Mid-engined Ford Mustang supercar could debut this week
US reports claims Ford is about to reveal a Chevrolet Corvette rival leveraging the Mustang name but not its S650 platformA mid-engined Ford Mustang will reportedly make its global debut tomorrow during Monterey Car Week, in a move that could see the Blue Oval’s famous pony car nameplate challenge not only the Chevrolet Camaro, which will be axed after the 2024 model year, but GM’s more upmarket Corvette supercar.
The intel comes from an unsubstantiated report by Ford Authority, which claims the new model will not be based on the same S650 platform as the new-generation Mustang and will be built in Canada by Multimatic – the same firm responsible for building the Ford GT supercar as well as the current Mustang GT3 and GT4 racers.
Ford Authority claims the prototype has already been shown to a select group of people including executives and shareholders ahead of its public reveal this Thursday in California (Friday in Australia), but no concrete details have been shared or leaked.
It isn’t clear whether the mid-engined ‘Mustang’ will be a concept, a race car, a track toy or a street-legal production car, but hopes are for the latter as Ford continues to expand the reach of its famous Mustang nameplate, which now extends from the traditional coupe/convertible muscle car to the upcoming Mustang Mach-E electric SUV.
Chevrolet is said to be plotting a similar evolution for its Corvette nameplate, by applying it to not only GM’s flagship supercar but a performance sub-brand comprising sedans, sports cars and even SUVs.
No details of the high-performance Mustang, which is unlikely to be related to the ‘Mustang Raptor’ off-roader reportedly coming in 2026, have been announced yet but thankfully we won’t have long to wait.
With no official teasers Ford HQ so far, it’s clear the Blue Oval is planning to make the reveal – if it happens – something of a bombshell, blindsiding the well-publicised debuts of the new Mercedes-AMG GT, Lamborghini EV prototype and Aston Martin DB12 Volante.
Keep an eye on our Research landing page over the next two days for all the Monterey Car Week debuts, hopefully including a mid-engined Mustang.
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