© Reuters. The brand new 2025 Ford Mustang GTD, a $300,000 limited-edition efficiency automobile, is proven on this undated firm handout picture launched to Reuters on August 17, 2023. Ford Motor Firm/Handout by way of REUTERS
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(Reuters) – Ford Motor (NYSE:) is becoming a member of rival Basic Motors (NYSE:) within the U.S. supercar ranks with the launch of the 2025 Mustang GTD, a limited-edition, high-performance sizzling rod priced from $300,000.
In a unusual shift for an organization that has dedicated billions of {dollars} to constructing thousands and thousands of zero-emission electrical autos, Ford’s latest providing is powered by a fossil-fueled, supercharged 5.2-liter V8 engine delivering greater than 800 horsepower.
The Mustang GTD is loosely primarily based on the 2024 Mustang coupe that’s priced from round $31,000.
However the Mustang GTD actually has extra in frequent with the brand new Mustang GT3 racecar that’s anticipated to compete subsequent 12 months on the 24 Hours of Le Mans, one of many world’s premier endurance races.
Ford Chief Govt Jim Farley, in a promotional video, says the Mustang GTD is geared toward high-priced, high-performance European sports activities automobiles from Porsche, Aston Martin and Mercedes-Benz.
Ford owned Aston Martin, the fabled British marque intently linked to fictional spy James Bond, from 1987-2007.
“This automobile has been in my head for years,” Farley stated of Ford’s newest effort.
The Mustang GTD, developed with Ontario-based specialty builder Multimatic, is slated to start manufacturing in late 2024 or early 2025, and shall be in extraordinarily quick provide, in line with Ford. A spokesperson would say solely that GTD manufacturing shall be “greater than 50 automobiles.”
Aside from its stratospheric price ticket, the ultra-Mustang bears little resemblance to GM’s $340,000 supersedan, the Cadillac Celestiq, an enormous, battery-powered four-door fastback that goes into manufacturing late this 12 months on the automaker’s technical heart in Warren, Michigan.
