Ford to discontinue v8 motors in mustang, f-150 after 2017

[krazy kris]

Screw it, bring on the solar powered cars.

[John -- '02 HAWK]

ford admits defeat to gm

all hail the mighty lsx

[STANGGT40]

Ford probe-stang part deux.

[lincolnboy]

Have the eco boost truck had any problem hauling trailers.

[Sean88gt]

V6's sounding like shit.

Enjoy that ford 3.8 in the older mustangs?

Flat 6'6's yes, indy 6's yes. But most run of the mill 6'6's sound shitty, especially against their v8 counterparts.

[The King]

Enjoy that ford 3.8 in the older mustangs?

Flat 6'6's yes, indy 6's yes. But most run of the mill 6'6's sound shitty, especially against their v8 counterparts.

Granted though, those 3.8 sixers were push-rod engines without much HP. Agree though that there's nothing like the sound of a V8, especially a 4-V V8.

[Joe Wiecked]

I had the non ecoboost V6 F150 and it was fine to drive, but as soon as you hooked a trailer up it was a gutless wonder. Gas mileage on the 2wd was 1mpg better than my new 5.0 4x4. No savings in the N/A versions, but towing is night and day different. Towing got horrible gas mileage in the 3.7 V6.

[Craizie]

Enjoy that ford 3.8 in the older mustangs?

Flat 6'6's yes, indy 6's yes. But most run of the mill 6'6's sound shitty, especially against their v8 counterparts.

I6's are sexy as shit. The 370 turbo sounds sexy as shit.

[Moose242]

Yeah, this won't happen.

[1carcrazyguy]

Mustang II gen II????

[Sean88gt]

I6's are sexy as shit. The 370 turbo sounds sexy as shit.

The discussion was v6 engines, not all 6 cylinder engines. The flat 6 sounds amazing as well, but neither will ever be in a Ford.

[racrguy]

Yeah, this won't happen.

I agree with this.

[BLAKE]

Not gonna happen. I can believe they'll limit v8s to low volume/high performance cars/trucks, but they're not going to phase them out entirely.

That said, if I were going to go with this plan, I'd introduce an ultra high performance halo car to get people used to the idea. Oh wait...

[Joe Wiecked]

I foresee the V8 in trucks being limited to the Super Duty in the future anyway. The Super Duty still drives and rides like an old truck, so they can classify it as a "Work Truck/Utility Truck" and be exempt from the CAFE standards for passenger cars. It is not intended to be a passenger car. As it stands now, compare the same package level F150 and F250 and there is a world of difference in creature comforts and ride.

[A_A_G]

In a Mustang and F150 I could see this happening. I mean the new Ford GT is now a v6....but I dont see the Superduty losing the v8.