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The 2018 Ford Mustang May Not Have A V6 Option At All: Report
Between the grumbly V8 in the Mustang GT and the small but potent four-cylinder in the Mustang EcoBoost, it’s sometimes hard to remember the odd V6 middle child. A lot of people have even wondered if the V6 would be phased out eventually. Now, one forum user reports that may happen before the 2018 Mustangs roll out.
I am surprised. With a lot of performance cars going to turboed V6s it seems odd Ford will dump an already well proven and supported engine.
Considering they didn't' allow you to option the v6 at all, we should have all seen this coming. I am disappointing too as I would not buy a 4-cylinder; they don't excite like the V6 and V8, and any car that needs to pump sound through the speakers to make you feel better about your car is just a disgrace. And with the prices as high as it is for the GT, I won't be buying a mustang any time soon. No longer is the Mustang an affordable sports car new.
Between the ecoboost 4 and the V6, the V6 is clearly the performance engine. And, a well-designed long-lasting engine at that. I often wonder about Ford's "better ideas." Maybe they don't like the idea of a healthy V6 engine that goes 200k plus miles and still kicks a$$. Maybe they want to get you in a new Mustang sooner than that!
Too bad about the 3.7 engines, really great power plants but the S550 aftermarket never really embraced them. The EB & GT is all the rage now so let's hope we continue to see good entry level pricing on base models. It's part of what makes the car have such broad appeal overall.
2017 EB Base - MSRP $25,920 (getting pretty pricy for a base car, $1k more than V6)
Not sure you're really getting a better car for the extra coin. You may be getting more potential, but not really better IMO.
Hope this can clear the way for the 2.7 EB to be a "Pony Package" option at some point. 375+ HP stock V6...where do I sign? *LOL*
I'm not happy about the V6 decision either, but then again, I'm not a Ford Exec either. When I bought my wife's '15 I got the V6 because she didn't want the thirsty V8 and I didn't want the added maintenance of the Turbo down the road once miles started racking up. Glad we have it, 300hp is enough for her and she loves the car.
11-21-2016, 08:36 AM
The 2018 Ford Mustang May Not Have A V6 Option At All: Report
Between the grumbly V8 in the Mustang GT and the small but potent four-cylinder in the Mustang EcoBoost, it’s sometimes hard to remember the odd V6 middle child. A lot of people have even wondered if the V6 would be phased out eventually. Now, one forum user reports that may happen before the 2018 Mustangs roll out.
