Join our community of SUBSCRIBERS and be part of the conversation.

To subscribe, simply enter your email address on our website or click the subscribe button below. Don't worry, we respect your privacy and won't spam your inbox. Your information is safe with us.

News

Company:

Customize Consent Preferences

We use cookies to help you navigate efficiently and perform certain functions. You will find detailed information about all cookies under each consent category below.

The cookies that are categorized as "Necessary" are stored on your browser as they are essential for enabling the basic functionalities of the site. ... 

Always Active

Necessary cookies are required to enable the basic features of this site, such as providing secure log-in or adjusting your consent preferences. These cookies do not store any personally identifiable data.

No cookies to display.

Functional cookies help perform certain functionalities like sharing the content of the website on social media platforms, collecting feedback, and other third-party features.

No cookies to display.

Analytical cookies are used to understand how visitors interact with the website. These cookies help provide information on metrics such as the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc.

No cookies to display.

Performance cookies are used to understand and analyze the key performance indexes of the website which helps in delivering a better user experience for the visitors.

No cookies to display.

Advertisement cookies are used to provide visitors with customized advertisements based on the pages you visited previously and to analyze the effectiveness of the ad campaigns.

No cookies to display.

Friday, April 4, 2025

Ford Will Reveal Mustang GTD’s Nürburgring Lap On December 10

Share

For months we’ve seen the Ford Mustang GTD testing at the Nürburgring. Ford wants to set a sub-7-minute lap time on the Nordschleife, something we’ve known since the car debuted in August 2023. On December 10, that question will finally be answered.

If it does go quicker than 7 minutes flat, it will officially be the fastest American production car to ever lap the infamous 12.9-mile loop. That mark is currently held by the Dodge Viper ACR, which came close, at 7:01:30. On the other side, the Lamborghini Aventador LP750-4 Superveloce awaits with a time of 6:59.73. From there, it’s a sea of German and Italian exotics, largely Porsche and Mercedes-AMG battling for ‘Ring supremacy. Claiming an outright record for production cars would require a time quicker than 6:29.09, set earlier this year by the Mercedes-AMG One. The Mustang GTD is good, but not that good.

But what about the record for the fastest front-engined production car? Everything quicker than 7 minutes has the engine in the middle or back, except for the Mercedes-AMG GT. The Black Series went 6:43.61 back in 2020, an astounding achievement that, for a brief spell anyway, was the overall record. Porsche came back in 2021 with a Manthey-tweaked 911 GT2 RS that turned a 6:38.83 time. Only the AMG One is quicker.

At this point, it’s safe to assume the Mustang GTD went faster than 7 minutes. It’s highly unlikely Ford would be doing a teaser campaign if it didn’t reach that milestone. The bigger question is: By how much? With 815 horsepower and a GT3-based chassis, it might actually compete with the Mercedes-AMG GT Black Series. The ‘Stang has more power and a near 50/50 weight distribution thanks to its rear-mounted gearbox. It has the same 202-mph top speed as the Merc, as well as a bonkers aero kit. And Ford benchmarked the AMG GT (along with the 911 GT2 RS) during GTD development.

Stay tuned. All our questions will be answered on December 10.

Source link

Read more

Local News