Great (rumoured) news for Mustang Fanboys
 

Ford Insider: 2015 Mustang EcoBoost to pack 300hp, GT gets 475hp

It seems the next gen v6 mustang will get replaced with a 300hp ecoboost engine. So even if it lost 5 hp? I'm sure torque and responsiveness from the turbo 4 should eclipse the current V6. Hope they add a worthy driveshaft this time?

The 5.0 is being rumoured to punch out 475hp... That's a lot of stock boom if prices stay similar? Also, if they get a weight reduction to about 3300-3400? Whew??? Awesome. IRS, should sweeten the deal and make the next gen mustang the biggest muscle car to fear.

The camaro stands at 426 now. The C7 vette is at 450hp est. I expect either Chevy will further bump that power or get even more aggressive on weight reduction. Can't wait for the next gen Muscle Car Wars.:tup:

IRS, a great V8, sounds awesome, handles well, what's not to like? Oh, right. the interior minus the Recaros.

It's a great time to be a car enthusiast.

The biggest factor I am waiting to hear is the weight drop.
I have heard 300 pounds to no weight loss in the past few months. Also, the Vette lost weight from its frame but had to bring some back for safety features which may end up being what Ford has to do with the new Mustang.

It's going to be a hell of a car. From a performance standpoint, all it was missing was a proper rear suspension.

Forget Mustang or Z fanboys, as a car guy I think this will be awesome. I'm sure the GT will be starting at least $35k though..

I too am looking forward to the next gen Muscle Car Wars :tiphat:

And fatter tires.

I don't remember what torque feels like

Give it a rest, man. You've said your piece. We get it.

One day Ford will finally figure that one out...one day.


I'm not counting on too much of a weight drop with the new Mustang, even if they downsize it bit. Dropping weight costs money and I think they will already have a tough enough time hitting the right price point.

If they finally shed some of the "feature" bodywork and shrink it down, I could see it losing a couple hundred pounds, which would be amazing IMO. If they finally equip it with enough tire, I'm not sure there will be much that competes out of the box.

I thought they were finally stepping in the right direction when the track pack got some tires that were only 20mm thinner than the 370z, but then they handicapped the GT500 again....so who knows:ugh2:


I guess the good news is, tires are easily replaced. At least, that's what I hear. I've never owned a car long enough to replace the tires:roflpuke2:

you should drive an s2000 and then come back to the 370Z

Yeah, the trick is going to be going IRS and reducing weight, while keeping cost down...

Sounds promising for muscle car land.

You know some other rumors I been hearing. Next M2 and RS3 might getting engine configs like we want for the next Z.

I so hope the next Z pulls out a 6TT +/- 3.0 on a lighter platform.



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Seems more news is appearing about Ford's engine choice for the next-gen stang.

2015 Ford Mustang Engine Details Leaked?

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My opinion on this render... The front grille and hood look awesome, the rest looks generic. I hope they come up with something better for the stang body.

It looks like a Sonata :ugh2:

agree with the grille and hood tho; the front end, excluding the fenders, looks quite nice

it looks too high tech and modern looking to be a mustang.

That doesn't look like a mustang at all :icon14:

Yeah, I can't even look at anything back beyond the front tires.

But I have to say, while I ...kinda... like the front end, I don't like it as a front end for a Mustang. I should not mistake a Mustang for a Taurus, and vice versa.

It looks almost like a crossover, kinda like the Honda Crosstour or the BMW GT cars. I strongly doubt the next gen Mustang will look anything like that.

475 hp and sub 3500 lbs would be amazing. Having to buy wider wheels would be a small price to pay, although I find it pretty ridiculous that their tires are thinner than the 370Z's.

Ford cars are starting to look like this, I wouldnt be shocked if this was close to the final result. I dont care how fast it will be it looks terrible like that.

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Whatever it looks like... Outside the front grille, it looks very un-GT sport coupe. Ford needs a new plan IF, that's a real render???

They have two perfect sounding motors... They shouldn't mount it in something like that.

I'm confused by the title. Would this be great news for car enthusiasts, not just "Mustang fanboys?"

yah, im wondering what mustang boyz feel about the new design. it doesn't look all that muscular or the traditional retro theme.

like the taurus, ford should rename their next gen cars to kind of separate the old and the new.

the current taurus is actually pretty good looking.... too good to be a "taurus."

Ford is making good moves on the design front. The concept needs a lot of work but I like the direction.

Retro and retro-modern have more-or-less run their course in the 9 years since they brought the S197 to the table.

I don't really mind carrying the names forward, but then I wasn't alive to see most of these the first time through. I thought the first-gen Taurus was well-received, and we know the early Mustang was as well. Both cars had dark periods, but I don't know that it's worth throwing a name away over.

This is what happens when the Aston Martin designer redesigns your whole lineup. Could be worse they could of let the Aztek guys in like GM did on the rear end of the C7.

yah, with that in mind, that might be okay for the younger crowd of today.

im not sure since im not a ford fan, but also, i think they failed miserably with the 500 or watever that fugly sedan was that was supposedly the replacement for the taurus(?) so perhaps they wanted the name recogntion again to ensure that people know it's a ford car to isolate bad memories.

That eco boost engine intrigues me... I wonder what the first modded eco-boost stangs are going to produce in power and how will they stand against v8's with breather mods. It's going to be crazy.

I wonder if they'll call it the svo?

I think the 500 was a Crown Vic replacement. They were trying to get it in as another fleet car....and failed horribly.

Don't know but At the price point i expect that engine to be at.... It's going to be a benchmark engine for performance

No! looks like a transformers is about to bust out, right up your Camaro alley Unknown.
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Nah, the 500 was a Taurus replacement. The last 2 years of production the car was renamed to the Taurus/Sable again.

yah, that's wat i thought too. :tup:

regardless, the current taurus looks pretty good. thing is huge though, close up. :eekdance:

It's kinda fuzzy I guess. The fusion slotted in under the Taurus and the 500 slotted in between the Taurus and crown Vic.

They tried to replace our fleet Vic's with 500s and replaced the fleet Taurus' with fusions.

The Taurus was a mid-size car until they built if off the 500, and it only became classified as a full-size in 08

This is at least better; maybe just a better angle than the earlier pic. Ultimately, I could live with this and not feel like I need to make a face each time I see it.

The joke would be how a Taurus and a Camaro crashed together just as they are both struck by lightning and this popped out. Maybe with a Charger nearby looking on.

My name is in your mouth so much, you must dream of tasting me @ night. :supergay:

You sweat me as much as a female does... :shakes head:

Definitely better, but to me, these designs aren't very cutting edge for 21st century sports cars. I'm really expecting cars in the $30k-60k range to step up on external design. The stang looks like an accord coupe with a more aggressive front. Not a huge fan thus far.

It's miles and miles better than the current design.

This body style they have now is just awful - I didn't even consider a Mustang when buying. I could care less if it put out 700HP and cost $20k, I still would have thought it ugly and moved on.

Still needs refinement for sure.

And Ford needs to axe the Aston Martin front fascia (more noticeable in other renderings). That's reserved for Aston Martin alone, damn it. :mad:

I do agree the current design gotta go. I admire mustang performance. Hearing one drive by with an exhaust impresses me. But the looks are horrendous, The interior incites nausea and the wheel pkg's suck. I honestly don't consider the v8 version much of a bargain either from a general standpoint. Considering the cost of SRA, Mustang should be able to keep this car base msrp floating at $29,000-30,000. Also, track pack should be standard if it's going to be priced where it is.

Don't get it twisted, i don't think it's expensive vs the competition. It's still a bargain in comparison. Just that with SRA, it can still have room to be cheaper from a value perspective. probably $3000-3500 cheaper than camaro instead of 1500. But so can most other sports cars too. I think sports cars today are generally overpriced. We're getting less for more these days in the sports car arena.

I think the next gen mustang will lead in value like it has in the past.