New Ford Mustang GT Supercar to be shown at Bathurst 1000

Ford Australia is gearing up to phase what it promises will be the initially in-person reveal of the seventh-technology Mustang in racing type any where in the environment.

The new Mustang GT-based mostly Supercar will premiere at the 2022 Bathurst 1000 on Oct 6, at 12:30PM, Ford Australia explained currently.

Fittingly this initial ‘Gen3’ Mustang Supercar will be piloted by Australian motorsport legend Dick Johnson for its initial laps all around Mount Panorama. Mr Johnson was the initial driver of the outgoing ‘Gen2’ Mustang Supercar at the Adelaide 500 in 2019.

Dick Johnson Racing is Ford’s homologation group that has been creating, creating and setting up the new Mustang Supercar racer in conjunction with Ford Efficiency about the previous two yrs.

The three-time Bathurst 1000 winner mentioned that he’s honoured to be the very first driver of the ‘Gen3’ Mustang Supercar prototype.

“My group and I have been racing Fords for additional than forty years, we are extremely proud reps of and ambassadors for the Blue Oval,” he claimed.

“We have been working exceptionally tough on earning this vehicle the best it can quite possibly be over the past pair of a long time, and to be the to start with particular person in the entire world to travel it following all of that function is fantastic.

“Any opportunity to push close to Mount Panorama is outstanding, but to do it in Ford’s hottest race motor vehicle is an chance I merely couldn’t move up.”

As part of the seventh-technology model’s expose previous month, Ford previewed a variety of track-only racing Mustangs that will compete globally in a assortment of racing series.

In addition to the Supercars variation, Ford showed off renders of the GT3, GT4, NASCAR, and NHRA Manufacturing unit X racing homologated versions.

The Blue Oval reported it is returning to factory-backed GT3 racing with the new Mustang GT3 IMSA racer that will debut at the 24 Hours of Daytona in 2024. It’ll be accessible for prospects to purchase.

The new Mustang GT4 will debut for the duration of the 2023 time and will be readily available for global GT4 courses in IMSA, SRO and FIA GT. It’ll be out there for buyers to purchase as well.

Ford also reported newly-created products will debut in the NASCAR Cup series and NHRA Manufacturing facility X racing in the “coming years”.

In terms of the regular seventh-era Mustang coupe and convertible, it’s thanks in Australia in late 2023. Regional pricing and specification have yet to be annonuced.

It’s powered by new, fourth-technology versions of the common turbocharged 2.3-litre EcoBoost 4-cylinder motor and the natural way-aspirated 5.-litre Coyote V8.

A 10-velocity automated continues to be out there with equally engines, on the other hand the six-velocity handbook is now exceptional to the V8.

Ford Australia has also verified it’s likely to providing a monitor-oriented Dim Horse as a distinctive version.

It will be powered by a “specially modified 5.-litre V8” and aspect a Torsen minimal-slip differential, larger rear sway bay, beefier strut tower brace, new entrance dampers, Brembo brakes, exceptional bonnet graphic, entrance splitter, and Australian-equipped light-weight wheels.

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