Ford’s new Mustang Supercar has been officially
unveiled in Australia, painted in the brand’s Performance livery, prior to its
racing debut set for the Superloop Adelaide 500 on February 14. Of course, this is no real
Mustang, but a body mimicking the latter’s appearance on a Supercars’ Gen 2
control chassis, which was originally designed for local sedans – hence the odd
proportions, well among other things.
Created by Ford, Ford Performance, Shell V-Power
Racing and Tickford Racing Australia, it’s homologated for the 2019 Virgin
Australia Supercars Championship. It will be raced by three teams, including
Shell V-Power Racing (2 cars), Tickford Racing (3 cars) and 23Red Racing (1
car).
Nobody will mistake the new Mustang Supercar for
anything else. And that gigantic rear wing mounted on a rear deck extension, in
addition to the racing livery, make it stand out. As for the rest of the
exterior design, it has been designed to copy the look of the road legal,
V8-powered Mustang GT as much as possible.
