2025 Ford Mustang GTD pumps out 815 hp

Ford says the Mustang “supercar” promises to deliver a Nürburgring lap time of less than seven minutes.

Ford Mustang GTD
Ford has high-performance goals for the the Mustang GTD. – Ford photo

Ford has revealed official details of its Mustang supercar.

The 2025 Mustang GTD is powered by a supercharged V8 engine producing 815 hp and 664 lb.-ft. of torque and has a top speed of 202 mph (325 km/h), the highest speed of any street legal Mustang.

While those are spectacular power figures, what’s more astounding is that Ford promises to lap the Nürburgring Nordschleife race track in under seven minutes. For those who are unaware, a sub-seven-minute run at the Green Hell would place the car in elite company.

To achieve such a run, the Mustang needs more than horsepower. Ford says the GTD gets cutting-edge active aerodynamics, carbon-ceramic brakes, an inboard-rear suspension with semi-active dampers, which are part of its performance features that will help it achieve such a Nürburgring run.

“We’ve been laser focused since Day 1 to make Mustang GTD the first-ever supercar with world-class performance and the soul of a Mustang,” said Mustang GTD chief program engineer Greg Goodall in a news release. “GTD’s heart is its supercharged 5.2-liter V8, packing more horsepower per litre than the Porsche 911 GT3 RS.”

The GTD’s V8 features a a dry-sump oil system that can help keep the engine lubricated through sustained and demanding cornering.

The dry-sump oil system also allowed engineers to raise the maximum engine speed by 100 rpm to 7,650 rpm.

To increase power, the engine also received a revised intake and exhaust, a standard titanium exhaust and a smaller supercharger pulley.

A drag reduction system can change the angle of the rear wing and active flaps under the front of the car. This helps the car get the correct balance between airflow for speed and downforce for grip, depending on performance conditions, Ford says.

“We’ve combined the work of talented engineers and designers, as well as an extremely capable driver, with Mustang GTD technology, power and aerodynamics,” said Goodall in the release. “We can’t wait to deliver on our sub-seven-minute promise to GTD customers.”

Canadians will also be happy that the GTD is completed here. The Mustang is assembled at Ford’s Flat Rock, Michigan assembly plant. After that, it is transported to Markham, Ont.-based Multimatic where it is completed and becomes the GTD.

Multimatic specializes in low-volume vehicles and had built Ford’s GT supercar, as well as the Aston Martin One-77, Mercedes-AMG One and a number of other high-end vehicles.

More information on the GTD is available on Ford Canada’s website.

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