The 2024 Ford Mustang debuted at the North American International Auto Show last month, the seventh iteration of the world’s best-selling pony car. Shortly after its debut, the S650 received two race-focused versions that will run exclusively on the track.
Ford is now unveiling another race car version of the all-new Mustang, which is set to compete in 2023. Dubbed the 2023 Mustang GT Gen3 Supercar, the race car is Ford’s challenger for the 2023 Australian Supercar Championship. also the first time the 2024 Ford Mustang has been seen in metal in racing guise – a preview of the Australian debut of the production pony car in late 2023.
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Based on the road version of the Blue Oval pony car, the Mustang GT Gen3 Supercar comes with the S650 body and is powered by the latest generation of the Coyote V8 engine. However, the mill was reworked by Ford Performance, increasing its displacement to 5.4 liters, among others.
That said, the Coyote V8 in this race car version produces over 600 horsepower (447 kilowatts) and over 479 pound-feet (650 Newton-meters) of torque. Those numbers are sent to the wheels via a lever-operated sequential transaxle Xtrac P1293 gearbox.
In cooperation with Ford Performance, the Mustang Gen3 Supercar race car was built by Ford’s homologation team, Dick Johnson Racing. Dick Johnson himself is the first to get behind the wheel of the new race car at the Bathurst 1000 as a precursor to the race car’s 2023 season debut.
Moments after its debut, the Ford Mustang got a track-only Dark Horse R version, which comes as a preview of the six race Mustangs in the works. These race-focused pony cars will have GT3 and GT4 derivatives, as well as versions for NASCAR and NHRA Factory X. The GT3-flavored S650 will race at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2024, ending a 27-year absence from the Circuit. from the Sarthe.
The 2024 Ford Mustang debuted at the North American International Auto Show last month, the seventh iteration of the world’s best-selling pony car. Shortly after its debut, the S650 received two race-focused versions that will run exclusively on the track.
Ford is now unveiling another race car version of the all-new Mustang, which is set to compete in 2023. Dubbed the 2023 Mustang GT Gen3 Supercar, the race car is Ford’s challenger for the 2023 Australian Supercar Championship. also the first time the 2024 Ford Mustang has been seen in metal in racing guise – a preview of the Australian debut of the production pony car in late 2023.
12 Pictures
Based on the road version of the Blue Oval pony car, the Mustang GT Gen3 Supercar comes with the S650 body and is powered by the latest generation of the Coyote V8 engine. However, the mill was reworked by Ford Performance, increasing its displacement to 5.4 liters, among others.
That said, the Coyote V8 in this race car version produces over 600 horsepower (447 kilowatts) and over 479 pound-feet (650 Newton-meters) of torque. Those numbers are sent to the wheels via a lever-operated sequential transaxle Xtrac P1293 gearbox.
In cooperation with Ford Performance, the Mustang Gen3 Supercar race car was built by Ford’s homologation team, Dick Johnson Racing. Dick Johnson himself is the first to get behind the wheel of the new race car at the Bathurst 1000 as a precursor to the race car’s 2023 season debut.
Moments after its debut, the Ford Mustang got a track-only Dark Horse R version, which comes as a preview of the six race Mustangs in the works. These race-focused pony cars will have GT3 and GT4 derivatives, as well as versions for NASCAR and NHRA Factory X. The GT3-flavored S650 will race at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2024, ending a 27-year absence from the Circuit. from the Sarthe.