Next SVT Mustang may axe Shelby name, go naturally aspirated

[Mook]

Following our first glimpse at the 2015 Ford Mustang out on the road, the fine folks at Road and Track have divulged some details on what the Blue Oval's next pony might have in store. We've already seen that the car will get some very sleek, Evos-inspired design cues, and an independent rear suspension is indeed in store. These new details, however, concern the muscle car's beating heart.

For starters, the base Ford coupe is expected to carry on with V6 power, likely from the same 3.7-liter unit found in today's car. From there, R&T says the next step up will be a four-cylinder EcoBoost engine, likely displacing 2.3 liters, putting out as much as 350 horsepower. Of course, a Mustang wouldn't be a Mustang without V8 thrust, and R&T states that the 5.0-liter Coyote V8 will continue on into the 2015 car, making something like 450 horsepower.

But it's at the high end of the Mustang range where things will, reportedly, get very, very interesting. Road & Track claims that the top-shelf 'Stang will likely lose the supercharger from its engine, producing a metric crap-ton of naturally aspirated grunt instead. Additionally, the SVT-fettled Mustang will likely be dropping its Shelby moniker, in favor of "a name you're familiar with," according to the magazine (you know, like, Cobra).

Look for the camouflage to come off before the end of this year.

Next SVT Mustang may axe Shelby name, go naturally aspirated - Autoblog

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[greasy]

Interesting.......

 

[EmersonHart13]

I approve.

 

[Chester Copperpot]

Interdasting.

 

[Eagle]

Seriously. I'm itching for a GT500.

 

[VenomousDSG]

Shelbys have been way over marketed, about time they switch back to the SVT Cobra.

 

[Lead Pipe]

I'm not buying it. Ford can't make power without a blower.

 

[Turk]

V8 thrust

 

[jason05gt]

I'm not buying it. Ford can't make power without a blower.

A few minor updates to the Coyote and it will be making more power than the EL TEE JUAN in the new Corvette.

 

[Flyn]

Lose the SHELBY name...keep the blower.

 

[jason05gt]

Lose the SHELBY name...keep the blower.

Lose 500 lbs of weight and the blower isn't necessary. A 3200 lb "Cobra" with 500-525 naturally aspirated HP would be just as quick as today's blown Cobra. Now you do lose the mod friendliness of the blower setup.

 

[Flyn]

I like how easy it is to get cheap extra power with a blower. Change a pulley and retune and you're flying.

 

[rz79]

Shelbys have been way over marketed, about time they switch back to the SVT Cobra.

I couldn't agree more. I just call them cobras anyways

 

[Ear Rak]

Lose 500 lbs of weight and the blower isn't necessary. A 3200 lb "Cobra" with 500-525 naturally aspirated HP would be just as quick as today's blown Cobra. Now you do lose the mod friendliness of the blower setup.

hahahahaha 3200 lbs



no way in hell a mustang will ever way close to that again.

 

[Jean Ralphio]

I'm not buying it. Ford can't make power without a blower.

H/C/I 5.0 makes 480-510 to the wheels...

 

[jason05gt]

hahahahaha 3200 lbs



no way in hell a mustang will ever way close to that again.

Ill take that bet as we know the s500 platform is going to be smaller and lighter. Plus Ford has publicly stated that future vehicle are going to be signifactly lighter to meet Government economy standards.

 

[Ear Rak]

Ill take that bet as we know the s500 platform is going to be smaller and lighter. Plus Ford has publicly stated that future vehicle are going to be signifactly lighter to meet Government economy standards.

Then why has the new IRS been developed in the s197 chassis?

My money is on a tweaked and modified s197 chassis with the lightest mustang still being around 3500 lbs

 

[willizm]

Seems like a step backwards to ditch fi. Plus it's more costly to use super lite weight materials than it is to slap on a heavily R&D's motor/blower setup.

 

[jason05gt]

Then why has the new IRS been developed in the s197 chassis?

My money is on a tweaked and modified s197 chassis with the lightest mustang still being around 3500 lbs

Google "Mustang S550 platform" (S500 was a typo). Ford is putting a new platform beneath the next Gen Mustang. The IRS “test mule” was just that, a test mule.

 

[Lead Pipe]

H/C/I 5.0 makes 480-510 to the wheels...

That will pass CAFE standards and EPA emissions standards?? We're not talking modded cars.

 

[jason05gt]

That will pass CAFE standards and EPA emissions standards?? We're not talking modded cars.

The current Boss makes 444. It should be fairly easy for Ford to add another 20-30 hp and meet both requirements. I would think that swapping to direct injection would result in a nice hp bump.

 

[RICH17]

Direct injection and more liters to the Coyote and you'll be there

 

[03GTGreen]

Ill take an NA car I can beat the shit out of everyday rather than a blown car I beat the shit out for a day and it breaks

 

[Yaj Yak]

Cuz all blown cars break when beaten on wait what?

 

[Pressure Ratio]

Direct injection and more liters to the Coyote and you'll be there

Exactly. The Coyote makes about 480-490 bhp with a modified tune. Right there you are in the area I am sure they will want to be at.

The heads already have a boss for direct injection. That would help power, emissions and fuel economy.

And in Australia they already have a larger cube "coyote" based motor. So could that be the engine for the next top of the line Mustang?

Seems like a step backwards to ditch fi. Plus it's more costly to use super lite weight materials than it is to slap on a heavily R&D's motor/blower setup.

These SVT mustangs will be limited production like the last GT500. The new chassis and lighter weight is an advantage for the huge majority of the Mustang production.