Time will tell how things will go, change is often frightening, but for the most part, the auto industry is heading in the right direction. Don't listen to those doom and gloom types, they're rarely right.    People have always feared change, they've always thought change was gonna ruin things, but with the exception of the cost of living becoming super expensive over the last few decades, pretty much every change in society has been a positive one. Cost of living we went backwards there, but pretty much everywhere else, life is better than ever, and that applies to the auto industry to a degree.    Things are a lot better now than they were 40 years ago. Don't fear change, because it's gonna happen either way, better to embrace and find optimism in it. 

I'm not saying make all mustangs mid-engine, kinda like how the mach-e and the s650 can coexist, I wonder if there's room for a front engine coupe and a mid-engine car to be sold alongside one another. 

Interesting. The article talks about speed, but this vehicle only does 0-60 in 15 secs which granted is much better than the hummers 36 seconds. However, I have to wonder if you are getting rid of roofs, doors, armor, etc, why not focus on side by sides? They would be much cheaper, faster, lighter and easier to transport. 

No way they change Mustang to mid engine.  But I don’t think a v8 will fit in the GT.  They specifically created that entire car around the 3.5 eb specifically for LeMans.  Both the GT and the V8 corvette were around 500 hp in race trim because of BOP.  But Ford is getting 800+ out of the 3.5 for street use and I’m sure they could squeeze another 200 out with modifications and a bucket of cash.  Just add the active suspension and active aero from the GTD.

I hope they don't go mid engine in the Mustang. These things are hard enough to work on and mid engine makes it all that much harder. The should just do a V8 Ford GT and put that Vette in its place once and for all.

Does Ford have a comparable engine to GM’s 2.8L diesel I-4?  Just guessing that engine may be better suited for military application compared to Ford’s 2.0L I-4 or 3.0L V6.  Not sure what other diesel engines Ford has available.    

It seems like Ford wants to take the mustang even further and the GTD is just the beginning of that journey. I wonder if the team is at least entertaining discussions on a mid-engine mustang platform. It seems like a logical progression of the GTD, evolving this idea of a mustang supercar to new heights. 

I've been a Ford enthusiast for 70 years. You think I want Ford to fail?! Ten years ago I read my auto parts customer's Automotive News mag and some guy from GM said back then you won't recognize the auto industry landscape in 10 or 20 years. Well I'm not going to go into how it's changed today, but this guy said you might not even see Ford or GM someday. Nobody got scared. But I'm scared! With all the tariff nonsense, supply chain baloney, quality control -- in particular Ford and GM's recall problems --  things don't look too good. Where are the engines made for Ford and GM, in-house or out-house as in crap?!  How can multi-billion companies have so many problems? How???!!!  Nobody cares?  Is it just a job? My son works at a machine shop (not auto related) and he's training a 35 year old guy and the guy can't even close up the 4 flaps properly (there is a wrong way and a right way) and tape up a cardboard box! Anyway, do cars need heated seats? Is that a big draw? Does Ford have to recall cars if the heated seats malfunction? Do we need 10 speed wipers? Do we need 20 different wheel and hubcap designs per MODEL? Type AUTOMOTIVE LANDSCAPE IN 10 YEARS into your browser and you'll get  dozens of links, most if not all exuding doom and gloom.

In his interview with Leno, Farley seems to imply they roughly break even on the GTD. 

What you're forgetting is we're talking about Government Motors as in GM!  Everything is Chevrolet, GMC or "Cadillac" where the "beast" presidential limo is on a GM TRUCK chassis.  Ford is America's car/truck brand, NOT GM. Start rewarding Ford, who took out their own loan back in 2008 by mortgaging the blue oval logo without taking bailout money!