Is Ford Reviving the Mustang SVO?

According to a Garage419.com, Ford is thinking really hard about bringing back the SVO badge for a 2010 Mustang.  The 2010 SVO Mustang’s rumored powerplant would be a 4-cylinder twin-turbo Ecoboost engine mated to a six-speed manual transmission producing 300 horsepower and weighing 500 lbs less than the GT model.  If your wondering why Ford would bring back the SVO badge using a 4-cylinder its pretty simple, fuel economy.  Fuel economy would increase by as much as 25% over the current GT model which gets in the neighborhood of 18 city 25 highway.  This could definately be the right play for Ford as there seems to be no end in sight for high gas prices.

Ford did a similar thing back in early 80’s with the original SVO Mustang as gas prices were high but after only 9,844 units Ford stop selling SVO badge Mustangs because gas prices hit the floor.  Lets hope we can have the same result after Ford makes a few thousand of the newer SVO models.

RaceCraft 420S Mustang To Debut at Mustang Week in Myrtle Beach

Saleen has made the RaceCraft 420S Mustang official with a press release, photos and a debut date of July 26th at Mustang Week in Myrtle Beach, SC.  Mustang Week takes place from July 22nd to the 26th when the RaceCraft 420S will be unveiled at Colonial Mall on North Kings Hwy. at 4pm.  Saleen is inviting everyone to come out for demo rides and to give feedback on the new RaceCraft 420S Mustang.  The RaceCraft Mustang features a 420 horsepower motor with an MSRP of $38,995 giving it one of the best horsepower to dollar ratios for any aftermarket Mustang.

Ford Kills Boss Engine For Mustang

Another high performance V8 engine has fallen to the $4+ dollar gas prices. The Boss engine, which was slated to appear in the rumored Boss Mustang and F-150 will now only have a home in the Super Duty which needs a more efficient replacement for it’s 6.8L gas guzzling V10. The news isn’t really shocking to most of us, just disappointing, as gas prices were making a high performance, large displacement motor much less feasible for the Mustang. Ford will likely take the funding for the Boss engine and point it toward much more fuel efficient programs such as the Ford Fiesta which will be making it’s appearance in American soon.

Source: AutoBlog / Mustang Evolution / PickupTrucks

2010 Shelby GT500 Spy Shots

Jalopnik has captured several spy pics of a camouflaged 2010 Shelby GT500 test mule, though several of the shots do show some rather detailed interior pics. Check them out at http://jalopnik.com/395440/2010-shelby-gt500 and http://jalopnik.com/396008/2010-shelby-gt500-mustang-is-a-meshy-mustang.

Ford to build only 45,000 Mustangs for 2009 model year

The 2009 Mustang will be special for several reasons but it won't set any sales records as Mustang Marketing Manager Fritz Wilke has said Ford will likely only produce 45,000 Mustangs in an abbreviated model run. The main reason for the low production figure is the refreshed 2010 Mustang hitting dealers in early spring of 2009. Another reason for the odd 45K production run is the Mustang’s 45th-anniversary happens in 2009, so it would fitting to only produce that amount. To commemorate the 45 years of Mustang glory a special 45th-anniversary badge will be added to select Mustangs.