Ford Brings Petrol Power and Electric Punch to Goodwood Festival of Speed

Jul 11, 2024
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GOODWOOD, UK – Ford is unleashing the best of both electric and petrol power as a host of future icons make their debuts at the Goodwood Festival of Speed 2024 which kicks off today.

The new all-electric Ford Capri makes its global dynamic debut today on the famous Goodwood hill. Also flexing its muscles for the first time in public is the Mustang GTD – the most advanced and audacious Mustang ever, while the ground-breaking electric Ford SuperVan 4.2 will be targeting a fast time in the Hillclimb Shootout.

A fan favourite is also returning to Goodwood in the shape of the Ford M-Sport Puma Hybrid Rally 1, currently competing in the 2024 World Rally Championship.

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2025 Dakar Rally Ford Raptor

Pushing these Ford vehicles to the limit are a collection of elite motorsport professionals. From the rally world, Ford M-Sport drivers Adrien Fourmaux and Grégoire Munster are joining two-time World Rally Champion Carlos Sainz Sr., while three-time Le Mans winner Romain Dumas and 24 Hours of Nürburgring winner Frédéric Vervisch bring their wealth of endurance racing experience.

Completing the driver line up is renowned precision driver and seven-time British Autotest Champion Paul Swift.

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2025 Mustang GTD

Visitors to the Goodwood Festival of Speed 2024 will be the first in the world to see the Ford Raptor T1+, designed with the singular purpose of taking on the world’s most challenging race. The exciting reveal will be hosted by another legend of motorsport – four-time Dakar Rally winner and two-time World Rally Champion Carlos Sainz Snr, who will also drive the vehicle up the hill.

“We have brought a sensational line up of vehicles to this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed that shows the breadth of our capabilities,” said Mark Rushbrook, global director, Ford Performance. “Whether it’s a road car or racing car, electrified or petrol-powered, we are creating the kind of game-changing vehicles that only Ford can produce.”