Overview
2024 Ford Mustang GT appears on the official Forza Horizon 6 car list as a A Class (sharp performance) entry in the base roster. This page covers how it tends to drive in its class, where it fits inside the Japan setting, how to think about a starting tune, and which roster entries it naturally compares against.
Background and Forza Horizon 6 context
The 2024 Mustang GT brought the seventh-generation S650 platform to market with a 480 hp naturally aspirated 5.0-litre Coyote V8, available with either a Tremec six-speed manual or a ten-speed automatic. Active-valve exhaust, drift brake (electronic handbrake) and digital cockpit modernised the car while retaining its rear-wheel-drive muscle character. On the official Forza Horizon 6 car list this 2024 Ford entry sits in the A Class (sharp performance) bracket inside the base roster, which is the placement players come to this page expecting to confirm against the public source. Inside the same A Class (sharp performance) bracket, the closest comparison roster entries for players are 2014 Alfa Romeo 4C and 2017 Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio, which is the A Class (sharp performance) peer group this car is usually weighed against.
Driving feel in Forza Horizon 6
S650 Mustang GT runs the updated 5.0 Coyote V8 making 480hp through a Tremec TR-3160 six-speed manual or ten-speed automatic. In A-class events on Japan's longer routes the Coyote V8's broad torque curve makes it cruise-capable; the chassis is noticeably stiffer than the S550 generation it replaces, but still rear-driven.
Where it shines
A class is the sweet-spot bracket for many Horizon road events, especially mid-length point-to-points and Street race playlists.
Tuning starting point
A class rewards smarter aero and gearing. Test whether a top-speed gear or a corner-exit gear suits the events you actually run.
How to get 2024 Ford Mustang GT
This car is listed without an add-on label on the official Forza Horizon 6 source, so we treat it as part of the base roster. Forza Horizon 6 launches on May 19, 2026, and before that date the public Autoshow may not surface every base-roster car yet — players asking 'how do I get this car, it is not in the Autoshow?' on Reddit or the Forza forums usually find the answer is 'wait for launch day or a post-launch update'. After launch, base-roster cars are normally available through credits in the Autoshow, Wheelspins, Festival Playlist rewards, or the in-game showcase that introduces new vehicles.
