Is Ford about to disclose a Chevrolet Corvette rival?

Ford is gearing as much as tackle the mid-engined Chevrolet Corvette, in accordance with a brand new report from the USA.

GM Authority stories a brand new Mustang supercar, full with the engine within the center as is the case within the newest Chevrolet Corvette, might be revealed on Thursday at Monterey Automotive Week in California.

The publication stories a “choose group of individuals” have been proven the automotive already.

As was the case with the Ford GT supercar, the mid-engine Mustang will reportedly be constructed by Canadian motorsport specialists Multimatic.

What’s going to energy the reported Mustang supercar hasn’t been confirmed.

Ford has flirted with the concept of a mid-engine Mustang as soon as earlier than, with the four-cylinder Mustang 1 idea.

Extra just lately, the concept of a brand new Ford flagship has been confirmed… after which shut down quite a few occasions in American media.

Emblems for the Thunderbird identify have been filed in Might 2022, sparking rumours Ford was engaged on a grand tourer to take a seat atop the vary the place the mid-engine GT as soon as sat.

Ford Authority stories the Blue Oval model has been spied benchmarking a C8 Corvette Stingray, initially speculating it was benchmarking it towards the Shelby GT500.

The primary Thunderbird was conceived as a response to the primary Corvette, arriving two years later and likewise that includes a convertible physique with two seats. It ended up outselling the Chevy.

However extra just lately, chairman Invoice Ford Jr has mentioned the Mustang is all of the sports activities automotive Ford wants.

“Why are you not constructing a sports activities automotive just like Corvette?” Ford Jr. mentioned, as reported by Ford Authority.

“Are you kidding? We’ve got the Mustang, which I feel is by far the most effective sports activities automotive in America and admittedly, the world now. It’s inexpensive. It’s quicker than all get out. And it’s about nearly as good as you would probably get,” he mentioned.

“And we’re going racing with Mustang. For the fanatics, we now have an EcoBoost Mustang, we now have an electrical Mustang within the Mach-E, and we now have our all-new five-litre Mustang Darkish Horse, which we simply launched.

“And we now have extra coming. So, I wouldn’t commerce our sports activities automotive for anyone else’s, let’s put it that manner.”