Apologize if this is a repeat but just rec'd my May '13 issue of Automobile Magazine and it indicates that the engine lineup for the 2015 Mustang will be a 5.0 turbo V-8, 5.0 n/a V-8, 3.5 ecoboost V-6, 3.7 n/a V-6, and ecoboost 4. The article also infers that the V-8's will only be for "low-volume, high-performance" versions (read this as $$$).

 

I can't see Ford offering more than 3-4 engines, it just doesn't seem economically feasible.

I predict:

Base: 3.7 v6
Base option: EB-I4
GT: 5.0 v8 N/A
GT500/SVT: 5.0 EB v8

 

Here's a full article scan with a render

http://www.mustang6g.com/forums/showthread.php?t=609

I can't imagine that many (6) engines options either.
Interesting bit about the 5.8L not fitting because car will be smaller.

 

I could see them offering that many engines. For instance the Fusion offers 5 different 4 cylinders. I don't think Ford would offer ecoboost only options because of price points. The R&D has already been spent on the Coyote and the Duratec 6 cylinder, so why drop them when you can continue to sell the NA engines in the Mustang at a lower price point while offering the ecoboost and turbos as premium offerings for those willing to spend a bit more. I think as long as NA engines continue to sell well, Ford will always offer them. So I can't see them only offering ecoboost or turbos as an option. Until they stop selling or government restrictions make them too difficult to produce and keep up to spec, I think we'll see NA in future Fords as the base options.

 

That's a pic I can believe in. I like it, but I'm not drooling. Two v6 offerings and an ecoboost GT500? Didn't see those coming. Return of the Boss? Good stuff.

 

I still like that render a lot. Definitely believable wonder if they had any inside info to base it on. Wonder who are these "sources" they mention also...

 

Not feeling that render at all. It's missing something. If the next car looks anything like that, i'm keeping my '11.

 

Front looks excellent IMO, would be a perfect blend of muscle and european sporty. Back could use some work tho.

 

The EcoBoost Cobra Jet was a pretty strong indicator, in my opinion, of the twin-turbo V8 for high horsepower applications like the top-level SVT Mustang.

Since the article said "like a Boss 302" I read that to mean something akin to a step up from the GT, not that another Boss 302 would be produced.

 

The 2015 Cobra Jet will most likely have the EcoBoost 5.0...

"And who knows? When the time arises, perhaps another powertrain package that was once just a concept can become the next Mustang Cobra Jet to dominate on the dragstrip."

Quote From: http://racing.ford.com/enthusiasts/n...1293055240839/

 

Door handle back sucks. Like the idea of curved hips but roofline feels like current one forced onto the render.

 

This.

 

If thats the 2015 car in pic. I can say its nice & modern but I can stick to my 2013 for a long time

 

A Photoshop of a Photoshop.............here's the original 'chop






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Ecoboost Coyote sounds amazing...

 

I would only give the graphic as a most general indication of what the actual car will look like -- its just a variation of existing Photochops floating about the interwebz.

The engine lineup does sound like a lot at first blush, but does make some sense when you drill down on it. The n.a. 5.0 is an absolute necessity for the more traditional GT owners as will be the TT 5.0 for the GT500. Moving on to the sixes and fours is where the real potential for reduncancy appears, especially with the n.a. 3.7 and the Egoboost 4 banger, both of which would like have similar power numbers though the Egoboost will likely squeeze out a few more MPGs, at least in EPA testing. Thinking of it more, I think perhaps the same relationship might exist between the Egoboost 3.5 and the n.a. 5.0, i.e., similar power numbers if better economy numbers for the Egoboost.

Perhaps the rationale will be to have the n.a. motors to appeal to the more traditional existing core of Mustang owners while the Egoboost motors would appeal to and provide a bridge to the newer, younger "tuner" generation while also upping the CAFE numbers for Ford. So yes, some overlap and redundancy in some regards but enough distinction to justify such a flush lineup under the hood.

 

All these renderings have the S197 Greenhouse.. Not feeling any of them.. Plus if that is going to be what it looks like its a far cry away needing to be all secretive, since its not that much change from the S197.

 

Has there been any hint of using the PTWA process on the Coyote? That would allow some displacement increase for the GT500 similar to the bump to 5.8L from 5.4L.

By the way, in 1969 the Mustang had 10 different engine options:

200 CI inline 6
250 CI inline 6
302 CI 2V V8
302 CI 4V BOSS V8
351 CI 2V V8
351 CI 4V V8
390 CI 4V V8
428 CI 4V CJ V8
428 CI 4V SCJ V8
429 CI 4V BOSS V8

 

that article’s ridiculous.. it’s not gonna make it’s premier in Apr 2014 at NY auto show
it'll be on lots by then, prodution starts in Jan, i picked up my '13 from the dealer in Mar of '12

 

I wouldn't be so sure about that. This is a special year due to it being touted as the 50th anniversary. The New York show falls on the anniversary date, as stated in the article.