Ford has 6 observe variants deliberate for the 2024 Mustang

After years of rumor and hypothesis, the  2024 Ford Mustang was revealed Wednesday evening on the Detroit Auto Present. Whereas Ford’s newest pony automotive will not be going electrical, it’s going racing. And it will achieve this at Le Mans, Daytona and a myriad of different world motorsports venues because of a six-pronged offensive that can see new variants for observe rats {and professional} rivals alike, all based mostly on the brand new 500-horsepower Mustang Darkish Horse.

Mustang’s new efficiency onslaught includes six fashions. Two of them, the Darkish Horse S and Darkish Horse R, are stripped-down, non-street-legal variations of the usual Darkish Horse. The opposite 4 will probably be constructed to spec for his or her respective world racing sequence — IMSA GT3 and GT4, the NASCAR Cup sequence and NHRA Manufacturing facility X drag racing, respectively. This is how they break down:

Darkish Horse S

The Darkish Horse S could have probably the most in frequent with the road automotive it is based mostly on. It will likely be stripped of most of its creature comforts and outfitted with Multimatic DSSV shocks rather than the MagneRide suspension that will probably be discovered on the usual Darkish Horse. It additionally will get upgraded brakes, adjustable aero and adjustable experience peak and camber settings. Inside, you may discover an FIA-compliant security cage, window nets, racing seats with harnesses, full electrical disconnects, a hearth suppression system and the barest of management interfaces. 

Darkish Horse R

The R mannequin carries over virtually totally from the S, however includes a seam-welded chassis for improved rigidity and a gasoline cell for prolonged vary. It additionally comes with a set of race-spec wheels relatively than the road equivalents discovered on the S. 

Mustang GT3

This IMSA-spec mannequin will geared towards racing applications that compete on the worldwide stage. Ford says the primary automobiles will probably be out there to buyer groups in time for the 2024 operating of the 24 Hours of Daytona. It will likely be powered by a 5.4-liter model of the Coyote V8. 

Mustang GT4

The GT4 sequence is supposed to enchantment to privateer teams that lack the funding for a GT3 marketing campaign. They make the most of the identical primary structure, however provide much less energy and downforce attributable to sequence limitations, making them less expensive to run over the course of a season. 

NHRA Manufacturing facility X

Quick for “Manufacturing facility Exhibition,” Manufacturing facility X slots between Manufacturing facility Inventory Showdown and Professional Inventory. It is a brand-new addition to the NHRA sequence that makes room for stripped-down manufacturing unit drag racers. Vehicles are allowed to be considerably lighter than these featured in Manufacturing facility Inventory Showdown, however should be outfitted with handbook transmissions. 

NASCAR Cup automotive

Ford has no particulars about its redesigned Cup automotive fairly but, however contemplating the constraints of the sequence, it actually will not have a lot in frequent with the roadgoing Mustang aside from the visible alignments allowed by NASCAR. Ford says particulars of this one are nonetheless a pair years out. 

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