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I agree.. and I am eagerly awaiting the results either way. As to a boosted Coyote.. that is an interesting topic. We've all seen the bosses on the front cover for the supercharger, and we've seen the heroes work the Australians have done by offering not one but two factory superchargers...

Measure a Trinity against a Coyote and we may know. But it's a moot point since nothing official has been said, and nobody here is officially speaking for Ford - nor can they until the car is announced, the specs are announced and most importantly the product is done and shipped. That's anywhere...

Exactly... and then there is the 200 pound weight loss. With the emissions and mileage hanging over our head, the long term will be more about power-to-weight rations - not primarily a HP number.

No he didn't on either count. It's been established that the S550 is an evolved S197, no matter what marketing spin Ford may choose to put on it (we'll see that officially over the next few months). Look at the pictures very very closely... the room around the Coyote in the mule is identical...

Of course the Trinity V8 fits inside the S550 engine compartment... the S550 engine compartment is only slightly modified from S197 duty. The width of the engine compartment is identical, the space between the framer rails and between the strut towers is identical because this is just a modified...

None of which is emissions legal or serviceable by a dealer.

There's more technology in the pipeline that could be used for the Coyote V-8, including variable valve lift, start-stop, even hybrid. Perhaps downsizing a liter if it comes to it. And the mega-gear automatic is coming. Hopefully the 7-speed manual too, although apparently not just yet. And...

It not just whether or not an engine can be offered... the critical factor is how many can be sold. It all has to even out because CAFE is a fleet average. Basically, the more Fiesta 1 liter EcoBoosts are sold, the more V-8 Mustangs can be sold. And V-8 Mustangs have a much higher margin...

The big-block "Boss" engine (that's it's actual code name, and it is lettered with this designation in the block) was considered for the 2005-timeframe Mustang... lots of experimentation took place, but it was all cancelled in the end. Whether it fit or not - meaning whether it fit in an...

Read: http://f80.bimmerpost.com/forums/showthread.php?t=892746 (HP and torque not too great... my supercharged G37S makes more than this by far). HP and torque are preliminary, final numbers are being set as the car nears production (testing/tuning/emissions cert under way until the last moment...

I've seen those surveys many times over the years and across manufacturers. The HP numbers are never final or real (just as the displacement isn't real) - this is merely a positional number to evaluate the product against the competition. At this point in the development process, the final...

So we're taking Car and Driver's absolute word on this? What source do they have that nobody else has? And we're taking a 3-month old article as gospel? Granted, the mule we saw under the hood of had the familiar port-injected engine... but mules are built to a specific purpose, in the early...

No, Herr Poop., it's not fair, because now you are backpedaling. One of the people that I think are (was) one of the real heroes inside Ford is Derrick Kuzak, Group VP for Global Product Development. He is now retired, unfortunately. But he made the first video explaining EcoBoost...

I'll answer now. Then I am dropping this discussion, because we have Ford's strategy already very well explained by them, we have the same strategy from most other manufacturers, and it's pointless to argue every point with you. I never said the only goal of the EcoBoost 4 cylinder was fuel...

Since it's an evolution of the S197, the interior will be all but the same. However, we did see that they increased the door opening size a bit, so the doors will be a bit longer and it will be easier to get into the rear seat. Also, and speculation here since we haven't seen the full seats...

Right on!

Yes, and Shelby had zero to do with the GT500 production Mustang anyway, except licensing his name. So the name meant nothing from an engineering or handling dynamics perspective. The special edition we've already seen will be expensive - with an unknown engine, and the handling and braking bits...

Seems Ford may be getting ready for an in-between model again:

That's all well and good, but don't so quickly believe rumors of "600 naturally aspirated horsepower". The idea that Ford would build an emissions legal 115 HP/liter engine is a huge stretch. A flat crank alone isn't the only part of the answer to that. The engine would have to rev higher, and...

OMG. Totally wrong... you've missed everything that Ford and most of the rest of the industry has done in recent years with small displacement turbocharged engines. Failed - dismissed from class.