Sammy Taylor joins the Lasco Ford family staff and hits the ground running with an AWESOME Full Featured review of the new Ford Mustang GTD Performance Supercar.\n\nBy Steve Sweitzer - July 15, 2025\n\nLasco Ford, Fenton, MI — July 15, 2025\n\nThe world of sports offers an endless supply of highlights to view and enjoy. Occasionally, a special reel catches our attention when the subject matter features a new name in the field of play. Like the young man who makes his Major League Baseball debut and hits a home run on his first at-bat. Or the hockey prodigy who is called up to an NHL team and finds the back of the net with his first slap shot. Special moments that are fun and present a feel-good moment.\n\nSimilar highlights occur in the business world, but they just don’t get the same amount of attention.\n\nMeet Sammy Taylor, a young lady from right here in Michigan. Sammy graduated from the University of Michigan-Flint with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Media Design, with minors in Business and Photography. She put her education to work as a freelance photographer and social media influencer. Some of her projects included amateur and professional motocross, with coverage overlapping that of The Lasco Press. She also handles media for the Detroit Red Wings Alumni Association.\n\nSammy got called up to the majors when she accepted a position as a content creator for Lasco Ford. Fenton’s hometown family Ford dealership has been serving Fenton and the surrounding communities for the last 43 years. Her training and experience in the world of social media will enhance the online presence of the dealership, Ford products, and automotive industry news highlights.\n\nFor a peek at Sammy’s first project, check out the YouTube Video she produced featuring the Ford Mustang GTD Performance Supercar. “The Mustang GTD has already made history, as the first sports car from an American automaker with an under-7-minute Nürburgring lap time.” Lasco Ford was one of the first dealerships in the country to receive an allocation of the vehicle from Ford Motor Company.\n\nThe video features the Mustang GTD at the Lasco Dealership, hosted by Jay Lasco with Steve Coates from Ford Motor Company providing an in depth walkaround and a FULL Exterior & Interior Review.\n\nSammy hit a home run with this project. Call it a grand slam as the posting has already generated over 90,000 views online. In fact, the video was picked up and featured on the Ford Motor Company blog “Ford From the Road.”\n\nWe look forward to hearing more from Sammy as she settles into her new job and may even have the chance to collaborate with The Lasco Press.\n\nMore information about the 2025 Ford Mustang GTD\n\nFord Mustang GTD / Graphic Courtesy of Ford Motor Company Key Features: Engine: Supercharged 5.2L V8, producing 815 horsepower and 664 lb-ft of torque. Transmission: Rear-mounted 8-speed dual-clutch transaxle. Suspension: Semi-active suspension with Dynamic Suspension Spool Valve (DSSV) technology, lowering ride height by 40mm in Track Mode. Aerodynamics: Active rear wing and carbon fiber body panels, including a carbon fiber roof, hood, fenders, and trunk lid. Performance: Ford claims a top speed of 202 mph and a Nürburgring lap time of 6:52 seconds, a record for a American production vehicle! Limited Production: Ford plans to produce the Mustang GTD in limited numbers, with an initial run of 300-700 units per year, built by Multimatic in Canada. Unique Design: The interior features elements inspired by F-22 fighter jets, including titanium paddle shifters and a serial placard. Track Focus: The trunk is optimized for performance enhancements like suspension and cooling, sacrificing cargo space.\n\nStreet Legal. But Just Barely. Game-changing tech. Street-legal, track-ready supercar capability. And most importantly, Mustang soul. The first-ever Mustang® GTD combines it all, to create a race car for the road.\n\nPerformance Art It’s unlike any Mustang you’ve ever experienced. Boldly engineered. Brilliantly advanced. Brutally powerful. Capable of competing with Europe’s best on any track — but made to deliver its projected 815-plus horsepower* directly to the American road. See what set Mustang® GTD apart from the pack in its pursuit of clearing the famed Nürburgring in less than 7 minutes.\n\nSuspension of Disbelief Multimatic DSSV (Dynamic Suspension Spool Valve) technology… in a production car? Believe it. A state-of-the-art suspension system underpins the Mustang® GTD. An advanced rear suspension and adaptive suspension dampers provide a precise response to road conditions. On course days, Track Mode lowers the ride height by 40mm — providing improved aerodynamics and handling — at the push of a button.\n\nThe Science of Speed Every component and system within the 2025 Mustang® GTD is designed to reduce weight, enhance handling, and increase speed. Available forged magnesium wheels provide an excellent strength-to-weight ratio that’s ideal for the demands of racing. The standard carbon fiber body panels, driveshaft and available underbody aerodynamic tray help reduce weight and improve performance. While the featherlight, titanium exhaust adds dynamic style while projecting the growl of the supercharged 5.2L Predator-based V8 engine.\n\nThe Inside Story Get to the finish line faster than you’ve ever dreamed — in an interior you’ll never want to leave. Available in multiple colors, the premium cockpit includes soft-touch leather and exterior-mirroring carbon fiber details throughout. Hand-tailored RECARO® seats feature laser-etched Miko™ suede and GTD-specific details. While available 3D-printed paddle shifters, the rotary dial shifter, and serial plate are made from materials sourced from retired Lockheed Martin™ F-22™ fighter jets. Plus, advanced electrical architecture from the new seventh-gen Mustang® offers seamless connectivity, personalized driving modes and convenient software updates to help keep your Mustang on the cutting edge.\n\nPowerful by Design Take a deeper dive into the advanced engineering hidden beneath the sleek, carbon fiber skin of the Mustang® GTD. It features a supercharged 5.2L Predator-based V8 engine with a 7,650 RPM redline. A dual-clutch, 8-speed rear transaxle is connected to a carbon fiber driveshaft to put massive power to pavement while contributing to the near 50/50 front-to-rear weight distribution. Plus, a lightweight titanium exhaust system adds dynamic style to the rear while defining its soul-stirring growl.

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Sammy Taylor, a media professional from Michigan, joined Lasco Ford as a content creator and produced a YouTube video highlighting the Ford Mustang GTD Performance Supercar. The video, featuring Lasco Ford's dealership and Ford Motor Company representatives, generated over 90,000 views and was featured on Ford's official blog. The Mustang GTD, a high-performance sports car with record-breaking specs, represents Ford's latest innovation in automotive engineering.