Official: 2025 Mustang GTD Revealed! 800+ HP 5.2L V8, Pushrod Suspension, $300K MSRP

[Ericc B]

A GTD is famous in Europe as a Volkswagen Golf with a 2.0 diesel engine making 200hp, called a Golf GTD and is the diesel equivalent of the gasoline Golf GTI.

Exactly. And I find it utterly flabbergasting that noone at Ford Europe who was in the loop for this project warned their US colleagues about the fact that they had chosen a stupid name with a large DIESEL connotation. Seriously, every media outlet all over Europe that reports about this car today feels the need to mention that 'no it does not have a diesel engine'. And 50% of the comments below these articles is people wondering what kind of diesel engine it has.

Don't get me wrong, I think it's a seriously cool car but GTD is about the stupidest name they could have chosen.

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[MustangMac67]

Exactly. And I find it utterly flabbergasting that noone at Ford Europe who was in the loop for this project warned their US colleagues about the fact that they had chosen a stupid name with a large DIESEL connotation. Seriously, every media outlet all over Europe that reports about this car today feels the need to mention that 'no it does not have a diesel engine'. And 50% of the comments below these articles is people wondering what kind of diesel engine it has.

Don't get me wrong, I think it's a seriously cool car but GTD is about the stupidest name they could have chosen.

I 100% agree. I think they did it because it was the closest thing to gt3 besides GTE, which was taken already

 

[Baldilocks]

I thought of Diesel when I first heard about it as well, having owned a GTI and a GTD Golf/Rabbit.

 

[bnightstar]

I 100% agree. I think they did it because it was the closest thing to gt3 besides GTE, which was taken already

GTD is GT Daytona the class in IMSA that is going to be replaced with GT3 in 2024. It also has connection with the Shelby Daytona from the past. Also it kind of make sense to name the Halo car that probably will be the last V8 Mustang Halo Car to a category that is going away. I really think we are seeing the pinnacle of what a Mustang can be.

 

[Zig]

… the pinnacle of what a Mustang can be.

Hoping the pinnacle doesn’t mandate a permanently deployed ‘shelf’.

 

[Nanashii]

C8 ZR1 will spank this thing at half the price.

 

[Hack]

C8 ZR1 will spank this thing at half the price.

Not sure I'm aware of what the C8 ZR1 is. Is that a future product? The Z06 is probably going to be marginally faster than the GTD, though. Or at least very near to it. And a lot cheaper.

 

[RTFM]

Yes, it’s a proper race car. But does it have dual touch screens? /s
I bet they shaved off another 5 sec below 7min by giving the driver extra buttons, instead of asking him to remove his glove and slide his finger on the touch screen to adjust his nitro mix.

 

[Baldilocks]

C8 ZR1 will spank this thing at half the price.

I'm still curious to see if it's a ZR1, a Zora or both and what they come up with for propulsion.

 

[Ericc B]

For those who are already dreaming about a body kit to mimic this thing on a bread and butter GT, don't forget that 777 Performance already teased these renders last year November after Ford Perfomance dropped the infamous video that showed all the different S650 race versions, including the GT3:

 

[bnightstar]

Not sure I'm aware of what the C8 ZR1 is. Is that a future product? The Z06 is probably going to be marginally faster than the GTD, though. Or at least very near to it. And a lot cheaper.

Considering the C8 Z06 is faster than an 911 GT3 RS around Willow Springs I could say you don't even have to wait for ZR1.

Could someone be kind enough to create iPhone wallpapers for the GTD ?

 

[Ace]

I really hope the next GT500 will sound similiar. What a beast

 

[Finface]

Running out right now to buy some Mega-Millions lottery tickets!

 

[Ericc B]

GTD was never going to be about building an "everyman's" halo Mustang. It was about building a car to homologate the GT3 racer.

Apparently this is not the case. Larry Holt of Multimatic was quoted saying this in a new article on the Road & Track website today:

“There’s going to be confusion… People will think that the GT3 race car is homologated off this road car [the GTD]. But that can’t be. The race car has been homologated off the gen-seven Mustang. And then we made a road car off the race car [the new GTD]. That’s pretty unique… Here we actually did a race car, and then have done a road car.”

“[The GTD] is way more sophisticated than the [GT3] race car. I mean, I don’t think anybody would not say that. You can’t have active aero on the race car. We have active aero on this. You can’t have active suspension on the race car. We have active suspension on this. So it takes a look at that race car and takes it way further, technologically.”

Source:
https://www.roadandtrack.com/news/a44845577/2025-ford-mustang-gtd-is-not-a-homologation-special

 

[5.ooooooo]

I think the frustrating thing is Ford's latest strategy is fuck competition, we'll do whatever we want and charge whatever we want. That's a good strategy in a vacuum, but in the real world, most of us are saying "Yeah, this is a badass car, but unless they depreciate massively, I'll never be able to afford one".

Meanwhile, the c8 can be had for like 70 grand, 120 or so for a 670 hp mid engine supercar. It gives you hope because 70 grand is a lot of money, but it's also in that bracket of "If I save up here and there, I could maybe buy this one day". This is a bitchin' car, but it's also kinda depressing to see multimillionaire Jim Farley with multimillionaire Bill Ford talking about how great this car you'll never be able to afford is.

I don't understand how Ford can justify a business case to do a ground up 300k supercar they'll only sell in a few thousand units. But can't seem to put together a business case for a mid-engine mustang priced like a c8. If Ford made a 80 grand mid-engine 500 hp car, it would blow everyone's hair back, truly elevating the mustang while also staying true to the mustangs roots of offering great performance for a reasonable price. But instead, they're basically like, hey fuck you if you aren't super wealthy.

AGREE with everything you said. Besides that it looks more like someone just added a body kit to a mustang. Unless your a super die-hard loyalist (also rich), I can’t see someone taking this over a Porsche gt3 rs which is around 240k or a Z06 with the track package which is less before the markups. Notice how they revealed it at Barret Jackson not a normal convention like the recent reveals.

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