Listen To The Sound Of The Mustang GTD's Unhinged Supercharged V8

TheFord Mustang GTDmay just be one of the angriest-sounding cars we've ever heard.

When the Ford Mustang GT3 race car was unveiled earlier this year, Ford showed off thesounds of the bored V8with a run at the Sebring International Raceway. Now, the automaker is back at it with the Mustang GT3's new road-going version, the Mustang GTD. But don't go thinking the two sound the same - while their development may have run concurrently, the GTD gets an entirely different engine, a 5.2-litersupercharged V8 aiming for 800 horsepower. This is likely an adaptation of the Predator V8 from the previous Shelby GT500, but here, it sounds even angrier, partially thanks to a new Akrapovic exhaust system.

The official Ford Mustang account on X, formerly known as Twitter, posted a 15-second clip blasting the sounds of the V8 with the caption, "800 reasons to turn your sound on the Ford Mustang GTD."

Retaining the signature front-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout, the GTD's reveal debunked rumors it would be amid-engine Mustang. Still, its performance is aiming for the upper echelons of mid-engine supercar performance. With the promising powertrain setup, Ford is targeting an insane sub-seven-minute lap at the Nurburgring. For the uninitiated, that is supercar territory ruled by the likes of the Ferrari 296 GTB, Lamborghini Aventador, Porsche 911, and quicker than even theRimac Nevera and its new record.

The engine is connected to an eight-speed dual-clutch transaxle via a carbon fiber driveshaft. For the first time on a road-going Mustang, the engine features dry sump technology, enabling prospective owners to clock faster lap times by preventing oil starvation during high-speed cornering.