Just a matter of hours after it was reported that Ford was getting ready to unveil a mid-engined Mustang during Monterey Car Week, footage of the new car has surfaced online showing what is no doubt the craziest Mustang ever conceived.
The clip from YouTuber StangMode shows the car sitting on a stand and it looks to be dubbed the ‘GTD.’ One of the first things that you may notice is that it doesn’t appear to be mid-engined, at least not in the way you may expect. Instead, it appears more likely that Ford has pushed the car’s engine behind the front axle, technically making it mid-engined but not rear mid-engined like the C8 Corvette. Either that or it has somehow shoehorned an engine behind the seats.
Originally, reports claimed that the car would not be underpinned by the same platform as the standard Mustang but that no longer appears to be the case. It will apparently be manufactured by Multimatic in Canada, the same company that builds the Ford GT supercar as well as racing versions of the Mustang. Word on the street is that despite the ‘GTD’ name referencing motorsport, the ultimate version of the Mustang will be a road car.
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Visually, the differences between the Mustang GTD and all other seventh-generation Mustang models are obvious. The front of the car has been overhauled with a new split grille and takes on a far more aggressive shape. Ford has also fitted it with a new hood with large air vents and what appear to be hood pins. Perhaps the biggest change up front are the new quarter panels that feature massive air outlets to help extract hot air from the engine bay while also improving aerodynamics.
Ford has also flared the car’s rear haunches and fitted it with a new set of wheels. We do not yet have a clear picture of the car’s rear end but we can see that it sports a massive wing with uprights stretching out from the rear window. The outline of a large diffuser is also visible.
Be sure to stay tuned to CarScoops over the coming few days for more about the Ford Mustang GTD and other cars unveiled at Monterey Car Week.