{"id":14106,"date":"2022-01-28T12:03:40","date_gmt":"2022-01-28T17:03:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=14106"},"modified":"2022-01-28T12:03:40","modified_gmt":"2022-01-28T17:03:40","slug":"ford-mustang-gt3-race-car-2024-imsa-v8-multimatic-msport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=14106","title":{"rendered":"Ford Mustang GT3 race car planned for 2024 IMSA season"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ford<\/a> has announced it’s getting into the GT3 racing class, and it’s doing so with a Mustang<\/a>. The car will be entering the 2024 IMSA series in the GTD and GTD Pro classes, but as a GT3 car, it will be eligible to compete in international GT3 classes.<\/p>\n

The Mustang<\/a> GT3 is being developed with two big-name racing companies with lots of Ford experience: Multimatic and M-Sport. Multimatic is one of the prime developers of the race car, and it will be managing the two factory-backed cars in IMSA. Other cars will be run by customer teams. Multimatic worked on the previous Ford GT LM race cars<\/a> as well as the Bronco DR off-road-only SUV<\/a>. It also makes those fantastic spool-valve shocks fitted to the road-going Ford GT<\/a> and the Chevy Colorado<\/a> and Silverado ZR2s. M-Sport is known for Ford’s rally cars, including the new Puma hybrid WRC car<\/a>, and they’re in charge of the engine.<\/p>\n

That engine will be a race-ready version of the 5.0-liter Coyote V8 we all know and love in the current Mustang GT. It’s paired with a rear-mounted transaxle, which is one of the big departures from the road car. Besides the different transmission setup, the car features unique short-long arm suspension at all four corners. The body has many carbon fiber<\/a> components, and of course, the race car has all kinds of aero aids.<\/p>\n

Something that has us curious is whether this GT3 car will be based on the current Mustang, or if it will instead be the next-generation car. We’ve seen spy shots of a new one<\/a>, so we know there’s a replacement in development. The timing would be good for a new Mustang, too: the current one will be nearly a decade old in 2024 \u2014 plus that year will be the Mustang’s 60th anniversary. Time will tell.<\/p>\n

And one final note: Ford also has a new Mustang GT4 race car coming in 2023. That class is more production-based than the faster GT3 class. This one is more likely to be based on the current car, but we could always be surprised.<\/p>\n

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