It’s Official: 2025 Mustang GTD is the Most Powerful Production Mustang Ever
Introduced just over a year ago, the all-new Ford Mustang GTD is hailed as the fastest and most extreme production Mustang ever built. The automaker today made it official by confirming key performance figures.
With 815 horsepower, 664 lb-ft of torque and a top track speed of 325 km/h, the Mustang GTD out-muscles and out-races the old Mustang Shelby GT500, which generated 760 horsepower and 625 lb-ft of torque, reaching speeds of up to 290 km/h.
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"We’ve been laser-focused since day 1 to make Mustang GTD the first-ever supercar with world-class performance and the soul of a Mustang,” said Mustang GTD Chief Program Engineer Greg Goodall. “GTD's heart is its supercharged 5.2-litre V8, packing more horsepower per liter than the Porsche 911 GT3 RS.”
Ford engineers have worked hard in many areas including revised intake and exhaust systems, new supercharger and pulley, new injection tuning and the Mustang’s first-ever dry-sump oil system, which not only helps keep the engine lubricated through sustained and demanding cornering, but also enables a slightly elevated maximum engine speed of 7,650 rpm.
An eight-speed dual-clutch transmission with a carbon fibre drive shaft sends power to the rear wheels. Now mounted in the rear, the transmission benefits from its own cooling system featuring dual fans between the taillights.
Of course, the Mustang GTD is much more than a powerhouse. The body is made of lightweight carbon fibre and the race-ready rear suspension, which can be seen though a clear polycarbonate panel inside the cabin (there is no rear seat), includes semi-active shocks and springs that sit low and between the rear wheels rather than in line and above them. We’re talking about Multimatic Adaptive Spool Valve dampers capable of going from their softest to firmest setting in just 15 milliseconds.
Elsewhere, a Drag Reduction System can change the angle of the rear wing and activate flaps under the front of the car to find exactly the right balance between airflow for speed and downforce for grip, depending on performance conditions.
Ford’s goal now is to set new track records, more specifically to deliver on its promise of an official sub-seven-minute lap of the Nürburgring in Germany—something the Mustang’s father, Lee Iacocca, would never have dreamed of.
As a reminder, the 2025 Mustang GTD was developed with the help of Multimatic based in Markham, Ontario, the same company that will assemble the units (just like it did with the second-generation Ford GT). Ford has only accepted a very small number of orders, with pricing believed to be somewhere around $400,000 CAD. The first deliveries are planned for late 2024 or early 2025.
