Ford Mustang GT Gen3 Supercar Is a 600-Plus-HP, Winged Racehorse

• The brand new seventh-generation 2024 Ford Mustang will spawn a number of racing variants, together with the Gen3 Supercar seen right here.
• The Mustang GT was homologated for race obligation by Dick Johnson Racing and can compete within the 2023 Australian Supercars Championship.
• Together with race-spec sheetmetal and an enormous rear wing, the Gen3 Supercar has a 600-plus-hp model of the common Mustang GT’s new Coyote 5.0-liter V-8.

The brand new Ford Mustang GT Gen3 Supercar is a distinct type of racehorse. It is based mostly on the brand new S650-generation Mustang that was lately revealed, however the V-8–powered coupe has been particularly constructed for racing, with its aggressive debut set for the 2023 Australian Supercar Championship.

Ford confirmed CGI photos of a number of upcoming race-prepped Mustangs shortly after the street-legal lineup was unveiled. On the time, the corporate additionally introduced plans to enter the horse automobile in a number of racing sequence that additionally embrace GT3 and GT4 sports activities automobile racing, NASCAR Cup Sequence, and NHRA. Nevertheless, the Mustang GT Gen3 Supercar is the primary of these race-ready steeds to be seen in dwelling colour.

Final evening, the Gen3 Mustang Supercar was revealed (video of the occasion will be seen beneath), and we have been instructed it was homologated for race obligation by Dick Johnson Racing, with an help from Ford Efficiency. Whereas it bears a powerful resemblance to the common Mustang GT, its sheetmetal has clearly been revised and tattooed with Ford, Mustang, and different graphics. Its primarily white paint is complemented by blue accents that define the underside edges of the automobile, and there is no lacking the enormous wing on its hindquarters.

Beneath the hood is the 2024 Mustang GT’s Coyote 5.0-liter V-8. It now options twin throttle our bodies fed by twin air intakes, and the engine will get different enhancements, too. Ford nonetheless hasn’t mentioned precisely how a lot energy the most recent Coyote mill makes in road kind, however we anticipate it to exceed its predecessor’s max output of 480 horses and 420 pound-feet of torque. Within the Supercar Stang, the production-based Coyote has been modified to make greater than 600 horsepower.

Not many different particulars about Ford’s Gen3 Supercar have been launched, however the automobile will make its first on-track look throughout the occasions surrounding this weekend’s Bathurst 1000 in Australia. It’s going to primarily be a parade lap with driver Dick Johnson behind the wheel.