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New Ford Mustang GTD Crushes the Corvette ZR1X's 'Ring Time and Makes America Proud
The pre-production Competition beat the standard GTD by more than 11 seconds and finished behind only the Mercedes-AMG One, Ford said.
- On Friday, Ford announced the Mustang GTD Competition set a Nürburgring Nordschleife lap time of 6:40.835, with factory driver Dirk Müller piloting the vehicle during the record-setting run.
- Ford's latest record beat the previous Mustang GTD time by over 11 seconds and surpassed the Chevrolet Corvette ZR1X's 6:49.275 lap, reigniting performance rivalry between American automakers.
- Upgraded hardware, including lighter suspension dampers and magnesium wheels, helped engineers boost the supercharged 5.2-liter V-8 engine to produce "beyond" the standard GTD's 815 horsepower.
- Ford confirmed the Competition model will be produced in "strictly limited, serialized quantities," while simultaneously reopening applications for the standard Mustang GTD to North American customers.
- Trailing only the Mercedes-Benz AMG One hypercar, which maintains the current record at 6:29.090, the Mustang GTD Competition ranks as the second-fastest American car around the track.
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