Most powerful street-legal Ford Mustang to debut at Le Mans

The long-awaited Ford Mustang GTD Carbon Series makes its debut at this weekend’s 24 Hours of Le Mans and prospective customers in the European Union can start placing their orders online from today for the extreme version.

The biggest statement comes from the Mustang GTD’s Performance package. A key component in the quest for a sub-7-minute lap of the Nurburgring Nordschleife, it adds dive planes and a larger splitter to the front fascia, underbody flaps, and a drag reduction system to the rear wing. The active aerodynamic elements reduce drag in a straight line without sacrificing aerodynamic grip while cornering.

Lightweight Package
The Performance pack also includes a Lightweight package, which uses 20-inch magnesium wheels and removes some sound-deadening material. And while the Performance pack is featured on this Carbon Series model, it’s also available across the Mustang GTD range.

Highlighting the bodywork, the Carbon Series leaves the bonnet, roof, and rear Tech Deck unpainted, while finishing the wheels (aluminium or magnesium) in Magnetite. Body colour or contrasting painted stripes are available, as are Grabber Blue, Race Red, or Black painted brake calipers.

Driver-focussed interior
Inside, standard Recaro seats complement the new Mustang GTD steering wheel. The flat-bottom steering wheel features a thick, well-padded rim with premium Dinamica inserts and a leather wrap, along with carbonfibre inserts.

Exclusive to the Mustang GTD are buttons on the steering wheel for adjusting the suspension firmness and exhaust mode, letting drivers keep their eyes on the road while adjusting how their car performs in corners and sounds when accelerating.

Two new buttons also join the hero panel ahead of the rotary gear selector to access the Track Apps page and activate a front-axle lift function to help avoid parking lot and driveway obstacles.

With oversized 3D-printed titanium paddle shifters featuring a hexagonal pattern, drivers also have greater control over how the standard 8-speed dual-clutch transaxle manages the supercharged 5.2-litre V8’s targeted 800+ bhp output. Titanium trimming is also available on the rotary gear selector on the centre console.

The Unreal Gaming technology that powers the Sync 4 infotainment system now has Mustang GTD-specific welcome and farewell graphics on the 13.2-inch touchscreen and 12.4-inch reconfigurable digital gauge cluster.

Performance Gauge Cluster
Each of the 6 drive modes features a Mustang GTD, while a new Performance gauge cluster is exclusive to the pinnacle of performance. It puts the gear indicator and tachometer front and centre, while stripping away all superfluous information. Finally, the Mustang avatar on the My Mustang page now features a Mustang GTD.

“Many sportscars excel at one thing. But for a car to set a quick lap at the Nurburgring, it needs to be great at everything. Cornering, grip, braking, acceleration, there’s not a single area where it can’t shine,” said Mustang GTD Chief Engineer, Greg Goodall. “From the lightweight carbonfibre body to the active aerodynamics of the Performance package, we’ve learned from motorsport how to make the Mustang GTD excel everywhere, all in the quest for a sub-seven-minute lap of the Nurburgring.”

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