| Car Name: | Ford Zakspeed Mustang Turbo |
| Category: | IMSA GTX IMSA GTP |
| Constructor: | Zakspeed |
| Designer: | Bob Riley |
| Team: | Zakspeed-Roush Bill Scott Racing (as Team Zakspeed USA |
| Successor: | Ford Mustang GTP |
| Chassis: | Carbon fibre and Nomex composite monocoque chassis, reinforced with Kevlar in key areas |
| Front Suspension: | Double wishbones with Koni coil-over springs, and adjustable sway bars |
| Rear Suspension: | Double wishbones with Koni coil-over springs, and adjustable sway bars |
| Engine Name: | Cosworth BDA |
| Capacity: | 1.6- |
| Configuration: | 16 valve, DOHC I4, |
| Turbo/Na: | turbocharged, |
| Engine Position: | front engined, longitudinally mounted |
| Gearbox Name: | Hewland VG5 |
| Gears: | 5-speed |
| Type: | manual |
| Weight: | 17600NaN0 |
| Tyres: | Firestone[1] |
| Debut: | 1981 |
The Ford Mustang GTX was an American GT race car constructed to compete in the GTX category of the IMSA GT Championship series by Ford. Originally based on the second generation Ford Mustang (known as the Mustang II), and later the third generation Ford Mustang (commonly referred to as the "Fox-Body Mustang") road car, built between 1979 and 1983.[2] [3] It was initially powered a 1.7-liter twin-turbo four-cylinder engine, supplied by Zakspeed, and producing around . This was later changed in 1982, to an enlarged 2.1-liter turbocharged variant of the Ford-Cosworth BDA straight-four engine, capable of producing around 6750NaN0.[4] The car was very light, weighing only around .[5]
The car competed in the then new IMSA GTP category in 1982.