As it turns out, Ford’s $300,000-plus Mustang GTD is quite the powerhouse. Who knew?
These days, you have the Mustang…and then you have the Mustang. At least, that’s the sort of prominence Ford is aiming for with the completely unhinged GTD for which it’s been building immense hype over the past several months. It still isn’t here yet, but we’re still getting that drip-drip-drip of information, and Monday’s announcement helps paint the picture quite a bit: its power output.
Now, for perspective, the “normal” S650 Ford Mustang GT’s 5.0-liter Coyote V8 pumps out 480 horsepower (486 if you get the active exhaust setup). With that, you also get 418 lb-ft of torque, which is enough grunt to shuffle you along and roast tires pretty nicely.
The GTD? Well, its supercharged 5.2-liter V8 engine spins out to 7,650 RPM, along the way producing more power than any Ford-built, road-legal Mustang yet. Here, you get 815 horsepower and 664 lb-ft of torque. Oh yeah.
And with that sort of power comes great responsibility…no, I’m kidding — it comes with a 202 mph top speed. Achieving Vmax like that does require the Mustang GTD’s aerodynamic features to work their magic, like the rear wing and front flaps as part of the car’s drag reduction system to make it as slippery as possible.
Fundamentally, the 2025 Ford Mustang GTD’s 5.2-liter unit is the same ‘Predator’ V8 that found its home in the S550 Shelby GT500 and the Ford F-150 Raptor R. However, you get a dry-sump oil system here (that enables a slightly higher redline), and Ford made some changes to the intake, exhaust and supercharger setups to manage more power and, naturally, better responsiveness when you want to hammer your more-than-a-quarter-million-dollar Mustang.
If you’re still looking to buy one, you likely won’t get the chance for awhile, even if you have the scratch to satisfy Ford’s estimated $325,000-ish asking price. Nevertheless, it’s fun to know what sort of numbers we’re dealing with as Ford’s most expensive Mustang gears up for production in the coming months. Odds are, we’ll finally see the first production units actually reached the well-heeled few who applied in calendar year 2025.
