Compare the2026 Maserati MCPuraVS 2025 Ford Mustang GTD

The MCPura offers an optional Surround View System to allow the driver to see objects all around the vehicle on a screen. The Mustang GTD only offers a rear monitor and rear parking sensors that beep or flash a light. That doesn’t help with obstacles to the front or sides.

The MCPura’s blind spot warning system uses sensors to alert the driver to objects in the vehicle’s blind spots where the side view mirrors don’t reveal them. The Mustang GTD doesn’t offer a system to reveal objects in the driver’s blind spots.

To help make backing out of a parking space safer, the MCPura’s standard Rear Cross Path uses sensors in the rear to alert the driver to vehicles approaching from the side, helping the driver avoid collisions. The Mustang GTD doesn’t offer a rear cross-path warning system.

Both the MCPura and the Mustang GTD have standard driver and passenger frontal airbags, side-impact head airbags, front seatbelt pretensioners, four-wheel antilock brakes, traction control, electronic stability systems to prevent skidding, daytime running lights, rearview cameras and available crash mitigating brakes.

The MCPura comes with a full 4-year/50,000-mile basic warranty, which covers the entire car and includes free 24-hour roadside assistance. The Mustang GTD’s 3-year/36,000-mile basic warranty expires 1 year or 14,000 miles sooner.

On the EPA test cycle the MCPura 3.0 turbo V6 gets better fuel mileage than the Mustang GTD (15 city/25 hwy vs. 10 city/17 hwy).

The MCPura has a standard locking fuel door, which locks and unlocks with the power locks. The fuel filler door is not lockable on the Mustang GTD. A locking fuel door helps prevent fuel theft and vandalism, such as sugar in the tank.

The Maserati MCPura may be more efficient, handle and accelerate better because it weighs about 900 to 1100 pounds less than the Ford Mustang GTD.

The MCPura GT2 Stradale is 9.9 inches shorter than the Mustang GTD, making the MCPura easier to handle, maneuver and park in tight spaces.

The MCPura is 7.4 inches shorter in height than the Mustang GTD, making the MCPura much easier to wash and garage and drive (lower center of gravity).

The MCPura’s standard power retractable hardtop allows a seamless transition from an open car, to a completely sealed coupe. The Mustang GTD doesn’t offer a retractable hardtop.

If the windows are left open on the MCPura the driver can close all of them from a distance using the remote. On a hot day the driver can also lower the windows the same way. The driver of the Mustang GTD can only close the windows from inside the vehicle, with the ignition on.

The MCPura’s standard outside mirrors include heating elements to clear off the mirrors for better visibility. The Mustang GTD doesn’t offer heated side mirrors.

The MCPura’s standard rear view mirror and optional side view mirrors have an automatic dimming feature. These mirrors can be set to automatically darken quickly when headlights shine on them, keeping following vehicles from blinding or distracting the driver. The Mustang GTD has an automatic rear view mirror, but its side mirrors don’t dim.

Both the Maserati MCPura and Ford Mustang GTD offer exterior mirrors that can be folded to provide convenience. The MCPura features standard power folding mirrors, which allow for easy, one-touch folding or unfolding at the driver’s discretion. This provides added convenience when maneuvering or parking, as well as when walking past the parked vehicle. In comparison, the Mustang GTD’s foldable mirrors are manual, requiring the driver to get out and physically fold them once parked and unfold them before getting in.

The MCPura offers optional heated front seats, which keep the driver and front passenger extremely comfortable in the winter. Heated seats aren’t available in the Mustang GTD.

To keep a safe, consistent following distance, the MCPura has a standard Adaptive Cruise Control, which alters the speed of the vehicle without driver intervention. This allows the driver to use cruise control more safely without constantly having to disengage it when approaching slower traffic. The Mustang GTD doesn’t offer an adaptive cruise control.

To quickly and conveniently keep personal devices charged without cables tangling and wearing out, the Maserati MCPura has a standard wireless phone charging system (Qi) in the front center console. The Mustang GTD doesn’t offer wireless personal charging.

The Maserati MCPura comes in coupe and convertible bodystyles; the Ford Mustang GTD isn’t available as a convertible.