2018 Ford Mustang GT May Match 2017 Chevrolet Camaro With 455 Horsepower
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Ford knew it had to play catch-up with its refreshed 2018 Mustang after the sixth-generation Chevrolet Camaro SS handily wiped it in a plethora of road tests and comparisons. One of the largest factors was the power figure coming from the 5.0-liter Coyote V8 engine.
It’s not a large gap, but the current Mustang GT pushes 435 hp from its 5.0L V8 engine, while the 2017 Chevrolet Camaro musters 455 hp from its 6.2-liter LT1 V8 engine. That could be changing with the 2018 Ford Mustang GT, though.
Ford North America Product Communications Manager Mike Levine tweeted a photo of the 2018 Mustang’s new 12-inch digital gauge display, asking fans to find the Easter eggs hidden in the cluster. As Ford Authority reports, the biggest and best clue may be staring us right in the face.
Did you find the 2018 #Mustang Easter eggs in the all-new 12-inch digital cluster? pic.twitter.com/fw3Xw1lfDc
— Mike Levine (@mrlevine) January 18, 2017
The gear shown is “4”, while the digital speedometer reads “55”. It’s thought those numbers represent 455 hp for the reworked Coyote V8 engine.
A 20 hp bump seems doable, too, as the Mustang GT receives a new direct injection system and factory quad-tip exhaust. Ford has remained quiet on the matter, but it seems the pony car wars are heating up once again.
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so ford might finally catch up. Torque is another question, how will the Hp hold out across the RPM band. The camaro still possesses the alpha platform advantage of less weight and agility. It will be fun to see how the two compare
Cute, but the Mustang is far ahead of the Camaro in Sales, and in the end that’s the only thing that really matters
Look at the RPM gauge. It reads 470. Could this be the correct H.P. number? Hope so.
“It reads 470. Could this be the correct H.P. number? Hope so”
No.
But the tachometer ACTUALLY reads 4700 rpm, which should mean the 2018 Mustang will have 4700hp. It should be enough to challenge the 2018 ZL-1 with it’s proposed 5000hp.
http://www.autoevolution.com/news/2018-ford-mustang-gt-could-have-470-hp-ford-s-twitter-easter-egg-hints-114821.html
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455 hp Chevy. Chevy engine is underrated. 455 horse power ford. Ford engines are always overrated. Besides that it looks like it’s governed at 55 mph.
I don’t think Ford will just match the LT1. In a game of one upmanship, they will go with at least 470HP. But the Coyote doesn’t have the low end torque that the LT1 provides, 0-60 times won’t be that dramatic. Of course, just a tuning tweak by GM can shut that down in a hurry.
I say the numbers are 470/455 HP/TQ