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[–] [email protected] 0 points 7 months ago
[–] [email protected] 0 points 7 months ago (2 children)

V8s have a great sound, but americans have historically been very bad at getting any kind of fuel mileage out of them.

downsizing would be an idea, you could technically make a 2-3 Liter V8, but then you have the complexity of two equally performing 4-cilynder engines.

and especially ford doesn't do mechanical complexity very well, look at the 1.0 ecoboost.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

There's nothing more American than a V8 that churns out a shockingly small amount of power and turns petrol into literally nothing.

7.2L V8 producing 200HP 💪🦅🇱🇷

[–] [email protected] 0 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

and gotta have them pushrods in 2024!

[–] [email protected] 0 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Does anyone who buys a mustang care if it gets good MPG?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 7 months ago

Certainly not a priority, but Ford still has to meet certain standards that as I understand it keeps getting tougher.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Just bring back the design from 60s and 70s and see the sales skyrocket

[–] [email protected] 0 points 7 months ago

Except that they wouldn’t be able to sell them today.