Someone is nervous...
No, I’m not nervous. As you can see in my sig, I’m well aware of what the EB mustangs are capable of.
I4's have been competing with v8's since the 80's. Thats not new, just rare to make hi-po 4bangers THAT hi-po. Remember the SVO we've mentioned.
Of course they should have however, Ford knows exactaly what they are doing. Dinking us here and there, adding goodies, slightly adjusting attractive components depending on MY. Very seldom does the customer get the whole enchilada .
The fastest ecoboost 1/4 mile I've seen is 13.7 @ 102 mph. No slouch, but a better torque curve and 20 more hp isn't knocking on the 460 hp GT door, esp. the A10 GT: Car and Driver did 12.1@120 mph. 120 mph. That's a lot of mph. The new ecoboost will likely be 104 mph or so. .
Being popular and performing on the same level are not the same. The SVO kept up with GT's in a line while also handling better, probably better MPG too. I think they were priced higher though.
The new Ecoboost will do 11.6 in the quarter at 127 mph. Because I said so. It’s over guys, it’s over. You’re only hope is more cubic inches like the 7.3 because the current motor is maxed out.
The 2.3T was a really reliable engine, my buddy had 2 Turbocoupe Thunderbirds. His biggest issue was that when iginion parts went most the aftermarket parts didnt work as well as OEM, making them a pain that way. That was more of a aftermarket issue though. There was also MORE to break as it had a turbo setup + the electronics/vaccume lines for it. I'm not sure about the SVO but Thunderbirds had a switch to flip for 87 vs 91 oct that changed performance. People in the Tunderbirds would put in 87 and NOT remember to flip that switch which caused drivability issues.
So you owned both.
The updated auto eco will have a good shot at beating/keeping up with a manual coyote in a straight line. And will beat a non pp gt around a road course. At least this is what I think the case will be
