Ford’s CEO Jim Farley isn’t pulling punches with the way he speaks about the new Mustang GTD. If he gets his wish, this new king of the Mustangs will stamp its ticket into the history books with lap times that leave Porsche, Mercedes, and Aston Martin in the dust. During a recent interview, he made it clear that Ford has a chip on its shoulder and intends to change the sports car landscape.
There’s no question that the Mustang GTD is a special pony car. It’s a close relative of the Mustang GT3 heading to Le Mans next year. That’s clear from the wild 5.2-liter supercharged V8 with a goal of 800 horsepower (596 kW), the trick inbound suspension, and the eight-speed dual-clutch transaxle.
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