Anybody else paying attention to this Mustang

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The $325K Ford Mustang GTD's Suspension Is So Rad You Get to Watch It Work​

Is the Mustang GTD suspension form over function or function over form? Now we can see for ourselves.



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The 2025 Ford Mustang GTD promises a lot of things: better performance than the best European sports cars, a sub-seven-minute Nürburgring lap, and better performance than the cars that inspired it. Those are lofty goals, but from what we’ve seen so far, there aren’t any major reasons to believe any of it isn’t possible and plenty to suggest it is.




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The rear suspension design is unique in its engineering, and one of the biggest deviations from the road-going Mustangs of today, or any era. It could be a contributing factor to the future success of the Mustang GTD, and today Ford is giving us a window into its inner workings.

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Adaptive Dampers​

Really, though, the GTD will ship to a fraction of more than 7,500 North American applicants with a viewing window for the semi-active pushrod-actuated suspension, featuring Multimatic Adaptive Spool Valve dampers. The adaptive dampers can go from their softest to firmest setting in a claimed 15 milliseconds, and the two-spring setup around each damper makes the car versatile for the track and street. Each spring has different rates; The softer spring can be hydraulically compressed in Track mode, lowering the car 40 millimeters and effectively stiffening the spring rate of the system. The front suspension uses a similar two-spring setup to lower ride height. For more details on the suspension and other race-car-beating tech in the Mustang GTD, check out our Deep Dive here.


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The Window​

The polycarbonate window is 24 inches wide and ten inches tall, with scratch resistant coatings on both sides. It’s visible through the rear window, so the engineering can be appreciated from inside or outside the car. It’s always a sight to see what the suspension must do to keep our cars comfortable or planted to a track, and this is about the best view you’re going to get of a complete suspension at work, given most springs and struts are typically separated. The blue gold, and machined parts now can serve as a centerpiece for gearheads to marvel at physics at work, as if huddled together in front of a fireplace in Tinsel Town, with mugs full of the finest synthetic oil instead of hot cocoa.

Development Ties​

In the example photos from Ford, you can even see some of the ongoing development work. The zip ties are holding a yellow K-type thermocouple that is most likely being used to record surface temper of the damper, along with a heat-activated sticker to serve as a visual indicator.


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24 Hours Coming Up​

The Mustang GTD will make its first European appearance on display at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in June, continuing to the 24 Hours of Spa and Goodwood Festival of speed. After a summer testing throughout Europe, the stomping ground of the cars it hopes to be better than, it will make an official timed lap attempt around the Nürburgring. Then, the GTD’s performance will be on display for the world – not just the suspension.

 

[dakotanut]

I would but it's way out of my price range. So only really care about GT's and Mach Ones. Maybe a Cobra GT 500.

 

[dakotanut]

I have an 06 Mustang GT. It's slow and looks like s**t.