2015 Ford Mustang spied, plus some hot new intel
SVT car may drop Shelby name...and supercharger.
This is the 2015 Ford Mustang, whose existence Ford publicly refuses to acknowledge. Our spy shooters finally caught a real prototype of the all-new ponycar on the street. (To date, every mule spotted had been a modified version of the existing S197 car.)
While Ford’s staying tight-lipped about the new Mustang, we’ve held our ears to the ground and assembled some juicy intel. Like, real juicy.
First off, yes, it gets an independent rear. Finally. Now everyone needs to find something new to whine about in reviews. Like MyFord Touch.
Underhood, the base car will carry on with V6 power. The step-up engine from there is the 2.3-liter Ecoboost four-cylinder. Expect the four-banger to deal something in the vicinity of 350 horsepower. Seriously. We hope Ford calls it SVO, for old times ' sake.
Continuing up the model hierarchy, the GT retains its 5.0L Coyote V8, only it should make Boss 302-ish power in the 2015 car. Figure around 450 horses.
And then, friends, it gets really interesting. We’ve heard some wild scuttlebutt pertaining to the SVT car. For one, don’t be surprised if it drops the Shelby moniker. Word is, it’ll still have a name you’re familiar with, though. Our money’s on Cobra.
And there’s more: we also hear that the next-gen SVT Mustang will drop the supercharger and go all-motor (like the Camaro Z/28) for its monster power fix. Forums, you may commence your threads.
Plan on seeing the final 2015 Ford Mustang before the end of 2013.
