2025 Ford Mustang RTR Spec 3 First Test

Formula Drift tuning, rear-wheel drive, and 810 horsepower equal one slidey Mustang.

When offered the opportunity to test Ford Mustangs modified by two-time Formula Drift champion Vaughn Gitten Jr.’s shop, RTR, we made some assumptions. The top-of-the-line Spec 5 we tested first destroyed them. The more affordable, more readily available RTR Spec 3 we tested next, though, confirmed every single one of them.

Our primary assumption, quite simply, was that a tuner car built by a pro drifter’s shop would be able to get sideways at the drop of a hat. But the Spec 5, with its extra-wide wheels, stickier tires, and grip-oriented suspension setup, didn’t meet said assumption. Despite its tremendous power and rear-drive configuration, that car wanted to grip and go. Getting it to drift took real effort, and even then, they weren’t huge, smokey drifts. The Mustang RTR Spec 3, despite using most of the same parts, proved the opposite …

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(photo credit: William Walker – MotorTrend)