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Ford Official: We Will Not Drop V8 from Future Mustangs, F-150s

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ford would be out their damn minds to drop the v8! you think aston, jag, etc are gonna drop the v8? nope
Probably.

Bentley has officially stated that they intend to be the last company producing 12 cylinder engines, in anticipation of BMW, Mercedes, Audi, Ferrari, and Toyota stopping production on theirs (I think those are all the brands currently making V12's?). I'd imagine V8's will similarly disappear at some point.
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Well, I am really concerned now

Whenever there is an official government announcement: There will be NO Tax-Rise...


So when there is a Ford announcement: The V8 is not gonna die... ... get up and buy a V8 as Long as you can... ...might be too late tomorrow
 

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I think that as long as Ford still offers a V8 in the F-150, there would be sufficient economies of scale to also offer a version of that V8 in the Mustang. If Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) becomes an issue, Ford can limit the numbers of V8s that are available, if necessary. The Mustang is already a relatively low-volume car and many (most?) will have EcoBoost 4s and V6s. So, it may be that V8s in a Mustang won't be produced in sufficient volumes to significantly impact Ford's CAFE numbers.

If, however, Ford decides to throw in the towel and give up on V8s in the Mustang, it will sure give a boost to the resale value of those who have V8 Mustangs. As I've written before, it's not that a V6 or even a 4-cyl turbo can't meet or exceed the power of a V8. They can. There is more to it than just power. The V8 also offers a unique sound and feel experience that is a tradition and still sought after by many.

I agree with AutoWeek editor Wes Raynal when he wrote about the EcoBoost Mustang in a Jan 15, 2015 article. He was very complimentary about the engine but had this to say:

"If I have one beef with the engine it’s the sound. It sounds like -- you guessed it -- a four cylinder. Not what people are necessarily looking for in their sports coupe."
Associate Editor Jake Lingeman had similar comments in the same article:

"The first thing I noticed about the Mustang EcoBoost is the sound. Like Wes says, it sounds like a Honda S2000, or a Hyundai Genesis coupe, or something else with a four banger. It definitely doesn’t sound like a Mustang. I wonder how it would sound if they put extra loud pipes on it. It doesn’t sound bad, just weird coming from driver’s seat of a Mustang."
Many other journalists have written similarly about the EcoBoost Mustang. AutoWeek's comments are nothing new (just some of the most recent). How a car sounds and feels is important to some people, especially sports car enthusiasts. I would sorely miss the V8 if Ford eventually discontinues it and would hang on to my 5.0 Mustang until the end :)
 

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If a Twin Turbo 3.5 is good for 600+hp...

Wouldn't a Twin Turbo 5.0 be good for up to 800?

It looks like the Ecoboost V8 IS a future product.
 

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I think Ford will eventually get rid of most NA V6 and V8 engines, including in the Mustang. You can't depend on gas prices being low as it is right now. It's just a political and business cycle.

I know the Ford Official in that article mentioned the V8 is not going away, however, there was an interesting comment below that article:

detroit_thumper:
Well this is a throwaway account but just a heads up I work for Ford at
the Essex Plant at Ontario and now I am at Flat Rock. Currently on paid
leave out here in California but I digress. I dont have ALL the facts,
but I will say this: there is more truth to that HPK article than you
or I want to believe. What is interesting is some people have been let
go from Dearborn in recent weeks and months over leaked information
regarding upcoming Ford Vehicles. HPK has nailed it on info about the
new Raptor (several months before release they reported ecoboost v6
powerplant) and the Ford GT being ecoboost. I dont know if the job
releases are related to any of these 'interesting' articles, but it is
worth noting. Again I dont have all the facts but there is alot of
hush-hush lately about the Coyote program and FPC - as in I mean there
have been recent (dramatic) changes with the tooling, etc. I dont know
for sure what is happening but I have been hearing through grapevine
that Ford is trying desperately to win over the diehards with these
high-powered Ecoboost motors and they are really pushing them hard.
I also heard that engineers were working hard on a 5.0TT for the Ford GT
but their funding was cut mid project and they had to return to the
project later on with a higher HP V6 TT. Not saying this is absolute
truth but thats the word. What is interesting is I just heard a
interview with the lead designer of the Ford GT (its on YouTube if
somebody wants to find it) and he said something along the lines of
Engineers were pulled off the project for awhile which was strange and
only the design team was working on the car, and by the time they came
back it was an entire new powertrain.
Take it for what its worth, Im just relaying what I have been hearing.
One thing I know for certain is there has certainly been a change of
pace back home in Detroit in these recent months and alot of quiet
movement. Things are just different lately. People are being let go,
new people are coming on that appear to be foreign (European?) etc.
Just a heads up.
 

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If a Twin Turbo 3.5 is good for 600+hp...

Wouldn't a Twin Turbo 5.0 be good for up to 800?

It looks like the Ecoboost V8 IS a future product.
Been thinking it since the TT Cobra Jets appeared. They didn't just do it for just shits and grins, kids.

R&D can be fun, see.
 

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I think Ford will eventually get rid of most NA V6 and V8 engines, including in the Mustang. You can't depend on gas prices being low as it is right now. It's just a political and business cycle.

I know the Ford Official in that article mentioned the V8 is not going away, however, there was an interesting comment below that article:
But what does it mean?
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