The 2024 Ford Mustang GT is the most powerful ever
New 5.0-liter V8 gets power boost
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Ford's pony car is powering up.
When the redesigned 2024 Mustang was revealed at the Detroit Auto Show in September it was billed as the most powerful 5.0-liter V8 Mustang ever, but the exact output was not revealed.
It has been now.
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The naturally aspirated engine will be rated at 486 hp in the Mustang GT when it goes on sale next summer.
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The 2024 Ford Mustang GT will have a 486 hp V8. (Ford)
That breaks the previous record of 480 hp shared by the 2019 Mustang Bullitt and 2021 Mustang Mach 1.
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It's also a high mark for the GT. The current generation car was previously offered with a 460 hp V8, but had to be downgraded to 450 hp for 2022 due to increasingly stringent emissions regulations. The Mach 1 also lost 10 hp this year.
The upcoming power boost was achieved through the use of a new dual-throttle body design with available active-valve performance exhaust system, according to Ford. And that's not all.
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A higher performance Mustang Dark Horse model that will sit above the GT will have a 500 hp version of the 5.0 V8 thanks to additional modifications that include a special crankshaft and forged piston rods that allow for higher cylinder pressure.
The Mustang Dark Horse gets a 500 hp version of the 5.0-liter V8. (Ford)
It also gets stronger camshafts built to endure operating near its higher 7,500 rpm redline.
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Pricing for the new Mustangs has not been announced, but it will also be offered with an entry-level 2.3-liter turbocharged four-cylinder engine that will be rated at 315 hp.