The Ridiculous Engineering That Turned A Regular Ford Mustang Into An 815 Horsepower Track Monster Called The ‘GTD’

The two complaints I hear most about the $330,000 Ford Mustang GTD are: 1. “That’s barely even a Mustang” and 2. “Why would you spend that much money on a Mustang?” It seems the world has strong opinions on Ford’s 815 horsepower Nürburgring slayer but can’t decide if it’s too little Mustang or too much. I had a chance to drive the car around a track and talk with engineers from Ford and the racecar engineering company they developed the car with, Multimatic, to figure out just how much Mustang the GTD reall ...