Ford has built a Mustang every year since 1964, but they’ve never built anything quite like the 2025 Ford Mustang GTD.
Sure, there’s a most potent Mustang every year, but the GTD is different like an Olympic athlete in a family of fairly fit people is different.
The GTD has the name “Mustang” and the rough shape of a Mustang, but it might be closer to the Ford GT supercar than it is to the pony cars in the grocery store parking lot.
Ford plans to build the GTD in such small numbers that you must apply for permission to buy one. Ford has not revealed the price, though industry rumors put it around $325,000. When Ford CEO Jim Farley first announced the GTD, he challenged the CEOs of other automakers to bring their fastest cars and try to post lap times against him in this Darth-Vader-looking thing.
He didn’t reveal the specifications. For that, Ford waited until today.
815 Horsepower; 202 MPH Top Speed
The company has announced that the GTD will squeeze 815 horsepower and 664 lb-ft of torque from its 5.2-liter supercharged V8. “Revised intake and exhaust, a standard titanium exhaust, and a smaller supercharger pulley help achieve the engine output ratings,” the company says.
A carbon-fiber drive shaft sends power to the rear wheels through an 8-speed dual-clutch rear transaxle. Ford says the combination gives the GTD a top speed of 202 mph.
It uses an extraordinary pushrod rear suspension – yes, that’s Formula 1 tech – with hydraulics and a transaxle cooler mounted where you’d ordinarily find cargo space.
As long as we’re talking F1, Ford adds, “Mustang GTD also features a Drag Reduction System that 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.”
It’s street-legal. Most of what it can do isn’t, but the car is.
Ford hasn’t said how many it plans to build or how many it has sold. The order page currently includes a button to “get updates” but not to apply. Call a Ford dealership if you’re interested in placing your order.
