Smoke and lighting is used to visualize the airflow over the vehicle. (Ford)
"The closer we can get to reality in the lab, the better and faster we can create more energy efficient vehicles with great on-road and track stability," said John Toth, Ford's North America Wind Tunnels engineering supervisor.
The Mustang Dark Horse was designed to reduce front end lift and improve downforce for track driving. (Ford)
The 500 hp Mustang Dark Horse will be the highest performance version of the model when deliveries begin later this year.
Rolling road wind tunnel (Ford)
Ford isn't claiming the Mustang Dark Horse can reach 200 mph in the real world, but it has build a few cars that can, including the 2013 Mustang Shelby GT500, which had a claimed top speed of 202 mph, and the 2017 Ford GT, which can hit 216 mph, according to Ford.
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The Mustang Dark Horse's development was focused more on reducing front end lift, improving downforce and optimizing engine and brake cooling, but the tunnel will also be used to design energy efficient electric vehicles.
Gary Gastelu is Fox News Digital's automotive editor.