[THE EVIL TW1N]

Originally Posted by DGthe3

As a point of comparison to other 5.0L DOHC DI V8's out there ...

Lexus IS-F
416 hp, 371 ft-lbs

Jaguar XF
385 hp, 380 ft-lbs


I couldn't find any others (surprised that there are 2 out there with the same configuration as what Ford proposes) but I would be surprised if the Ford 5.0 bests the Jaguar's numbers. And something tells me that those engines are a bit more than ~$8000, which is about the limit for what would make this engine affordable in a Mustang GT. Is it possible? Sure, but I will not sit around waiting for all the promises to be fulfilled at once: A 5.0 making 400 hp/400 ft-lbs in a $30 000 Mustang that weighs 3500 lbs and passes all 2012 crash tests with 5 stars. Ford will surely meet some of those specs, possibly do better. But all of them? No.

Additional, with regard to the 2012 crash standards, I think its buried in the forum somewhere (don't have the time to search) that the Camaro is meeting all upcoming safety standards, which would include the 2012 rollover revision.

By the way, I am strongly resisting the urge to speculate as to what GM might do to help the Camaro duke it out with the 2011 Mustang.

Don't forget the hyundai v8.