Cobra Jet
Well-Known Member
What I find even more interesting on this site is that some don't even know the original Mustang prototype of 1962 never had a V8 at all. The Mustang started life from design/concept as a 4cyl.... a potent one at that of the time. The other thing too - the SVO, another 4cyl was far more advanced than any V8 Mustang of its time and those that came after 1986. The SVO was capable of hanging with it's V8 counterpart down the 1/4 and out handled the V8 on the road too.I love when the "true Mustang enthousiasts" come out in these threads stating that Ford ruined the Mustang by offering engines other than a V8 for the first time ever in the S550. These people obviously know nothing about Mustangs and are happy to show it by being blind to the fact that the Mustang has always had multiple straight six, V6, and 4 cylinder options it's entire run. I get that complaint all the time with the Ecoboost, yet it's much faster than my GT Fox body was.
Many of the SVO's major components didn't even get carried over onto a production Mustang V8 platform until the 1993 Cobra was introduced.
SVO had many Mustang "firsts" that the V8 version didn't, but the uninformed folks want to thump the V8 bandwagon making it as being THE one and only Mustang platform.
The only reason the original SVO platform failed was due to uneducated Ford Sales Teams.
Me - I don't favor one over the other as far as engines. I've owned many V8 Mustangs, 3 SVOs and the prior 2016 EB PP and my current 94 Cobra and 2018 EB PP. Each platform brings its own technology and performance to the table.
In the end all that matters is that it IS a Mustang and that's why ALL of us are here.
Those that don't own a REAL Mustang need depart and join the MockE toy fandom.
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