a Monterey Car Week event where the automaker will unveil some sort of "special project."

The event is set to take place on Thursday evening in Pebble Beach, California. The invite itself is headlined by a glistening Ford Mustang logo, which appears to be designed to look like it's made out of carbon fiber. Other than that, there's no mention of Mustang anywhere on the invite.

The letter additionally reads "The performance of a supercar. The soul of an icon."

Other than that, there's no other product information.

https://www.roadandtrack.com/news/a...9ru2xwqFRaXvpBGpVATMfGIRHYaf9_R5W3GFUs13cwXPI

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[Dub347sbf]

I have no idea if this is EV related or not

 

[sdsteele2]

Can we just get the current cars shipped out before we get yet another Dark Horse model?

I'm not getting impatient or anything... /s

 

[MustangMac67]

Street GT3

 

[Dub347sbf]

I know Frankie Muniz posted this yesterday too

 

[OppoLock]

I have no idea if this is EV related or not

Honestly my thoughts too

 

[Vickstang]

https://fordauthority.com/2023/08/ford-to-debut-mid-engine-mustang-this-thursday-exclusive/

Mid engine!?

 

[Q6543]

That sounds like 400 grand if it’s true.

 

[Dub347sbf]

https://fordauthority.com/2023/08/ford-to-debut-mid-engine-mustang-this-thursday-exclusive/

Mid engine!?

Matches what frankie said in my post above as far as he saw it in Vegas already.....wow thats insane

 

[DeluxeStang]

Hell yeah lads.

 

[DeluxeStang]

That sounds like 400 grand if it’s true.
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More like 70-80 starting if this is what I think it is. C8/Lotus Elise/caymen pricing most likely. Could be wrong. Ford was testing c8s, both a stingray and a zo6 awhile ago. Most people thought they were benchmarking them against a high performance s650. Others thought they were gonna make a new thunderbird. I was one of the only people throwing out the idea of a mid-engine mustang.

Many told me I was crazy, but it looks like I may have been onto something.

 

[Q6543]

I was thinking closer to a multimatic ford GT with a mustang nameplate.

 

[Dena]

Ford has discontinued the GT for street usage and they put a turbo charged V6 in it. There are some profitable sales in the GT market so it sounds like they are building a successor to the GT.
Ford appears to be branding their performance market with the mustang label. First the original mustang we all know and love. Next the EV mustang and now it looks like the GT successor.
Though GTs are rare, someone has one that shows up from time to time at my dealer. The owner brings it in once a year for servicing and was willing to spend a a good deal to correct a minor trim flaw. Needless to say it would be fun to drive it however the service rep would only allow me to look and touching was completely out of the question.

 

[sdsteele2]

More like 70-80 starting if this is what I think it is. C8/Lotus Elise/caymen pricing most likely. Could be wrong. Ford was testing c8s, both a stingray and a zo6 awhile ago. Most people thought they were benchmarking them against a high performance s650. Others thought they were gonna make a new thunderbird. I was one of the only people throwing out the idea of a mid-engine mustang.

Many told me I was crazy, but it looks like I may have been onto something.

The only counter that I can think of, every thing Multimatic makes for Ford is a $150k + low volume specialty product. A $70-80k high(er) volume Corvette competitor would be a significant departure for them.

 

[spedy7]

I don't know if anyone else remembers, but there was a Fordauthority article roughly a year or so 2 years ago I think that found a GT test mule with some odd exhaust sticking out the back (like the test pipes we saw on Roush's S550's late last year). Supposedly had a V8 sound to it and engine didn't look like a V6 through the rear glass.

Found an article per The Drive: https://www.thedrive.com/news/41971/v8-ford-gt-this-test-mule-could-pack-a-twin-turbo-7-3l-engine

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