đź“° Auto News Five-Oh! 2011 Mustang GT Gets 412 HP 5.0-liter V8

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http://jalopnik.com/5429269/five+oh-2011-mustang-gt-gets-412-hp-50+liter-v8

It's no longer hearsay: the 2011 Ford Mustang will get a 5.0-liter V8 as God intended. Thanks to some Twitter and Facebook embargo breakage we also know this monster will have 412 HP. The Muscle Car Wars are heating up.

All of this comes via Inslde Line, which is likely reporting on data leaked out from people attending the Ford Detroit Auto Show preview event. In case you were curious, the Camaro SS puts out 426 HP and the Dodge Challenger SRT8 produces a mighty 425 HP.

The new Mustang is already the most nimble of muscle cars, so the additional 100 HP over the 2010 Ford Mustang GT will certainly make a big difference even if it's a few HPs short of the competition. More information as it leaks out. [Inside Line]

[Jalopnik]
 

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my dad bought a 2010 ,
I told him to wait a year,
when the 2011 gets on the dealer lots the 2010 ought to see a huge price drop.

Yep. Mustang sales have been down the past few months, below the Camaro, because people are waiting for the new powerplants. And rightfully so. With 400 hp the new Mustang is gonna be a powerhouse.
 

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AutoWeek has decided to let the cat get just a little bit further out of the bag this morning following last night's first bit of embargo breakage regarding the 2011 Ford Mustang GT and its 5.0-liter V8 engine. So, by now you've heard that the new powerplant puts out 412 ponies, or 83 horsepower-per-liter. Now, AW wants you to know it also offers up 390 pound-feet of torque and that peak power comes at a screaming 6,500 RPM.

The new powertrain combination will also return 25 miles per gallon, says AW. How does it manage this feat? With an aluminum engine block with cast cylinder sleeves and brand-new heads with four valves per cylinder, vertical intake ports and twin independent variable valve timing. Don't forget the tuned exhaust headers, a forged steel crankshaft with four-bolt main bearings plus new pistons and connecting rods.

And what about the transmission? Your choice of either the 6R80 automatic transmission or the MT82 six-speed manual. We now return you to your regularly-scheduled programming... until the next bit of embargo breakage, of course.
 
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