[King T]

Originally Posted by Mr_Draco

Only if they price it as the base model.

If they do what Ford is doing, don't expect to sale that many. Ford is placing it as a premium engine which is a mistake imo. Their turbo 4 makes less hp and trq than the v6, gets the same mpg as the v6, but yet cost more than the v6 and almost the same as the v8. This makes no sense to me at all.

Mr_Draco the official power numbers haven't come out on the 2.3L Ecoboost yet, but it is suppose to be more powerful than the V6 (and more turner friendly)

The base engine will be the 3.7-liter V6 from today's Mustang, apparently with a few tweaks, given that Ford's projections of 300 horsepower and 270 pound-feet of torque are each a bit lower than the same engine in the current car.

Slotting between the V6 and the V8 is the most significant development in the world of Mustang outside of the independent rear suspension: a turbocharged, direct-injected EcoBoost 2.3-liter four-cylinder. Its major hook? V6-trumping power and "significantly better" efficiency.

The official line today is that the EcoBoost 2.3 will develop more than 305 hp at 5,500 rpm and in excess of 300 lb-ft of torque between 2,500 and 4,500 rpm on 87 octane, though our sources indicate the peak output will land in the neighborhood of 330 hp. It's an undersquare layout (3.5-inch bore and 3.7-inch stroke) with 9.5:1 compression ratio and a twin-scroll Honeywell turbo that bolts directly to the head, sans traditional exhaust manifold (the exhaust runners are integrated and paired directly in the head casting itself).

We're told that the new car's weight distribution is slightly less nose-heavy, especially with the lighter EcoBoost four-cylinder up front. All three engines will be available with a new Getrag six-speed manual gearbox or a paddle-shiftable six-speed automatic complete with rev-matched downshifts. The manual box's new internals are said to provide smoother shifts, while the automatic has less parasitic loss and the ability to handle more torque than the outgoing one.