Return of the 5.0: Ford Exec confirms 400 hp 'Coyote' V8 coming in 2010
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When the 2010 Ford Mustang debuted, there was a collective groan among the pony car faithful that Ford didn't update the aging 4.6-liter V8 along with the 'Stang's new sheetmetal. So when a few spy shots surfaced in January showing a new aluminum engine nestled under the hood of a Mustang mule, we knew the Blue Oval had something else up its sleeve – and now we have confirmation.
According to Ford Australia's product development director, Russell Christophers, FoMoCo's U.S. team is working on an all-new, aluminum double-overhead cam 5.0-liter V8 – codenamed "Coyote" – with output expected to crest 400 hp and around 400 lb-ft of torque. Christophers told Australia's Drive, "I have seen the performance curves and it is a pretty good engine."
The new 32-valve, 5.0-liter V8 is expected to be fitted to the Mustang and F-150 sometime in 2010, replacing the current 4.6- and 5.4-liter mills. And with the inevitable option of the 3.5-liter EcoBoost V6 making its way under the Mustang's hood, Ford looks to be bringing the fight to the new Chevrolet Camaro.
Gallery: First Drive: 2010 Ford Mustang GT
[Source: Drive]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 6)
Level 3:33PM (5/18/2009)
If the Mustang comes with the Eco Boost V6 with 350hp and 350tq I think I will be sold...
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TyWright 3:47PM (5/18/2009)
The girlies on standby waitin just to say hi.
Did ya stop?
Naw, I just drove by...
Level 3:54PM (5/18/2009)
I get more girllies with a MetroCard
Randy 11:35PM (5/18/2009)
@TyWright
Did you by chance break out your Z Cavaricci's when you typed that? ;) Or maybe your IOU sweater?
ROFL
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nomercy346 3:35PM (5/18/2009)
better buy one before 2016 :(
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Jared 3:54PM (5/18/2009)
Exactly. Get it now, because come 2016 a 2.0l 4-cylinder will be considered a "big" engine.
kal326 5:00PM (5/18/2009)
Yes, but to what RPM will the 2L spin to and how much boost will it run? You can get a lot of power out of 2L.
Jared 8:14PM (5/18/2009)
kal326: power uses fuel. High horsepower turbo 2.0 engines won't get 35 mpg highway, let alone 42 mpg combined.
If there is a Mustang in 2016, it will be a shadow of its current self. Think Mustang II with a naturally aspirated 2.0 as the top of the range.
Chase 8:10AM (5/19/2009)
Power isn't the main cause of fuel consumption, or else our 200 hp I4s of today would use as much fuel as the 200 hp V8s of years past. They don't because inefficiency is the main source of fuel consumption. -- Most of the energy stored in gasoline is wasted. A 4 cylinder has fundamentally a lot less parts than a V8, which makes them fundamentally more efficient.
izorro 3:35PM (5/18/2009)
The ecoboost alone warrants the purchase for me.....Next year is the year to get one....
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EXP Jawa 3:36PM (5/18/2009)
If I'm not mistaken, the current car's 4.6L is aluminum, so why would this one be notably lighter?
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Jeff 3:41PM (5/18/2009)
I know - how is the new dohc engine lighter than a sohc engine? Maybe close but I doubt it will be much lighter. I was hoping for a pushrod 5.0 with direct injection and VVT. That would have been alot lighter.
BoxerFanatic 3:44PM (5/18/2009)
Variable valve timing with pushrods? That would be a neat trick, considering that adjusting the timing of intake and exhaust valves should be independent from each other.
Not to mention fitting direct injection through a pushrod rocker-arm valvetrain...
Sorry, but barring something insane, that is pretty much the domain of dual-overhead cam engines, that separate the intake and exhaust cams, and eliminate rocker arms on the heads.
Serge 3:47PM (5/18/2009)
@Jeff
Yeah, I thought it would be a direct injection pushrod too... but I guess there are too many stupid negative stereotypes about pushrods, the idiots win again :(
There's always hope for the LS4 to have VVT and DI. The Escalade engine is basically an LS2 with VVT (*the first VVT pushrod in the world I believe)... so they got that part down already.
Toy Yoda 3:52PM (5/18/2009)
Variable Valve Timing exists on pushrods.
http://www.mechadyne-int.com/vva-products/concentric-camshafts
The 2008 Dodge Viper has it.
naggs 3:54PM (5/18/2009)
lighter than the iron block 5.4
Frylock350 3:59PM (5/18/2009)
@Boxer,
A few GM LSx engines, such as the truck 6.2L, have VVT. All Gen V GM OHV V8s will have VVT as well as direct injection. I know I came across a tech article explaining how it worked, lemme see if i can dig it up.
Jay Evans 4:02PM (5/18/2009)
Lighter than the iron block 5.4, sightly heavier than the present Al 4.6.
Joe 4:35PM (5/18/2009)
I think the Coyote is physically smaller than the Mod V8. Look into the engine bay of a new GT, and the engine is physically HUGE.
EXP Jawa 4:56PM (5/18/2009)
I'd read that the Coyote is relatively compact compared to the Modular engine, but somewhat longer. IIRC, the borespacing has been increased. But it's all speculation near as I can tell. But I would *think* that the design weight target would be similar (or less) then the current 4.6L.