New EcoBoost Mustang gets beaten by S-197 V6 on drag strip

By TMS Editor - October 13, 2014

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The new EcoBoost Mustang is certainly getting put to the test.

In fact, it would be easy to think it’s the only new Mustang being offered based on all the buzz it’s getting along with questions on how it really measures up.

The latest test for the car comes from the guys over at American Muscle who posted a video putting an automatic model of the turbocharged four-banger up against a manual model. They even ran the automatic 2.3 against a 2014 V6 Mustang. While the stick took the win in the EcoBoost vs. EcoBoost showdown, the automatic EcoBoost proved to be no match for the S-197 … that is, unless you compare its first race’s ET with the V6’s ET. The slushbox EcoBoost’s best time was 14.36 @ 97.4 mph. The V6 S-197 turned in a 14.57 @ 97.5, so it’s not an all-out victory for the old S-197.

For comparison’s sake, the manual EcoBoost served up an impressive 13.89 @ 103.0 mph. It’s amazing what a four-pot motor can do these days, isn’t it?

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