Ford to bring back the 4 cylinder SVO Mustang

[85_SS_302_Coupe]

Ford Mustang SVO: Ford To Bring Mustang SVO Badge Back For 2010 With 300 HP Eco-Boosted Four-Cylinder

 

[glowstang93]

MMm, why not 2009 please .

I would love to be able to get a new mustang next year with some decent fuel economy. Thats one of the things I love so much about mine.

 

[Mustang5L5]

But they aren't calling it an SVO.

They are calling it a GTS.




I don't understand Ford sometimes. They are big on namplate heritage. It's the reason why they brought back the Ford taurus name....and yet that can't keep models consistent. The GTS is a stripped down GT...what the bulllitt should be called technically.

Their new 4-banger turbo should be SVO. But then again, SVO was the precursor to SVT and no longer exists.

 

[iwashmycar]

sounds pretty cool if its unique...not just "cheaper looking" like a v6 stang is

 

[04YELLOWGT]

Not going to happen.

 

[Makdaddymac]

"not going to happen":::

why not, i would respect it man, better fuel economy,even though by then 20-25mpg is going to be like getting 8-10mpg now..... but still the stang needs somerthing to play wiht the camaros release........

 

[Shakerhood]

I think the current car is just too heavy to be sporting a 4 Cylinder.

 

[LiquidGT]

^They said its supposed to be 500 lbs lighter than the GT, we'll see. But you got to remember that the GT is lighter than the pig GT500.

Couldn't they find a better name than "Eco-Boost".

 

[ill advised]

Couldn't they find a better name than "Eco-Boost".

lol Seriously.

I like that this car will be based on the new redesigned Mustang.

 

[hsean]

lol Seriously.

I like that this car will be based on the new redesigned Mustang.

i work in prototype and i have built the new mustang and you guys won't be disappointed.

 

[hsean]

i work in prototype and i have built the new mustang and you guys won't be disappointed.

i don't know anything about a four cylinder turbo setup though but that would be great,i hope fords goes through with this.

 

[magnj]

If they can shave the claimed 500 lbs and make 300hp with a tt i4, I'd drive the **** out of it...of course I'd still have my fox

 

[1990Coupe]

I'd buy it as a DD in a heartbeat! I love the new s197's!

 

[GTOreturns]

Good idea with the gas prices and all. Why not just add a turbo/SC to the 6 cylinder.

 

[NIKwoaC]

Good idea with the gas prices and all. Why not just add a turbo/SC to the 6 cylinder.

I think the goal with the Eco-Boost is to get better performance AND fuel economy. Adding boost to the 6 would just make it suck gas like the 8. That and the Eco-Boost uses direct injection technology and overall is a complete different animal, IIRC.

 

[Flavadave4]

I like the sounds of it...RWD is nearly useless here in the winter though

 

[85_SS_302_Coupe]

If they manage to drop a considerable amount of weight and make 300hp, and still keep it affordable, it'll be an instant classic. Unfortunately their history shows that models like this are usually over priced and sold as specialty cars and people just don't buy them.


Look at the Merkurs...they were fantastic cars, but marketing/dealership involvement/price killed it before it could really take off. The SVOs were great cars too but the price just didn't make them competitive.

 

[samickguy15]

They're not much heavier than the TurboCoupes were...sporting a 4-cylinder...It'll happen...

 

[FrankenStang]

Good idea with the gas prices and all. Why not just add a turbo/SC to the 6 cylinder.

Believe it or not, my '04 V6 gets barely better mpg than my 5.0 Capri.

 

[85_SS_302_Coupe]

They're not much heavier than the TurboCoupes were...sporting a 4-cylinder...It'll happen...

Yeah that's true...if they can get them down to about 3200lbs or so it wouldn't be so bad. I think i read though that Ford already went to great lengths to make the new Mustang as light as they could so i don't know how much lighter it can be aside from just having a lighter engine.