Ford Racing teases 2026 road supercar: Dakar-tuned, 1,000 hp
Ford Racing teases Dakar-inspired 1,000-hp road car, reveal Jan 15, 2026
Ford Racing teases 2026 road supercar: Dakar-tuned, 1,000 hp
Ford Racing will reveal a race-bred road car at Michigan Central Station Jan 15, 2026—maybe a Mustang GT500/GTD or a 1,000-hp Dakar-inspired supercar.
2025-11-12T19:15:39+03:00
2025-11-12T19:15:39+03:00
2025-11-12T19:15:39+03:00
Ford Racing is preparing a headline debut: on January 15, 2026 the company will unveil a mysterious road-going machine shaped by race-bred know-how. The reveal will take place not in a convention hall but at Michigan Central Station, where Ford says it plans to show a model engineered to bring motorsport innovation onto public roads. The setting alone hints at a statement of intent.Early indications point to either a new-generation Mustang GT500 or a hyper-spec GTD positioned to outgun the Corvette ZR1. Adding intrigue, CEO Jim Farley signaled work on a 1,000-hp off-road supercar—partly electric, with adaptive suspension and control concepts inspired by the Dakar Rally. Taken together, that brief reads like a blueprint for a fresh twist on the supercar formula.Such a machine could square up to both track-focused and off-road exotics, mixing extreme performance with real-world breadth. Farley also emphasized that the newcomer will not be a pickup, describing it instead as a high-speed animal built for gravel and sand. The positioning suggests a car meant to blur the line between circuit pace and loose-surface confidence, and that alone is enough to raise eyebrows.
Ford Racing will reveal a race-bred road car at Michigan Central Station Jan 15, 2026—maybe a Mustang GT500/GTD or a 1,000-hp Dakar-inspired supercar.
Michael Powers, Editor
Ford Racing is preparing a headline debut: on January 15, 2026 the company will unveil a mysterious road-going machine shaped by race-bred know-how. The reveal will take place not in a convention hall but at Michigan Central Station, where Ford says it plans to show a model engineered to bring motorsport innovation onto public roads. The setting alone hints at a statement of intent.
Early indications point to either a new-generation Mustang GT500 or a hyper-spec GTD positioned to outgun the Corvette ZR1. Adding intrigue, CEO Jim Farley signaled work on a 1,000-hp off-road supercar—partly electric, with adaptive suspension and control concepts inspired by the Dakar Rally. Taken together, that brief reads like a blueprint for a fresh twist on the supercar formula.
Such a machine could square up to both track-focused and off-road exotics, mixing extreme performance with real-world breadth. Farley also emphasized that the newcomer will not be a pickup, describing it instead as a high-speed animal built for gravel and sand. The positioning suggests a car meant to blur the line between circuit pace and loose-surface confidence, and that alone is enough to raise eyebrows.
