The Mustang continues its decades long dominance of the muscle car market by being the last one standing. In 2025 it will be the only muscle car left. It starts off the second year of its latest generation with a special anniversary edition with special wheels and logos. The Mustang GTD is one of the few vehicles that can call itself a racecar made street legal, but unfortunately it has a massive price tag starting at more than $300,000.
Key Takeaways:
- The 2025 Ford Mustang GTD is a race car made street legal that starts north of $300,000 with a very limited availability.
- Ford will not be discontinuing the Mustang in the near future. It will be the only muscle car available in 2025 as all others have been discontinued.
- The 2025 Ford Mustang has a base 4 cylinder engine that puts out 315 horses, a mid tier 5.0 liter V8 that puts out 480 and the Dark Horse 5.0 liter V8 that puts out 500 horsepower.
How much is the 2025 Ford Mustang GTD?
The 2025 Ford Mustang GTD costs around $330,000, which is the price of a decently sized home in most states. This price tag as well as the limited production mean very few people are going to be able to have the most impressive ‘Stang ever built. The GTD price and limited production make it more comparable to the Ford GT than any other vehicle yet made.
The Mustang GTD is based off of the Mustangs that competed in the 2024 Le Mans 24 hour competition. This fancy race car was conceived as Ford Execs decided that the GT3 needed to be made into a street legal racer, and the GTD was born. This is the king of the herd.
There has never been a Mustang built quite like the GTD. With around 800 horsepower out of a supercharged 5.1 liter V8 this engine will be more powerful than any of its predecessors.
Although this version of the Mustang is highly awaited, it has yet to be released and its arrival is predicted to be early 2025.
Is Ford discontinuing the Ford Mustang?
No, Ford is not discontinuing the Ford Mustang. As of 2024, Ford does not yet have plans to give the Mustang the ax. However, it is the last muscle car still standing. Dodge has done away with both the Challenger and the Charger, while the gas powered Camaro has been done away with in favor of an electric powered Camaro. It is unknown when the promised EV Camaro will be produced or released as Chevrolet has only stated it will eventually be produced.
This leaves the Mustang as the last standing American muscle car. How long Ford will continue producing the mustang will largely rely on how well it continues to sell. Mustangs used to sell more than 150,000 models every year prior to the market crash of 2008. The past few years have seen a downward trend in sales, going as low as 47,500 models sold in 2022. 2023 saw an increase jumping back up to 53,000, and 2024 should also see an increase in sales with the release of the most recent Mustang generation. Sales could continue to rise as the Mustang is the only muscle car available.
The 2025 Ford Mustang Dark Horse should have similar power to the 2024 model. In 2024 the Dark Horse output 500 horsepower out of a 5.0 liter V8. This is the most powerful engine you can get on the Mustang, not including the new and improved Mustang GTD which only the super rich can afford.
The Mustang Dark horse sounds much more friendly starting at $63,280. The Dark Horse will also come with more premium and luxury features standard and more racing features available. With available racing themed Recaro leather seats, advanced suspensions and improved axles the Dark Horse Mustang is for those who want the most out of their newest gen Mustang.
The less powered engines of the Mustang are still quite fun to drive! If the 2025 model has similar engines it will be with the entry model being a 2.3 liter 4 cylinder EcoBoost engine making 315 horsepower. The next tier engine is a 5.0 liter V8 that makes 480 horses.
Final thoughts
Here at Karl Flammer we are committed to finding you the car of your dreams. We will update this space with new details on the 2025 Mustang as Ford releases them. Until then, stop in today to test drive any of our Ford Mustangs!