2012 Ford Mustang V6, GT, and GT500

Marty Howard · **Posted:** Thu Oct 08, 2009 9:16 am

Spies have caught a pack of “Coyote” powered Ford F-150 pickups undergoing hot-weather testing. The 4-vlave 5.0L V8 engine is expected to pump out approximately 400-hp with a maximum torque of 400 lb-ft. Ford plans to replace the 5.4L V8 engine with the Coyote V8 in 2010. The naturally aspirated engine is expected to deliver 5.4L V8 performance while providing an increase in fuel-economy.
It was previously reported that the 2011 Mustang GT is expected to carry the new Coyote 5.0L V8 and is currently being tested in the United States.
Sources now say that Ford is also working on a twin-turbo charged version of the 5.0L V8 Coyote – code-named “Road Runner.” The engine is expected to find its way under the hood of the Shelby GT500 in 2012 and possibly under the Ford F-150 Harley-Davidson edition. It will deliver well over 500-hp.
The current 2010 Ford Shelby GT500 is powered Ford’s 5.4L V8 making 540-hp.

Richard Casto · **Posted:** Thu Oct 08, 2009 1:48 pm

For those of us who don't speak "Ford", what is a "Coyote"?

Marty Howard · **Posted:** Thu Oct 08, 2009 2:17 pm

it is their new 5.0 v8. rated at 400 HP in standard GT form.

Richard Casto · **Posted:** Thu Oct 08, 2009 5:39 pm

Marty Howard wrote:

it is their new 5.0 v8. rated at 400 HP in standard GT form.

I am assuming this is a totally new engine design or is it an evo of existing OHC v8?

Marty Howard · **Posted:** Thu Oct 08, 2009 6:19 pm

All aluminum DOHC 5L v8.

steve remchak · **Posted:** Thu Oct 08, 2009 6:23 pm

Richard Casto wrote:

For those of us who don't speak "Ford", what is a "Coyote"?

eees the guy that smuggles the banditos across the border.

Jason Mauldin · **Posted:** Thu Oct 08, 2009 6:26 pm

Marty Howard wrote:

All aluminum DOHC 5L v8.

Well, I guess a lightweight engine is out of the question.

Kevin Harvey · **Posted:** Fri Oct 09, 2009 4:06 pm

I am not sure if it is a stroked and poked 4.6 or an all new 5.0 block. I haven't read up on it enough to know.

I will say this though... Ford needs to get back on the displacement bandwagon. Using forced induction to make up the difference is expensive for the company and for the consumer.

steve remchak · **Posted:** Fri Oct 09, 2009 4:34 pm

Kevin Harvey wrote:

I am not sure if it is a stroked and poked 4.6 or an all new 5.0 block. I haven't read up on it enough to know.

I will say this though... Ford needs to get back on the displacement bandwagon. Using forced induction to make up the difference is expensive for the company and for the consumer.

tell that to BMW. word has it they are phasing out all of their 8 cylinders for turbo 6s. :roll:

Marty Howard · **Posted:** Wed Oct 14, 2009 9:37 am

More about power for the 2011 Mustangs:

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Ford updated the Mustang for the 2010 model year, but largely ignored the car’s engine bay. However, that will likely change for the 2011 model year, with details of the Mustang’s new powertrains hitting the Web on Wednesday.

As previously reported on these pages, the base Mustang will be powered by Ford’s 3.7L V6 for the 2011 model year.

Although that engine produces 273 horsepower in Lincoln applications, power will be ramped up to 315 horsepower for the Mustang, according to The Mustang Source. That represents a significant increase of 105 horsepower over the current V6-powered Mustang and an 11 horsepower advantage of the Chevrolet Camaro V6.A 400 horsepower 5.0L V8 motor will also be joining the Mustang lineup for 2011. Dubbed ‘Coyote’, the new mill will be used in the Mustang GT model and will be available with a six-speed manual transmission – something the Camaro has offered since 1993.

Combined with Ford’s latest track pack, the 2011 Mustang GT reportedly lapped Michigan’s GingerMan Raceway dead-even with the current BMW M3 — despite a 200 pound weight disadvantage.
Because Ford’s 365 horsepower EcoBoost motor would leave little to differentiate the V6 Mustang from the 400 horsepower V8 model, there are no current plans to use the turbocharged engine in the Mustang in the immediate future. However, the Mustang GT will likely see a power boost in the coming years, possibly opening the door for a turbocharged Mustang.
Other changes to the Mustang line for 2011 include an aluminum block for the Shelby GT500 model. A Boss model is on tap for 2012

Kevin Harvey · **Posted:** Wed Oct 14, 2009 11:14 am

Wow!!! That a 315hp 3.7L V6 is on par with the stock 99/01 DOHC Cobra motors of 320hp 317tq. I wonder how much torque that 3.7L V6 will put down???

Arthur McDonald · **Joined:** Fri Aug 29, 2003 1:54 am **Posts:** 2052

Marty Howard wrote:

the new mill will be used in the Mustang GT model and will be available with a six-speed manual transmission – something the Camaro has offered since 1993.

.. except in 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009.

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