6:40.835 for the full length of Nürburgring Nordschleife - Ford surprised me today with yet another Nürburgring lap record for the most "apex predator" Mustang of all - the GTD Competition.
If you haven't heard of "GTD Competition", you are not alone - neither had I before one of the commenters mentioned it in the GTD page. For some mysterious reason Ford seem to be super keen to turn front-engine Mustang into high downforce, high precision track weapon, presumably to prove that modern Mustang is more than the V8 roar and acceleration in straight line.
I think they had already proven that beynod doubt, with the regular street-legal GTD recording a full Nürburgring lap in 6 minutes and 52 seconds. This new "Competition" version is not "fully finished", and technically counts as pre-production prototype.
What's more, the tyres do not appear to have any sidewall branding, suggesting racing slicks with no street certification.
Be that as it may, it is obvious that GTD Competition looks like a race car, and not a slow one at that. The aerodynamics are extremely aggressive, even down to aero rim covers and moveable rear wing. Competition is also said to have further power boost, on top of already very impressive 814 PS for regular GTD.
The pre-production status does make it very murky in terms of what actual power this car was running during the lap and what the final version will come with from factory.
