Turbong
Well-Known Member
Power output for 2018 EB's is the same for the Ecoboost, most of the meaningful changes are on the V8's with higher compression / flow for a power bump and the 10 speed auto (although I suppose a 2018 EB might get a 10 speed auto as well but I'll bet my bottom dollar they will keep the 6R80 in the EB as more justification to buy a V8). That's mostly because the current mustang V8's stock can't compete against the new ATS chasis and corvett V8 GM used in the 2016+ Camaro.
If there is any minor power bump in the 2018 EB's it's unlikely to be anywhere close to the power output of a FP tuned EB and even less likely that there are any hardware changes (turbo, pistons, rods etc), so any power potential of the 2018's is not going to be any better. So what's the point? I could see some one who leased a V8 trade up to the 2018, but I think most people who got EB's bought them to mod so they aren't leasing. A trade in will loose a bunch of money in the mods. I'm not hopeful Ford will make the stop EB anywhere close to a FP tuned EB with a FMIC upgrade, not this cycle. Plus they would be encroashing on Focus RS territory which which is even less justification to update the EB stang platform and for $1200 worth of upgrades (FP Calibration + FMIC) you can spank a stock Focus RS / WRX STi at 7k less.
I'm just wondering what value there is in getting a 2018 over putting the trade up cost towards suspension / power / body mods that would make your 2015 the better car by a wide margin.
It's clear that they are not interested in the EB at all, there is too much in between like mentioned you got the Focus on one side and the GT on the other, you can't dramatically improve it without stepping on either toes. If anything from 2018+ and forward no one should be buying the EB version since they are clearly not interested in making it better, let them keep it. 2018 GT devalues the previous models big time as they made big significant changes, the GT is the only option going forward now the only thing that makes sense to buy or upgrade from if 2018+ Mustang is on your list.
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