The Ford Mustang’s V-8 Is Here to Stay - At Least For Now, Anyway

Ford still has faith in its V-8s, but change could be just around the corner

Speaking to Kumar Galhotra, FoMoCo Vice President and President of the North American region, Ford Authority found out that Ford is going to keep making V-8 engines. For how long? Well, that’s the tricky question.

Mr. Galhotra was, however, quick to admit that “The transition [from ICE to BEV] is happening before us right now, but when it will happen depends on so many things, like battery costs, fuel cost, and regulation.”

Ford itself has jumped the EV bandwagon with the Mustang Mach-E, but the all-electric SUV counts for just a small fraction of its range, which still relies heavily of V-8s in the U.S. and ICEs in Europe and the rest of the world.

At the time of writing, Ford’s engine lineup included no less than six V-8 powerplants:

• 5-liter Coyote V-8 - found inside the F-150 and Ford Mustang GT
• 6.2-liter Boss V-8 - found inside Super Duty models
• 5.2-liter Voodoo V-8 - found inside the Mustang Shelby GT350
• 5.2-liter Predator V-8 - found inside the Mustang Shelby GT500
• 6.7-liter Power Stroke Scorpion V-8 (diesel) - found inside Super Duty models
• 7.3-liter Godzilla V-8 - found inside Super Duty, F-600, F-650/750, and E-Series models

If we look at Ford (and any other carmaker) from the ’living organism’ standpoint, it’s only natural for them to evolve and adapt in time. The Mustang Mach-E is an early sign of adaptation from Ford, but others will follow, including the all-electric 2022 Ford F-150.

It’s not just industry trends that will make life hard for carmakers specialized in ICEs, V-8s included. California has just announced that come 2035, its residents will not be allowed the purchase of new cars fitted with internal combustion engines, as per Reuters. In other words, the only new cars you’ll be able to buy in California are pure EVs.

Of course, we’re yet to see if this endeavor will happen - after all, 15 years is a long time and a lot can happen. But you can bet that more and more states and countries will (try to) impose such or similar restrictions, forcing carmakers to rethink their engine lineup, regardless of whether it includes V-8 engines or not.

Source: Ford Authority