Sphynx88

It has to be in tandem with a good internal combustion no matter what.

Although in theory it could work out to be faster then current models, I don't want a high sound. I want a growl...

V6 twin turbo and electric motor to help could work. Electric helps push on the low band and turbo kicks in mid to high

Ethanjbeau

Or much like the next M3 it could have three turbos. Two exhaust driven and one by electric motor. They're thinking 450hp out of a 3.3 V6 in the M3.

Dubya11

Hell yeah I'd buy one of course I'd also have a power gas hog one but hybrid for a DD hell yes

Wpasko

Only if it was faster than my '98 v6 stang

jim010

If the price and performance were right, I'd consider it.

At some point electric motors will become dominant, so I'd like Mustang to remain relevent when that time comes. Why not start now?

Porsche and Ferrari already are, and they have proven that performance is NOT compromised:





http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porsche_918_Spyder

http://www.motorauthority.com/news/1...ype-in-testing

Now, do I think that FOrd can deliver an electric or hybrid Mustang that has GT performce at a GT price? ... not at this time.

socalwrench

Ford, pay attention. Hybrid and muscle car DO NOT mix at all.

Dubya11

That's why you get both !

socalwrench

You mean two cars right? Eh, maybe. I'm not a big person on hybrids. The answer to our fuel problems is not mixing current technologies- it's looking and building a new one. My favorite at this moment is hydrogen combustion.

jim010

Why does a high performance vehicle have to be gasoline powered?

socalwrench

It doesn't. To me it just has to remain internal combustion; the sound, the power, the feel of it. I will, however, make an exception for the Tesla at this time; it just doesn't have the range.

bob

They dont, but a full electric will never be able to match the visceral thrill offered by a performance car that uses an internal combustion engine. A performance car is greater than the sum of its performance numbers.

A full electric car could be better in every way, lighter, faster, better more competent handling and whatever other metric you would want to use in comparison, at the end of the day, at best it will just be a soulless appliance with all the novelty of a theme park ride.

rhumb

I don't know, this strikes me as being pretty muscular, certainly more so than any Mustang:

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Rampant

I am still not convinced a lightweight, smaller engined car couldn't get the same mileage as a hybrid. It would also be a MUCH better performer and MUCH more environmentally friendly without having to mine/build/discard the batteries as well. So.... why would we need a hybrid anyway?

Imagine a 2700 #, 300hp Mustang that gets 40 MPG city. Heck, the 5-door, 2900# Focus SFE gets 40 MPG now as it is. Turbo that i4 and 300hp should be attainable. So, with a little work, a 40 MPG well-performing Mustang should be a realistic goal.

Then, for the V8 crowd, why does it have to be a large v8? Why not a 4L (or even smaller) high-revving V8? Should be able to get good mileage form that

I am actually quite annoyed that people put soooooo much emphasis on hybrids being environmentally friendly. They really aren't, when you take all things into consideration.

Put a different way....
The Honda Civic Hybrid is $9,000 more expensive than the regular Civic sedan.
And, gets you a whopping 5 MPG more (39 - 44 MPG)

Is 5 MPG really worth an extra $9,000? Not to mention it will be heavier, slower and MUCH less enjoyable.

I can't see why anyone would want a hybrid Mustang (in the current state of the technology).

Ethanjbeau

Hybrids really perform in the city and in traffic situations. They have start/stop technology along with their small engines.

Ford should bring that to all it's cars. It's common sense. Why have the engine running while sitting at a red light for 2 minutes? Or when theres dead stop traffic on the highway to work? Just adding start/stop tech adds can make the car 5%-10% more efficient.