Here is the official press relese with all the info of Ford’s new V8 weapon…
Posts Tagged ‘V8’
Leaked! 2011 Mustang GT to get 5.0 litre Coyote V8… With 412 ponies!!!
December 18, 2009It has come to our attention via a very impatient Facebook member that the confirmed 5.0 litre ‘Coyote’ V8 to feature in the 2011 Ford Mustang (among other Ford products) will have 412 horsepower. That equates to 307 mighty kilowatts – all from a considerably small V8!
EDIT: Follow jump to see the latest leaked news! (19th Dec 09)
VIDEO: The Scorpion is a quiet achiever…
September 25, 2009Here is a quick video showing how quiet Ford’s new Scorpion 6.7L Turbo Diesel really is…
Hit the jump for the press release…
SNEAK PEAK: Fords new duel fuel V8…
June 10, 2009Remember the ‘Bobcat’ V8 in development at Ford? Well, PickUpTrucks.com has some more info for us to drool over. Hit the jump to see the new info…
Ford’s new 5.0L ‘Coyote’ V8 confirmed for 2010…
May 19, 2009Source: Drive.com.au
Ford Australia has confirmed it is staying in the V8 business beyond the life of the current 5.4-litre Boss engine. And the favourite to take over from the ageing Boss is an aluminium double overhead cam 5.0-litre codenamed ‘Coyote’ that is currently under development in the USA with baseline outputs reported to be around 300kW and 540Nm.
FPV to get a new V8… Next year…
March 10, 2009Source: GoAuto
Ford Performance Vehicles (FPV) will have a more powerful V8 engine next year, but it will still be locally assembled.
With Euro IV emission controls set to come in on July 1 next year, FPV will finally retire the existing 5.4-litre Boss V8.
Ford’s Romeo plant builds 10,000,000th engine…
February 22, 2009Ford’s Romeo Engine plant produces 10 millionth engine, continues to power ford icons
- Romeo Engine Plant, produces V8 engines for Ford F-150, Mustang, Shelby GT500, Explorer, E-Series van, Crown Victoria, and the Mercury Grand Marquis
- Plant produces 140 engines an hour on its high-volume line, with hourly and salaried teams focusing on continuous improvement and quality basics.
- In 2008, engines built at Romeo output 88.9 million horsepower, 2,750 times the combined horsepower of this year’s starting field at Daytona.
Ford’s bikey secret exposed…
February 18, 2009Source: PickUpTrucks.com
We were a bit disappointed last week when Ford revealed the new 2010 Harley-Davidson edition F-150 factory street truck. It wasn’t the looks that let us down but rather its mild powertrain – the same 320 horsepower (240kW) / 390 pounds-feet of torque (530Nm) 5.4 litre V8 that’s available in the rest of the F-150 lineup.
Image credits: PickUpTrucks.com
Busted! ‘Coyote’ is well and truly alive!!!
January 26, 2009Remember the ‘Coyote’ V8 project of Fords’ we reported to you a few days ago? Well, as PickUpTrucks.com said, “We weren’t crying Wolf!”. Spotted in a Mustang mule the conclusion is made is that through even rumor, speculation & this spy shot, we think this engine is going to be a cracker!
Ford’s new NASCAR engine…
January 24, 2009Come halfway through this season, Ford teams in the NASCAR series will be powered by Ford’s latest racing V8 engine – internally known as the “FR9″. This new motor shares no parts with the currently run Ford 351 based engine – it’s a clean sheet design which has been in the skunkworks for 3 years now.
