Ford Mustang GT3

GT3 · Front-engined · NA V8 · Downforce 3/5

Front-running pace with exceptional tyre life — the endurance pick. Naturally aspirated, so power arrives predictably.

Where to start. Its tyre life means you can run a more aggressive balance than usual and still be there at the end of a stint.

Symptoms this car reads differently

These notes appear alongside the ranked answer whenever you pick that symptom.

Falls off over a stint

Tyre life is this car's strength — if it's degrading badly, check pressures before you blame the balance.

Won't turn in / pushes on entry

Front-engine baseline push.

What this car's answers lean on

In order: what this car reaches for first when something is wrong. GT3 sets the baseline, and anything this car weighs differently says so.

1. Differential and engine braking more than the archetype
2. Braking system — bias, ABS, pressure
3. Anti-roll bars
4. Free changes — driving, not setup
5. Tyre pressures less than the archetype
6. In-car driver aids and gearing
7. Damper clicks

What you cannot change on this car

Still shown, struck through at the rank they earned — partly so the list is honest, partly because they open up as you move up a class.

Shorter gearing

Gearing is fixed on this car.

Stiffer heave / third spring

No third spring on this car.