Mustang GTD Breaks 7-Minute Barrier On Nürburgring Lap

crysalis_01 · 12-10-2024, 10:22 AM

Corvette "Rival" Ford Mustang GTD Breaks 7-Minute Barrier On Nürburgring Lap

https://gmauthority.com/blog/2024/12...rburgring-lap/

Ford Motor Company has announced that the Ford Mustang GTD has officially broken the seven-minute barrier at the legendary Nürburgring Nordschleife racetrack in Germany. Clocking an impressive time of 6:57.685, the track-focused road car achieved its goal with factory Mustang GT3 driver Dirk Müller behind the wheel. The Mustang GTD serves as a rival to high-performance machines like the C8 Chevy Corvette.

Ford proudly notes that the Mustang GTD is now one of only six production sports cars to lap the 12.94-mile Nürburgring Nordschleife in under seven minutes. With its time of 6:57.685, the GTD claims the fifth-fastest time in its segment.

From the outset, Ford made clear its intentions of pushing the new Mustang to a sub-seven-minute Nürburgring lap. However, Ford President and CEO Jim Farley hinted at further potential, saying, “We’ll be back,” suggesting the automaker believes the track-focused road car can go even faster.

The record-setting achievement has been documented in a 14-minute video titled “Road to the ‘Ring.” The video features insights from key Ford personnel, including CEO Jim Farley, Mustang GTD Chief Program Engineer Greg Goodall, Ford Senior Design Manager Anthony Colard, Multimatic Special Vehicle Operations EVP Larry Holt, and driver Dirk Müller. Packed with track footage, the film captures the GTD’s quest to join the exclusive club of sub-seven-minute production vehicles.

At the core of the Mustang GTD is a supercharged 5.2L V8 engine capable of delivering around 800 horsepower. Power is sent to the rear wheels via a Tremec dual-clutch transaxle connected by a carbon-fiber driveshaft. The high-powered ‘Stang also features a pushrod suspension system and an aggressive aero-optimized widebody design to maximize downforce and stability at high speeds.

Check it out in action right here:

https://youtu.be/YuxuSLB1hg8

Notably, German magazine sport auto recently tested the C8 Corvette Z06 at the ‘Ring, setting a time of 7:10.51. While still quite fast, especially for a street car, the time was nonetheless significantly slower than was initially expected.

*Joshinator99* · 12-10-2024, 12:40 PM

Unreal time! Congrats to Ford for putting in the effort.

Dabjbr · 12-10-2024, 12:48 PM

Impressive time for sure but it also better given the cost! Nonetheless, congrats to Ford. I'd love to see the full lap from the driver POV or over the shoulder camera if available.

I think it's now time for Chevy to modify the Z06 transmission and regain the title.

crysalis_01 · 12-10-2024, 01:55 PM

I'm sure, like the article says, they're going back next year again. Probably on account of it falling short of the GT3RS. We'll see how it pans out for them. But yeah, for it's price point, it seems to be in appropriate company for the Nordschleife lap times.

https://fastestlaps.com/tracks/nordschleife

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...eife_lap_times

12-10-2024, 10:22 AM	#1
crysalis_01 Iron fist, lead foot Drives: 2003 Mustang Cobra Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Wyoming Posts: 1,243	Mustang GTD Breaks 7-Minute Barrier On Nürburgring Lap Corvette "Rival" Ford Mustang GTD Breaks 7-Minute Barrier On Nürburgring Lap https://gmauthority.com/blog/2024/12...rburgring-lap/ Ford Motor Company has announced that the Ford Mustang GTD has officially broken the seven-minute barrier at the legendary Nürburgring Nordschleife racetrack in Germany. Clocking an impressive time of 6:57.685, the track-focused road car achieved its goal with factory Mustang GT3 driver Dirk Müller behind the wheel. The Mustang GTD serves as a rival to high-performance machines like the C8 Chevy Corvette. Ford proudly notes that the Mustang GTD is now one of only six production sports cars to lap the 12.94-mile Nürburgring Nordschleife in under seven minutes. With its time of 6:57.685, the GTD claims the fifth-fastest time in its segment. From the outset, Ford made clear its intentions of pushing the new Mustang to a sub-seven-minute Nürburgring lap. However, Ford President and CEO Jim Farley hinted at further potential, saying, “We’ll be back,” suggesting the automaker believes the track-focused road car can go even faster. The record-setting achievement has been documented in a 14-minute video titled “Road to the ‘Ring.” The video features insights from key Ford personnel, including CEO Jim Farley, Mustang GTD Chief Program Engineer Greg Goodall, Ford Senior Design Manager Anthony Colard, Multimatic Special Vehicle Operations EVP Larry Holt, and driver Dirk Müller. Packed with track footage, the film captures the GTD’s quest to join the exclusive club of sub-seven-minute production vehicles. At the core of the Mustang GTD is a supercharged 5.2L V8 engine capable of delivering around 800 horsepower. Power is sent to the rear wheels via a Tremec dual-clutch transaxle connected by a carbon-fiber driveshaft. The high-powered ‘Stang also features a pushrod suspension system and an aggressive aero-optimized widebody design to maximize downforce and stability at high speeds. Check it out in action right here: https://youtu.be/YuxuSLB1hg8 Notably, German magazine sport auto recently tested the C8 Corvette Z06 at the ‘Ring, setting a time of 7:10.51. While still quite fast, especially for a street car, the time was nonetheless significantly slower than was initially expected. __________________ '03 SVT Cobra-SC4.6L V8 \|\| modded with mods'n'stuff

12-10-2024, 12:40 PM	#2
Joshinator99 Moderator Drives: 2017 Camaro 2SS A8 Join Date: Aug 2018 Location: Petersham MA Posts: 6,196	Unreal time! Congrats to Ford for putting in the effort. __________________ 2017 Chevy Camaro 2SS A8 Whipple 3.0, Mast Black Label heads, ATI 8L90, Fore triple in-tank pumps, 112mm TB, LPE +52% injectors & BB HPFP, TooHighPSI/Katech port injection, 15” conversion 1066 WHP STD/1027 SAE, 9.10@152.5 (new times coming)

12-10-2024, 01:55 PM	#4
crysalis_01 Iron fist, lead foot Drives: 2003 Mustang Cobra Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Wyoming Posts: 1,243	I'm sure, like the article says, they're going back next year again. Probably on account of it falling short of the GT3RS. We'll see how it pans out for them. But yeah, for it's price point, it seems to be in appropriate company for the Nordschleife lap times. https://fastestlaps.com/tracks/nordschleife https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...eife_lap_times __________________ '03 SVT Cobra-SC4.6L V8 \|\| modded with mods'n'stuff

12-10-2024, 12:48 PM	#3
Dabjbr Drives: 2020 SS 1LE Join Date: Aug 2020 Location: NorCal Posts: 880	Impressive time for sure but it also better given the cost! Nonetheless, congrats to Ford. I'd love to see the full lap from the driver POV or over the shoulder camera if available. I think it's now time for Chevy to modify the Z06 transmission and regain the title.

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