N/U: Ford Mustang SVO

beckervdo · 17 Febbraio 2011

Secondo le ultime voci, la pony car americana dovrebbe ricevere il V6 Ecoboost da 3.5 litri, in alternativa se la Camaro dovesse sparare alto, si provvederà ad inserire il V8 4.4 Twin-Turbo nel cofano della Mustang.

Whether it's an EcoBoost V-6, a reborn turbo-four SVO, or a brutal uber-GT500, Mustang fans have been clamoring for turbos for ages now. It looks like they'll get their wish.

Details are exactly zero beyond the reported confirmation by Bill Ford, Jr., at a Princeton speech last night. According to Jalopnik, one of their readers attended the speech, and the information was revealed in the subsequent Q&A session. No other information on the topic has yet come out of Ford (the company nor the man).

In many ways, the four-cylinder turbo SVO-like Mustang may be more likely: it could nab solid fuel economy ratings while still delivering the performance entry-level Mustang buyers expect. On the flip side, turbo fours are often as expensive, if not more so, than a typical V-6, so it could slot between the existing 3.7-liter car and the 5.0-liter V-8 GT.

That makes sense, too, as both the V-6 and the V-8 are new engines to Ford, and the investment necessary to develop them merits a fairly long run to recoup expenses. They are also, presumably, part of the Blue Ovals medium-term fuel economy plan, and unlikely to meet early deaths for that reason.

Considering the above, then, a turbo V-6 offering between the standard Mustang and the GT might have some traction as well, though how it would fit into the lineup is another issue. Perhaps as a special-edition, performance-tuned model with sharper suspension tuning and a higher price tag than the current GT.

At this point, it's all speculation. Except, that is, for the eventual arrival of the turbo somewhere in the Mustang lineup.
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