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.
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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how about a V8 hybrid? Being able to maybe have AWD, and keep a stick. And in stop and go you don’t have to worry about clutch the electric motors can handle it
Ford will never kill the NA unassisted V8. They may make a Hybrid Mustang but they will always stay true to the Mustang’s heritage.
with the hybrid mustang you ca now sneak on crowds :)
This is like Dwayne Johnson using a tutu
DAMNIT FORD STOP IT.
If it can be driven on electric power only, it would be dangerous because the crowds won’t hear them coming. That scares me.
Its 2017 now. Let that “joke” die
Well, if this is a thing, pleeeease make the petrol-only V8 an option, at least!
Relax guys I’m pretty sure a NA V8 will still be there, Ford is smart enough to know not to piss off the fans.
The problem will be if Ford doesn’t care for that model, like not offering a performance pack or something.
I’m suprised that Ford launched a hybrid version of the Mustang in 2020 but I wish that the V8 should stay untouched.
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