Ford Mustang GT3 race car planned for 2024 IMSA season

Ford has announced it's getting into the GT3 racing class, and it's doing so with a Mustang. 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.

The Mustang 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 as well as the Bronco DR off-road-only SUV. It also makes those fantastic spool-valve shocks fitted to the road-going Ford GT and the Chevy Colorado and Silverado ZR2s. M-Sport is known for Ford's rally cars, including the new Puma hybrid WRC car, and they're in charge of the engine.

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 components, and of course, the race car has all kinds of aero aids.