Ford's Mustang GTD Competition lapped the Nürburgring in 6:40.835 with Ford Racing factory driver Dirk Müller at the wheel, placing it ahead of recent Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 times and second only to the Mercedes‑AMG One among production cars.
Ford says the GTD Competition's supercharged 5.2‑liter V8 makes "beyond" the standard GTD's 815 horsepower but has not released a figure; engineers Peter Kuechler, Sam Ashtiani and Ford Racing engineer Steve Thompson attributed the result to team development and hardware changes. The car features revised aerodynamics, magnesium wheels with rear carbon aero discs, new high‑performance tires, carbon bucket seats and lighter dampers.
Steve Thompson also drove a 6:49.337 in the GTD Competition during testing, and Ford has reopened limited order applications for the GTD lineup while pricing for the Competition model remains undisclosed.
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