MustangDaily:2015 Ford Mustang to get 2.3-liter EcoBoost 4-cylinder???

[Darth Bama]

The rumors of an EcoBoost four-cylinder coming to the 2015 Ford Mustang have been all but confirmed, but the technical specifications of the engine including displacement and horsepower and torque outputs are still up for debate. Earlier this year it was surmised that the engine could be the same turbocharged 2.3-liter four-cylinder slated to be in the next generation Ford Focus RS, which could produce anywhere from 250 to upwards of 320 horsepower. Of course, that leaves little room for a V6 option, and it’s possible that Ford might drop the six-cylinder for the Mustang all together. According to one forum user over at AllFordMustangs.com, though, the rumor of a 300+ horsepower four-cylinder offering is correct. Member GT_STYLE, claiming to be have been part of a market research study for the next generation Mustang, states that an EcoBoost 2.3-liter four-cylinder engine was listed as an engine option, producing 310 horsepower and netting 34 MPG on the highway.

GT_STYLE also gave his impressions of the design, saying that “the body is very similar to the current body but the sides are formed/indented and the trunk length is smaller. The front was very very cool with a beehive grill. The Mustang logo was centered and about 3 inches from the grill and it had a chrome line/piece going from side to side on either side of the logo. He continued by describing the headlights and taillights.They [the headlights] were little slants, not the traditional round Mustang lights or even close to the current HID style. They [the taillights] are actually louvered and projecting out. Kinda like the quarter window louvers. They are solid red. The traditional third break light on the trunk lid was gone. The third break light is now actually quite large and under the license plate.”

Of course, all of this information has to still be considered rumor, and it’s likely specifications and the design of the 2015 Mustang could still be tweaked. Either way, expect a four-cylinder option for the 2015 Mustang with power outputs and fuel mileage as good or better than the current Mustang V6.

Source Link: http://www.allfordmustangs.com/foru...359530-i-got-evaluate-2015-mustang-today.html

 

[Zembonez]

You know it's coming. Look what they did to the Mustang back in the 80s.

 

[Darth Bama]

The SVO was a 4 banger. I actually liked those cars. I like the idea.


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[CT99XJ]

In theory, it's interesting.

I personally think that rendering is fugly as fawk though.

 

[RedRider]

I heard the 2015 was getting the ecoboost. But it was going to be the same as the trucks. I like the 4 cyl idea. The rendering is growing on me the more I see it.

 

[mr_bots]

As long a nice, throaty V8 is still available.

 

[Darth Bama]

As long a nice, throaty V8 is still available.

V8's staying, it's the V6 option in question.


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[cRiPpLe_rOoStEr]

There were also some rumors about a 2.0L turbo 4-banger as the base engine for the Mustang, which would be well-suitable for some export markets where engines above 2.0L are overtaxed.

The SVO was a 4 banger. I actually liked those cars. I like the idea.

And due to more advanced developments on turbocharging, it would be even better than it was at that time.

 

[Darth Bama]

There were also some rumors about a 2.0L turbo 4-banger as the base engine for the Mustang, which would be well-suitable for some export markets where engines above 2.0L are overtaxed.

The SVO was a 4 banger. I actually liked those cars. I like the idea.

And due to more advanced developments on turbocharging, it would be even better than it was at that time.

I'm sure. My folks owned an 85 Thunderbird Turbo Coupe that suffered from turbo lag. That simply doesn't exist these days.

 

[06fordfx4]

all the renderings ive seen are so damn ugly.
stop rendering it to look like a european car!
sure, its going to be a global car, but that doesnt mean it cant look american.

there are only a few things that will make me lose respect for the mustang.
IRS
and not looking like a mustang.

i understand they cant all look the same, but over the years, hell since its been brought into production, the vast majority of them you can tell are mustangs. few years here and there it has strayed from that. which i wasnt a fan of.