If there’s one trend that seems to be catching on with automakers that I’m super stoked about, it’s the whole “off-road everything” thing that we’ve already seen embraced by Porsche with its 911 Dakar and Lamborghini with its Sterrato. Now, it seems like Ford could be getting in on the fun with a lifted, all-wheel drive Mustang Raptor — at least according to a report published Monday by Car & Driver.
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In its report (which treats the Mustang Raptor as an eventuality rather than a possibility), C&D claims that this new Mustang will have a 500-hp 5.0-liter V8 paired exclusively to a 10-speed automatic transmission and, naturally, all-wheel drive. The Mustang’s chassis will feature live valve shocks, just like in its larger Raptor-ified siblings, along with a lift to allow larger tires and more ground clearance.
Now, Ford won’t comment on future products and calls Car & Driver’s story “speculation,” so obviously, we don’t know what this thing would look like. Still, based on the F-150 Raptor and the Bronco Raptor, we would expect big ol’ fender flares, probably some tasteless vents in the hood, clearance lights and likely a ridiculous sticker/graphics package.
The car is allegedly supposed to come out for the 2026 model year as a limited-production vehicle with a sticker price of somewhere in the neighborhood of $90,000. All of that seems pretty reasonable, especially considering the kinds of prices Porsche and Lamborghini are asking for their off-roaders.
All we have to do now is collectively manifest the Mustang into reality (by that, I mean annoying Ford until it happens). Fingers crossed.