Compare the2025 Ford Mustang GTDVS 2025 Mercedes AMG GT

The Mustang GTD’s standard lane departure warning system alerts a temporarily inattentive driver when the vehicle begins to leave its lane and gently nudges the vehicle back towards its lane. A lane departure warning system costs extra on the Mercedes AMG GT.

Both the Mustang GTD and the Mercedes AMG GT have standard driver and passenger frontal airbags, front side-impact airbags, driver and front passenger knee airbags, side-impact head airbags, front seatbelt pretensioners, four-wheel antilock brakes, traction control, electronic stability systems to prevent skidding, crash mitigating brakes, post-collision automatic braking systems, daytime running lights, rearview cameras and driver alert monitors.

Ford’s powertrain warranty covers the Mustang GTD 1 year and 10,000 miles longer than Mercedes covers the AMG GT. Any repair needed on the engine, transmission, axles, joints or driveshafts is fully covered for 5 years or 60,000 miles. Coverage on the Mercedes AMG GT ends after only 4 years or 50,000 miles.

There are over 7 times as many Ford dealers as there are Mercedes dealers, which makes it much easier should you ever need service under the Mustang GTD’s warranty.

The Mustang GTD has a standard “limp home system” to keep drivers from being stranded if most or all of the engine’s coolant is lost. The engine will run on only half of its cylinders at a time, reduce its power and light a warning lamp on the dashboard so the driver can get to a service station for repairs. The Mercedes AMG GT doesn’t offer a lost coolant limp home mode, so a coolant leak could strand you or seriously damage the car’s engine.

J.D. Power and Associates’ 2025 Initial Quality Study of new car owners surveyed provide the statistics that show that Ford vehicles are better in initial quality than Mercedes vehicles. With 17 fewer problems per 100 vehicles, JD Power ranks Ford higher than Mercedes.

J.D. Power and Associates’ 2025 survey of the owners of three-year-old vehicles provides the long-term dependability statistics that show that Ford vehicles are more reliable than Mercedes With 35 fewer problems per 100 vehicles in the first three years of ownership, J.D. Power ranks Ford higher than Mercedes.

The Mustang GTD’s 5.2 supercharged V8 produces 399 more horsepower (815 vs. 416) and 295 lbs.-ft. more torque (664 vs. 369) than the Mercedes AMG GT 43’s standard 2.0 turbo 4-cylinder hybrid. The Mustang GTD’s 5.2 supercharged V8 produces 346 more horsepower (815 vs. 469) and 148 lbs.-ft. more torque (664 vs. 516) than the Mercedes AMG GT 55’s standard 4.0 turbo V8. The Mustang GTD’s 5.2 supercharged V8 produces 238 more horsepower (815 vs. 577) and 74 lbs.-ft. more torque (664 vs. 590) than the Mercedes AMG GT 63 4MATIC+’s standard 4.0 turbo V8. The Mustang GTD’s 5.2 supercharged V8 produces 10 more horsepower (815 vs. 805) than the Mercedes AMG GT 63 S E Performance’s standard 4.0 turbo V8 hybrid.

The Mustang GTD has a standard cap-less fueling system. The fuel filler is automatically opened when the fuel nozzle is inserted and automatically closed when it’s removed. This eliminates the need to unscrew and replace the cap and it reduces fuel evaporation, which causes pollution. The Mercedes AMG GT doesn’t offer a cap-less fueling system.

For better stopping power the Mustang GTD’s brake rotors are larger than those on the Mercedes AMG GT:

The Mustang GTD stops much shorter than the Mercedes AMG GT:

For better traction, the Mustang GTD has larger tires than the Mercedes AMG GT (F:325/30R20 & R:345/30R20 vs. F:255/45R19 & R:285/40R19). The Mustang GTD’s tires are larger than the largest tires available on the Mercedes AMG GT (F:325/30R20 & R:345/30R20 vs. F:295/30R20 & R:305/30R20).

The Mustang GTD’s tires provide better handling because they have a lower 30 series profile (height to width ratio) that provides a stiffer sidewall than the Mercedes AMG GT 43’s 45 series front and 40 series rear tires.

For better ride, handling and brake cooling the Mustang GTD has standard 20-inch wheels. Smaller 19-inch wheels are standard on the Mercedes AMG GT 43.

The Mustang GTD has a standard automatic front and rear load leveling suspension to keep ride height level with a heavy load or when towing. The Mercedes AMG GT doesn’t offer a load leveling suspension.

For better handling and stability, the track (width between the wheels) on the Mustang GTD is 2 inches wider in the front and 2.7 inches wider in the rear than the average track on the Mercedes AMG GT.

The Mustang GTD’s front to rear weight distribution is more even (50% to 50%) than the Mercedes AMG GT’s (54% to 46%). This gives the Mustang GTD more stable handling and braking.

The Mustang GTD handles at 1.17 G’s, while the Mercedes AMG GT 63 4MATIC+ pulls only 1.06 G’s of cornering force in a Car and Driver skidpad test.

For better maneuverability, the Mustang GTD’s turning circle is 3.4 feet tighter than the Mercedes AMG GT’s (37.8 feet vs. 41.2 feet).

The Mustang GTD’s instruments include an oil pressure gauge and a temperature gauge - which could save your engine! Often ‘idiot lights’ don’t warn you until damage has been done. The Mercedes AMG GT does not have an oil pressure gauge.

The Ford Mustang outsold the Mercedes AMG GT by almost 13 to one during 2024.