It’s been well over a year since the Ford Mustang GTD debuted, but since then, we’ve only learned more and more about what will be the very best-performing factory pony car to ever exist across that model’s 60 years on this earth. However, one piece of important information that we haven’t yet received is just how much the Ford Mustang GTD will cost, at least, aside from the model’s $325,000 base price. Now, we’re learning more about what folks interested in fancier versions of the GTD will be required to shell out.
According to sources familiar with the matter, the Ford Mustang GTD Carbon Series will start out at $428,000, while the Spirit of America has an MSRP of $429,00 – prices that don’t include any options. As Ford Authority exclusively reported just yesterday, deliveries of the 2025 Ford Mustang GTD are slated to begin in Q2 – not Q3, as some other rumors have suggested. However, those that are privileged enough to take delivery of a new Mustang GTD will be required to keep it for two years – just like the Ford GT that preceded it, as Ford Authority was the first to report.
For that extra outlay of cash over the base model, Ford Mustang GTD Carbon Series and Spirit of America buyers will get some unique equipment and features. The Carbon Series is available with a unique hue dubbed Chroma Flame, along with an unpainted hood, roof, and rear Tech Deck, Magnetite wheels, available body color or contrasting painted stripes, and Grabber Blue, Race Red, or black-painted brake calipers, plus the Performance Pack as standard equipment.
As for the Mustang GTD Spirit of America, it pays homage to legendary land speed racer Craig Breedlove with a Performance White exterior featuring Race Red and Lightning Blue racing stripes, which join exposed carbon fiber elements including the front splitter, rear diffuser, and rear spoiler – the latter of which features Race Red end plates and “Mustang” script. Owners can choose between exposed carbon fiber or Race Red mirror caps, but Race Red calipers and the Performance Package are included as standard.
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I’ve owned 4 Mustangs and attend Mustang meet ups and drives monthly in my modified S197 GT500. Not one person in my local owner’s club has a single doese of interest in the GTD.
The whole idea behind it is stupid. It’s one thing to take a $100K base Porsche 911 and make it into a $300K track car like GT2 or GT3 RS. But to take a $30K affordable mainstream car like the Mustang and make it into a $300K wannabe supercar has to be the dumbest idea ever. Worst still is that GTD isn’t even engineered or built by Ford. It will be dropped within a year or two after launch. Ford needs to get their priorities straight. Make a Corvette rival for $80K-$150K, make it in house, and make it affordable. That’s a much better use of resources than this GTD nonsense.
I agree Seth. Ford lost their way. They sell no cars, other than a Mustang and you can no longer get a GT for less than $45,000.
What manufacturer builds their own race cars?
Ford Performance engineers and designers worked with Multimatic. Designed and engineered as a collaboration between the two.
Yep, just like Kar Kraft made the Boss 429 and some of the other
“Special” cars back in the 60s and early 70s.
The C8 is a Chevy/GM in-house effort. The 911 range as a whole is a Porsche in-house effort.
The GTD is not a Ford effort. Also, it’s not a race car.
C8 looks like a pep boys catalog for tacky RICE accessories
GTD is much more exclusive. And first USA car to run a sub 7 min lap at Nurburgring.
Deal with it and cope harder
The whole purpose for the GTD was to put Ford into the history books as the first North American manufacturer to run a sub-7-minute time at the Nürburgring and Ford wanted it to fit the definition for “production car”. The don’t plan on producing very many cars, perhaps no more than the 1200 slotted for production and probably no more than 2500-5000 cars at most (the 3rd gen GT produced 4000 cars). At most it is nothing more than a rolling advertisement for the Mustang brand and was never intended as a regular production car or even a car that would be widely available, hence the selection process, Ford wants social media type or people with good exposure on social media to have the car not your average Mustang owner.
Ford could have never accomplished that even with an 80-150k Corvette rival and given the pitiful state of Mustang sales they would have to make a choice, either risk developing, marketing, and selling this Corvette rival or stick with Mustang since the Corvette rival would cannibalize Mustang sales and drive them down to 6th gen Camaro levels and you can sure bet would absolutely destroy SE sales (kiss Dark Horse goodbye along with whatever GT500 type vehicle they have planned) even if the Mustang remained in production.
Maybe in better times there would be room for a Corvette competitor but not now and not for the foreseeable future, not without sacrificing Mustang and over 60 years of brand equity.
They need to make it a requirement to keep the car two years and drive it 5,000 miles.
Every two year old GT for sale has 17 miles on it. The crankcase has been cold for 24 months and the oil is old and the bearings are dry.
Here we go again, we got people complaining about the price of the vehicle, Knowing damn well you can’t afford it, but you going to complain. there are cars that cost more than that, do you complain about those cars?
Hey Richard…. You missed my point. The GTD is a great car but, just like the Ford GT the average guys won’t be able to get one. You have to fill out an application to purchase and damn near submit your family history if you want to be considered worthy to purchase. Have you ever seen the people that actually get these things? Jay Leno, Kid Rock, John Cena, Bill Ford, Jim Farley, etc…. I wish Ford would make a car for the masses, not the rich and famous. Just because you can afford one, doesn’t mean you are going to get one. The list of folks that actually get these cars are the elites, not the average car guy. And yes Richard, I could afford one. That’s not the point. These are halo cars.
Here we go again folks, we got folks on here complaining about the price of this vehicle, if you can’t afford it, don’t complain about it.
Ford has always been about the average Joe. If you could afford above average, you stepped up to a Lincoln. There is nothing average to the GTD, or GT40 for that matter. Ford needs to get back to its roots.
And the cars we think as legendary; Lincoln MkII, Shelby Cobra, GT350-500, Boss 302 and Boss 429. Cobra SVT R models, Ford GT, and Ford GT40s. Humble origins, with big aspersions.
Nothing is really affordable anymore, however something like the Maverick could make the case for can do all, affordably.
Don’t worry, Farley’s gonna try to sprinkle in a Mustang Sedan for those average consumers and wonder why the coupe sales dip even further. Lol.
The Ford Mustang Sedan so far is all talk and no action. Given Ford’s executives dislike for sedans, the Mustang Sedan will never happen.
No thanks, I’ll keep my GT350R…at least that motor is unique, made by Ford Performance with passion and special…this is just absurd pricing to the point of being comical. Not sure what the point is…it’s out of reach for the average consumer by a long shot and it’s a silly waste of resources.
My wife and I met Jim and his wife in a Japanese restaurant in
Maui several yrs ago. Very pleasant CAR guy. At the time he was a big proponent of EVs
and not President Trump.
Economically Ford EV effort has failed dramatically.
I’m pleased to hear him finally discuss cost cutting as is the President.
Again,Farley is impressive guy that needs to settle on a plan for products,costs and strategy
because what happening at Ford is not working for the investing public.
I did however immediately buy Ford stock after some one on one time with him.
It’s now a great trading stock,
I own thousands of shares and look forward to the time a consistently strategy driven co evolves.
In the meantime follow Trump’s cost cutting lead and don’t dawdle because you have had the reins for a while and it’s time to move!
Good Luck!
Failure Farley still has not figured out how to eliminate quality control issues that plague all Ford products. Failure Farley’s racing enterprise comes first, the customer does not count.
This car is designed to compete with the best in the world. If you want to go drag or road racing a Mustang is good choice and can be set competitively for a rational sum. The GTD, while a Mustang, is entirely bespoke and one would be hard pressed to do it as well for the MSRP. It’s not for everyone, nor meant to be. It’s a next level showcase of front engine RWD capability. God Bless America.
Ford, disappointing customers is job 1.
The most expensive Ford product to be recalled.
Well that escalated quickly!