In pictures: Ford swings at supercars with new $300,000 Mustang GTD

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Ford Motor has debuted a $300,000, 800-horsepower Mustang. Image Credit: via REUTERS

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The 2025 Ford Mustang GTD is a street-legal, limited-edition coupe with a supercharged 5.2-liter V-8 engine. It is inspired by the Ford Mustang GT3 slated to race in the 24 Hours of Le Mans next year, and has all of the aero vents and ducts of a race car -not to mention a leering rear wing. Image Credit: via Reuters

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Ford says the GTD is the quickest road-going Mustang ever built, though at the time of its launch, the car's top speed and zero-to-60 mph sprint time remained unspecified. Image Credit: Bloomberg

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The front-engined GTD is mostly carbon fiber; the material makes up the fenders, hood, trunk lid, door sills, front splitter, rear diffuser and front and rear fascia. This means it drops a lot of weight, compared with normal Mustang models. Image Credit: Ford

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An eight-speed dual-clutch and carbon fiber driveshaft help balance the weight, too. Even the trunk has been sacrificed in favor of achieving superior performance: A semi-active suspension, hydraulic control system, and new transaxle cooling system live in the rear instead. Image Credit: via Reuters

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The car offers active aerodynamics and 20-inch forged aluminum wheels or forged magnesium wheels - the most similar, in design, to the Mustang GT3 race car. Titanium exhaust and carbon ceramic brakes are also available. A new suspension system adjusts spring rate and ride-height settings for track or street conditions. (Pictured here is Mustang GT3) Image Credit: Ford

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Inside, the Mustang is swathed in suede, leather and carbon fiber. Desirable Recaro-brand seats, 3D-printed titanium paddle shifters and a rotary dial shifter made from retired Lockheed Martin F-22 titanium parts are well-suited in look and ergonomics for long days at the track. To reduce weight, the rear seating area has been removed. Image Credit: via Reuters

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Ford has been doubling down lately on its signature pony cars, which have been in production since 1964 and, with the Porsche 911 and Chevrolet Corvette, rank among the longest-running sports cars in history. Fans tend to be fanatical about the Mustang, opting to leave them bone-stock or modifying them to the hilt. Last year, Ford sold 47,566 nationwide. (Pictured here is Porsche 911) Image Credit: Bloomberg

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The GTD comes as Ford's electric vehicle sales fell 2.8% in the second quarter. Ford lost ground to Tesla Inc. and General Motors Co. after it paused production at the Mexican factory that builds its battery-powered Mustang Mach-E. Image Credit: REUTERS

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Production on the GTD, meanwhile, will start at the Ford Flat Rock Assembly Plant in Michigan and then transfer to Markham, Canada. It will be handcrafted by Ford Performance and a company called Multimatic, which built the Ford GT and Mustang GT3 and GT4 race cars. Deliveries will start in late 2024. Image Credit: via REUTERS

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