What other cars should join the Mustang on the 2019 Supercars' grid?

Local tin-top racing would be more interesting with the addition of these five cars.

Ford is expected to announce today that in 2019, its iconic muscle car, the Mustang will be replacing the FGX Falcon in the Supercars championship.

It has been 33 years since the Mustang’s last race in the Australian Touring Car Championship (ATCC) with Dick Johnson behind the wheel.

This got us thinking, what other cars should make an appearance in Supercars?

Nissan GT-R R35

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The return of 'Godzilla' is one the fans are dying for. In our interview last year, Shane Van Gisbergen admitted he wants to see the GT-R on the Supercars’ grid.

Under the Gen2 rules, the GT-R is eligible, but Nissan continues to race the Altima and is yet to reveal if the brand will stay in the sport beyond 2018.

Kia Stinger

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The spiritual successor to the Ford Falcon and Aussie built Holden Commodore, the Stinger is perfectly suited to Supercars, running a twin-turbo V6 and rear-wheel drive.

While some scoff at the idea of a Kia race car, the Stinger is what the ZB Commodore Supercar was set to be before Holden decided to stick with the V8 for the ‘foreseeable future’. 

Chevy Camaro

The more V8 muscle cars, the better.

The born enemy of the Ford Mustang, the Camaro is the natural choice to rival Ford’s newest track weapon.

With HSV converting Chevy's muscle car to right-hand drive, the Camaro could become the race car of choice for Walkinshaw Andretti United.

Imagine if Chrysler/Dodge followed suit by importing and racing the Challenger?

Mazda RX-Vision

Please, please make this Mazda.

Before the Nissan Skyline, the most controversial car in the ATCC was the RX-7. Despite being a sports car compared to a touring car, the rotary rocket did shake up the established V8s and created some memorable moments in the early '80s.

Having a rotary screaming among a field of V8s and V6s would add to the diversity, something Supercars has lacked for years but sadly this isn’t possible as Mazda doesn’t have a rotary-powered car in its line-up. But hey, one can dream.

Alfa Romeo Giulia

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Render images of a Supercar-spec Giulia have been floating around the internet for ages and you can’t agrue with how tough it looks.

Alfa Romeo has previously raced in the ATCC with the likes of the GTA and Alfetta GTV6, albeit in the lower classes.

Running the Giulia armed with the Quadrifoglio’s 2.9-litre twin-turbo V6, the Italian sedan would be fighting for outright honours this time around.

What car would you like to see race in Supercars? Let us know in the comments.