Ford introduces the 2026 Mustang RTR for drift fanatics

• Arriving in summer season of 2026, the Mustang RTR was developed with drifting star Vaughn Gittin Jr.
• The RTR is meant to be an inexpensive addition to the Mustang’s rising line of efficiency fashions.

Ford Motor Co. and drifting champion Vaughn Gittin Jr. have teamed as much as construct the 2026 Mustang RTR, a 315-horsepower coupe that leverages new {hardware} and programming to assist novices drift by way of curves like the professionals.

Arriving in the summertime of 2026, the Mustang RTR arose from three years of labor by Ford engineers and Gittin’s RTR Vehicles, which modifies automobiles’ efficiency and appears.

New efficiency gear

Functional upgrades embody:

• Four-wheel Brembo brake pistons
• Drift-friendly stability management calibrations
• Revised steering
• Active-valve exhaust with 4 settings
• Suspension elements borrowed from the $59,395 Mustang Dark Horse
• A hand brake for sliding turns
• “Anti-lag” turbocharger primarily based on Mustangs that Ford ran within the 2025 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race
• 600-watt colling fan
• New entrance air intakes

An elective dealer-installed efficiency equipment will increase the turbocharged 2.3L four-cylinder engine’s output from 315 hp and 350 pound-feet of torque to 350 hp and 400 pound-feet.

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A wider stance and extra

Ford will announce pricing nearer to sale, however the RTR is meant to be an inexpensive addition to the Mustang’s rising line of efficiency fashions.

From wheels pushed 1.2 inches farther out from the physique for an aggressive, planted stance to three-dimensional LED-lit “nostrils” for the brand new cooling intakes in its grille, the Mustang RTR has loads of visible attraction.

Other touches embody:

• Hyper Lime inexperienced seat belts and accent stitching
• Hyper Lime drift brake in middle console
• Available Hyper Lime Brembo brake calipers
• Unique 19-inch wheels
• “Pony” puddle lamps projected from facet mirrors
• Lighted sill plates
• Available aluminum pedals

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