The 2023 Ford Mustang GT will herald in an all-new, seventh generation of the iconic muscle car. As American as apple pie, Ford’s revered pony car will bring with it some major updates for the 2023 model year.
Spearheading the new Mustang will be the Coyote V8 that, for all intents and purposes, has come to be synonymous with the Mustang nameplate itself. While the car is yet to lose its covers, there’s plenty we have been able to gather so far about the 2023 Ford Mustang GT.
8 Redesigned And Re-engineered
The 2023 Mustang is going to be an all-new generation for the iconic Ford pony. That means the carmakers from Detroit are going to re-engineer the car from the ground up, with the future in mind.
A new design was, of course, necessary, seeing how every carmaker across the world is now going to build their metal horses with hybrid engines and state-of-the-art futuristic tech, something that the Mustang GT is going to embrace as well.
7 The Arrival Of Hybrid Engine Options
Dealers have reportedly been told that the new Mustang GT will be offering hybrid engine options as well this time around. Of course, that also means that a substantial change in the chassis will have to be made, in order to accommodate the new power units.
On launch, which is slated for 2023, the Mustang GT could very well offer a turbocharged 4-cylinder hybrid unit. In fact, there is every possibility that Ford could outfit a variant with a hybrid V8 as well! With hybrid variants available this time around, an all-electric Mustang GT would no longer be a thing of only the imagination, but it is certainly not going to be here for at least a couple more years.
6 Whispers Of A New AWD System
That's right, with the redesigned chassis could also come All-Wheel Drive for the 2023 Mustang. This won't be the first time Ford offered an AWD Mustang, as 1965 saw the Blue Oval take three AWD Mustangs off the assembly line, which were all the rage.
Moreover, the Mach-E, based on the Mustang itself, offers AWD, so there could definitely be a variant or two of the 2023 Mustang which could come with power running to all its wheels, as opposed to the traditional RWD setup the Mustang has almost become synonymous with over the past decades.
5 It Will Have A Track-Ready GT3 Sibling
Ford announced that they would be building a 2024 Mustang GT3 race car for the IMSA racing events, as well as overseas events. Powered by a specced-up version of the iconic Coyote V8 5.0-liter housed in the current Mustang GT, the GT3 variant would meet the criteria to compete in race events worldwide, including but not limited to Le Mans and Daytona.
Of course, like much of everything around the 2023 Mustang, Ford is keeping its details close to the vest. However, the GT3 sibling to the new Mustang would be built in partnership with Multimatic (who also helped out with the 2019 GT MK II and the Baja Ford Bronco), and M Sport. Thus, an all-American race rivalry could finally begin between the Corvette Z06.R GT3 and the Mustang GT3- there's a sentence that nobody could've fathomed a few years ago.
4 2023 Mustang GT Engine Options
With nothing concrete as of yet and no details available clearly, it would be safe to say that the new Mustang GT would come with at least two of Ford's EcoBoost engine variants- the 4-cylinder 2.3-liter and the V6 3.5-liter power units.
Of course, one would be remiss to not mention the Coyote V8, the monstrous 5.0-liter engine that has given the Mustang its place in history. Moreover, with the new generation, Ford would be sure to follow suit with the rest of the world and offer a hybrid engine variant of the V8 Coyote, as well as a hybrid option on one of the lower-powered trims.
3 It Will Not Forget Its Muscle Car Roots
The new generation of the Mustang GT has been spied doing testing rounds in the States, and while it is still heavily camouflaged, one can make out through squinted eyes that its aerodynamics and shape aren't all too different from the current generation. Thus, that also means that the interiors of the car aren't going to change much, in terms of space available and seating, that is.
While we can be certain the 2023 Mustang GT will offer state-of-the-art tech and fancy features loaded to the brim and definitely new materials for the cabin, the seats are pretty much going to be the same physically- two adults comfortably in the front, and the rear best left for kids, or your friends who need help reaching the kitchen top shelf.
2 It's Based On The High-end CD6 Platform
Ford's CD6 platform is quite a popular one, designed from the start to be a versatile and dynamic bed for cars across the lineup. Of course, Ford clearly abstains from using it for its smaller cars, reserving it for its high-end products.
Bits of the CD6 platform, which is also shared by the Ford Explorer and the Lincoln Navigator, were used in the current S650 Mustang GT, and the new GT should be built completely on the CD6, what with all the new-generation additions like AWD and Hybrid support.
1 It's Estimated To Start At Around $28,000
With several variants, Ford would allow customers to bring home the 2023 Mustang GT at a lot of different price points. Starting off at around $28,000 would be a good bet, which is slightly more than the current base price of the EcoBoost Fastback.
The Coyote-powered V8 high-end variants could certainly start at around the $40,000 mark, and cross the $50,000 threshold too. On the other hand, the Shelby models focusing on performance could well be over $70,000, seeing as the 2022 Shelby GT500 retailed for nothing less than $73,000.
All in all, it with all the camouflaged test mule shots running about, it's a safe bet to assume that the covers would be taken off the 2023 Mustang GT fairly soon.