The new for 2023 Repco Supercars Gen3 prototypes were unveiled at Bathurst in the run-up to the Bathurst 1000 last weekend.
The covers came off the Ford Mustang GT and General Motors Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 on the Friday morning of the race meeting.
The prototype Mustang and Camaro bear a closer visual connection between race and road vehicles than the current model race cars.
Dick Johnson Racing has been charged with the development of the Mustang, and Triple Eight Race Engineering the Camaro with the new cars bearing a much close relationship to their road-going cousins than the current iteration of the car.
From the roof to the bonnet, doors to windows, Gen3 cars will share the same key dimensions as the road cars they are based on with the cars also featuring “a signature Gen3 V8 engine sound.”
Supercars CEO Sean Seamer: “These are incredible looking race cars and it’s a historic occasion to be here today, unveiling them at the foot of Mount Panorama, our spiritual home of racing,” Seamer said.
“The motorsport and motoring worlds have been watching this announcement very closely as it is a massive opportunity for our sport to step up on several levels and attract a wider audience.
“Both the Mustang and Camaro give a nod to the Supercar of the past, with as much attention given to the design and appearance of the cars as the new technologies.
“With the work of the Gen3 Steering Committee, our manufacturers and the homologation teams, we truly believe these cars will create close racing with a more level playing field.
“The Ford Mustang and GM Camaro are the first chapter of our new era that will be cost-effective for our major stakeholders and teams but retain the very core of our success, terrific and exciting Supercar racing, which is what our fans have been asking us for.”
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The new Gen3 Supercars cut their first laps at Mount Panorama #Gen3 #Bathurst1000 #RepcoSC pic.twitter.com/hoSciXkuIg
— Supercars (@supercars) December 3, 2021
Shane van Gisbergen took the first demo of Mount Panorama in the Camaro with Anton De Pasquale in the Mustang.
Now the next question, with Ford and GM set to field ‘pony’ GT cars from 2023, does this mark Supercars’ transition from a Touring Car Championship, to a GT Series?
