Ford celebrated the Mustang’s sixtieth birthday on Wednesday. There was a giant social gathering in Charlotte, North Carolina, the place, amongst different issues, we received the lowdown on the brand new sixtieth Anniversary Bundle obtainable for the GT. We additionally received a teaser picture of a brand new Mustang variant coming subsequent yr, nevertheless it was the identify of the photograph Ford uploaded to its media web site—and what occurred since then—that caught our consideration.
Ford probably has one thing new with RTR within the works. Sorry Shelby followers, we all know everybody was fascinated about a brand new GT350 or GT500, however the satan is within the particulars. Ford casually talked about “one other version to the Mustang steady” on the finish of its Wednesday livestream occasion, together with a photograph of a Mustang-shaped automobile beneath a inexperienced cowl. Nothing else was mentioned, however Ford uploaded the photograph to its media web site shortly thereafter, the place it had the file identify RTR Enjoyable 03b. Attention-grabbing.
The plot thickens. Since then, Ford has modified the file identify to easily learn MustangTeaser. That means the photograph identify wasn’t merely a random title or deliberately used as a misdirection to throw folks off the scent.
We requested the automaker concerning the authentic photograph title and the identify change. We’ll you’ll want to share any new info if we hear again.
Within the meantime, it is price noting that there is already a seventh-generation Ford Mustang RTR. It is obtainable in three codecs—a Design Bundle that is appearance-only, a Spec 1 package deal that upgrades the suspension, and Spec 2 which provides extra suspension bits and quite a few physique enhancements. You realize what’s lacking from that lineup? A Spec 3 that bolts on a supercharger. The previous-generation pony had it, and that might clarify the quantity 3 within the authentic title. We’ll exit on a limb by saying it might in all probability even be enjoyable to drive … going by the unique file identify of RTR Enjoyable 03b, anyway.
The one hangup we run into is whether or not Ford would tease one thing with an RTR focus. Even when it isn’t a Spec 3, Ford and RTR have a well-established relationship for efficiency automobiles and one-off creations. On condition that relationship with the identify of the photograph and the truth that Ford modified the identify, there’s good motive to consider one thing with RTR is headed our means for 2025.
Are we appropriate in our sleuthing? We’ll discover out for certain subsequent yr.
