Ford is now taking applications from UK customers for its new 800bhp Mustang GTD supercar, with pricing expected to start from £315,000.
That lofty price tag sends the GTD well clear of the similarly conceived Porsche 911 GT3 RS (£193,000) and puts it in league with the likes of the Ferrari 296 GTB.
The GTD is primarily designed and engineered for track use but is currently being evaluated for approval to be registered as a road vehicle in the UK and Europe.
"If this cannot be obtained, the Mustang GTD will be a track-only vehicle in certain markets," Ford said, adding that WLTP fuel consumption data will be published before market launch.
The application window is open until 19 July, a week after the GTD makes its UK debut at the Goodwood Festival of Speed.
Production of Europe-bound cars is scheduled to begin in spring next year, but Ford hasn't yet confirmed whether it will offer the GTD in right-hand drive.
Nor has Ford said how many examples it will send to the UK, but it will be a highly limited proposition - likely far more so than the GT supercar, which bowed out in 2022.
The GTD is said to have been conceived “after hours” by “a handful” of engineers in an anonymous storage garage at Ford’s Michigan headquarters, with the aim of creating “a Mustang to take on the best of European sports cars”.
Ford is targeting a sub-7min lap time at the Nürburgring – a feat that would put the GTD on a par with European supercars including the Porsche 911 GT2 RS, Lamborghini Aventador SVJ and Mercedes-AMG GT Black Series.
Ford CEO Jim Farley said: “[The] Mustang GTD shatters every preconceived notion of a supercar. This is a new approach for us. We didn’t engineer a road car for the track, we created a race car for the road.
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Reminds me of the Mach1 of the 70's, absolutely huge! , the wing won't make it for road use.
The Mach 1 didn't have an "absolutely huge" rear wing (which WILL be retained). At this stage your posts read like AI from 15 years ago.
Well selling this will be challenging won't it? even if it was half the price it's still not worth it as there are so many better offerings on the market, but you never know do you?
LMAO!
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