RTR Blog

Some builds turn heads. Others stop people in their tracks. When James rolled his 2021 Mustang RTR Spec 1 up to the RTR Lab in Charlotte, North Carolina, he had one goal: turn his vehicle into a ma...

While most of us can only dream of drifting around the streets of our hometown legally in any vehicle, RTR Drift Team Formula Drift driver Ben Hobson recently made this dream his reality in the lat...

Since revealing Misha Charoudin’s Mustang RTR Spec 5-TA (Track Attack) last month, he’s already back on track testing, this time at the infamous Nürburgring.  While not a timed event, Charoudin and...

The end of the Formula Drift season is always bittersweet as Pro drifting heads into the off-season. But this year, Round 8 brought the excitement to California with James Deane being awarded the F...

2026 Mustang RTR: Turbocharged Power, Dark Horse Components, and RTR Attitude Mustang RTR is the most thrilling, fun-to-drive turbocharged Mustang ever, elevating attainable sports car performance...

The 2026 Mustang RTR Spec 5 is RTR’s new halo production vehicle, limited to just 50 units in the 2026 model year. Highlights include: Stage 2 Whipple Supercharged 5.0L V8 producing 870+ horsepowe...

RTR Vehicles® lit up Utah with Young Ford as James Deane and Ben Hobson turned a dealership lot into a drift arena, while the team fueled dealer training and fan connections. From tire smoke...

When it comes to building vehicles that leave an impression, we don’t take that responsibility lightly. Cruise for a Cause reached out to us last year to create something truly special: a one-of-on...

Joel Kopp’s Mustang story comes full circle with a brand-new Grabber Blue RTR Spec 1, built at the RTR Lab. What started with a Race Red S197 has grown into a legacy of passion, connection, and Rea...

The RTR Drift Team rolled into St. Louis for Round 5 of the Formula Drift Championship with big energy and serious momentum. With the championship hunt heating up, every run counted and our drivers...

Carlisle Ford Nationals may have been rainy but the RTR® team and community still showed up in full force for an exciting weekend of drift demos, car shows, and more!

James Deane made a bold debut in Spain with the all-new Mustang RTR Spec 5-DM, grabbing P1 in qualifying and a Top 5 overall finish. A late-race setback ended his run early, but the new build prove...

RTR lit up Round 2 of Formula Drift at Road Atlanta with wild battles and a show-stopping debut of T-Pain’s Mustang RTR Spec 5-D Convertible. From start to finish, the team brought the heat and too...

We have teamed up with Grammy Award-winning artist and car enthusiast T-Pain to create a one-off 2025 Mustang RTR Spec 5-D Convertible that redefines what a convertible drift car can be.

Learn how to harness one of the coolest factory features ever offered on a Mustang! The third and final installment of our Mustang How-To series is here—and it’s all about a feature that makes the ...