It's Official: The Ford Mustang Will Go Hybrid In 2020

Ford has confirmed that it'll make hybrid versions of the Mustang and F-150 in 2020
It's Official: The Ford Mustang Will Go Hybrid In 2020

Whether you want to call it a fascinating development in the pony car world or a god damn sacrilege, this news is huge: Ford is going to make a plug-in hybrid Mustang by 2020.

Ford announced its part-electric Mustang plans today, also revealing that plug-in versions of the F-150 pickup and Transit Custom van will also be here in three year’s time.

It’s part of a $700 million investment programme that’ll add 700 jobs at the company’s Flat Rock Assembly Plant. The Michigan-based facility will be expanded, using funds which were initially earmarked for a new plant in Mexico. The Mexico factory plans - which had been harshly criticised by US President Elect Donald Trump - were confirmed to be canceled by Ford today.

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But what will the car be like? Details are understandably scarce at this stage, although Ford has promised “V8 power and even more low-end torque”. It’s hard to glean much from that statement, but with the V6 Mustang dying off this year, it seems logical to expect something along the lines of the 2.3-litre Ecoboost engine supplemented with electric power in the eventual production car.

All this leads to questions surrounding the future of the actual V8 in the range, but we’re quietly optimistic about this big ol’ N/A eight-banger sticking around for a while longer.

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Comments

Anonymous

Better just kill it! I own a ‘16 GT and taking the v8 out of it will be like putting a v8 in a prius.. It kills the purpose! On the other hand I’m feeling quite smug that i own the last of the v8’s!

01/03/2017 - 20:04 |
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k_badam

Where is the info from? Matt Robinson i want to see the announcement :)

01/03/2017 - 20:23 |
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Toto

V8 hybrid would be interesting.

01/03/2017 - 20:25 |
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nobody 1

Angry.

01/03/2017 - 20:38 |
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TheMindGarage

I wouldn’t mind seeing anything as a hybrid sports car (even a Mustang), as long as it’s responsive and connected. If and only if. If we get something that feels eerie and disconnected, then I’ll be annoyed.

01/03/2017 - 20:44 |
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Anonymous

Hybrid version so we’ll probably get regular gasoline powered Mustangs.

01/03/2017 - 20:45 |
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Anonymous

There’s just no way Ford can kill off the V8 anytime soon or any gas powered Mustang when it has such a huge fanbase. If they kill off gas powered Mustangs (especially the V8) they’ll all lose their sh*t and boycott Ford lol.

01/03/2017 - 20:47 |
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Skyy

Aaaand another car I won’t care about in the future.

01/03/2017 - 21:25 |
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Anonymous

all the rednecks wont know what to do.

01/03/2017 - 21:47 |
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Mazda Fanatic
01/03/2017 - 22:17 |
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