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

[thePill]

If Ford truly developed a mid-engine Mustang then there’s no secret as to why the GT350 nameplate hasn’t been used.

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[Katastrophe]

This may be a stretch of a guess...but could Ford be bringing a serious entry to the LMP class of racing? Perhaps they want to battle it out with Cadillac and the rest of the lot.

We know they are getting DEEP in racing now with the Mustang name...

EDIT: Also, that GTD (street version of the GT3 racer) looks awesome. I can't wait for the juicy deets on that thing. It is also, 100% not MR. The proportions would never support it.

 

[DeluxeStang]

There's very clearly a massive intake on the rear decklid. I wish this had more traditional mid engine proportions, but I think it's still possible that it's a mid engine car. If the engine wasn't back there, I don't know what else this intake would be for.

 

[agreywolfe]

There's very clearly a massive intake on the rear decklid. I wish this had more traditional mid engine proportions, but I think it's still possible that it's a mid engine car. If the engine wasn't back there, I don't know what else this intake would be for.

thats a red herring, you can clearly see that on the actual GT3 here

also i wouldnt look too deep into the GTD title for any meaning, its literally just what IMSA calls their GT3 field.

 

[VaporGT]

There's very clearly a massive intake on the rear decklid. I wish this had more traditional mid engine proportions, but I think it's still possible that it's a mid engine car. If the engine wasn't back there, I don't know what else this intake would be for.

You have good eyesight...it actually it looks like an air intake... but it’s so far back!
front engine, mid engine… and now what ? a rear engine mustang

 

[thePill]

The blue GTD Mustang that was leaked IS NOT a mid-engine vehicle unless a drastic redesign of the S650 platform was done.

A 5.5liter V8 on a shorter, 105” wheelbase would be kool.

 

[Epiphany]

In photos taken in Vegas at the reveal you can clearly see a lengthy CF driveshaft, a fabricated tubular rear cradle that houses the transaxle and allows an anchor point for the cantilevered dampers to reside above it. Definitely going to be interesting to see the interface where the driveshaft mates to the rear of the engine up front.

Also wondering if there will be a bulkhead near where the rear seatback would normally reside (I can't imagine a rear seat in this car). Based on a simple observational scaling measure, I think the rear dampers will be visible just beneath the rear window glass, directly above the rear axle centerline. Unless Ford wanted the dampers covered but they are so damn beautiful I don't see how anyone would want to do that.

 

[erocker]

I wonder if this will be the 5.5L twin turbo? Pretty sure rear mounted and AWD. I doubt it'll have rear seats.

 

[roket]

i absolutely adore how the GTD looks. wonder if it's parts will be added to ECat?

 

[Dub347sbf]

I wonder if this will be the 5.5L twin turbo? Pretty sure rear mounted and AWD. I doubt it'll have rear seats.

I heard the same thing as far as the engine, 5.5L TT ecoboost....or ecobeast

I doubt it has rear seats either way, but haven't heard that this is the mid engine platform. Might be 2 cars revealed tomorrow or may just be the GTD. Excited to see!

 

[unfairslide]

Imma just call it now since so many people seemed convinced this is somehow the mid engine car: this is the street gt3 car Jim Farley hinted at back in March.

It has pretty identical panels to the gt3 we have tons of pictures of already. This is not the mid engine car, it's just a gt3 for the road. No idea why they would spend all that money to develop and test two separate engine configs when they already have a working model in their race car. Plus the whole "GTD" name.

The mid engine car will have a whole different chassis more similar to the GT supercar. Cost will depend on if Ford is building it or if multimatic is building it. If Ford is building it, I can see it costing around $100k for a cheap one or multiple hundreds of thousands if they want to make it as special and exclusive as the GT. I'm hoping it's a c8 competitor in the $90-100k range. Anything lower would absolutely kill dark horse sales and I don't think Ford wants that.

Thank you for coming to my Ted talk.

 

[Spectre]

Everyone thinking a Multimatic-built car with pushrod suspension is going to compete at C8 prices (or anywhere close)... pass the bong. I want what you're smoking.

Hell, the GT-D is likely to hit 80-90k itself

 

[NegativeMultiplier]

If Ford truly developed a mid-engine Mustang then there’s no secret as to why the GT350 nameplate hasn’t been used.

Noted.

 

[Dub347sbf]

Everyone thinking a Multimatic-built car with pushrod suspension is going to compete at C8 prices (or anywhere close)... pass the bong. I want what you're smoking.

Hell, the GT-D is likely to hit 80-90k itself

This. The GTD is over 100k i bet. Any mid engine platform will probably be over 200k. Just my guess. 70k will get you a nice Dark Horse or a base C8, it's not going to touch these new model(s)

 

[unfairslide]

Everyone thinking a Multimatic-built car with pushrod suspension is going to compete at C8 prices (or anywhere close)... pass the bong. I want what you're smoking.

Hell, the GT-D is likely to hit 80-90k itself

Never said the multimatic GTD car will be at c8 prices. It is likely to go for $300-400k. It will not be anywhere close to $100k.

The mid engine car will highly depend on who is building it.

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