Just in folks!!! The 5.0 liter V8 that Ford is dropping into the 2011 Mustang will be churning out 412hp!
What’s that, you say? Not as much power as Camaro and Challenger? Dude, like it matters!! The 4.6 liter V8 was never too far behind the Camaro 0-60 time and just ahead of the Challenger’s. Need I remind you, that was back when the Mustang only had a 315hp answer for 422-426hp of the competition.
412hp isn’t as much as 426, but the Mustang started out being lighter than both of it’s rivals. Even if the 5.0 liter V8 weighs more than the old iron 4.6 (it shouldn’t because the 5.0 is aluminum), it won’t be enough to matter. This isn’t just a chess game of power numbers, but of power-to-weight ratios.
The Mustang had the new muscle market corner right until the Challenger hit the streets. Then the Camaro put up it’s dukes and claimed superiority in 2009. But like a lot of things in the universe, the car industry is cyclical, and the Mustang is poised to be the leader of the pack again in 2010. Oh look! A rhyme!
Check the video below for some footage from Ford of the Mustang GT 5.0 driving around. Bring napkins.
-Triple_Deuce
I'm a 24 year old Georgia boy, born and raised. Currently in college still trying to make up my mind about what I want to go for. Been loving cars and the industry for only about the last 4 years, but it's definitely a strong passion of mine. 
I would love to drive a ford mustang in switzerland someday, does anybody know where I can buy one?
that is a great question. i have no idea if you could drive a mustang there i they aren’t selling them. you might be able to get into one of those car clubs that lets you have access to desirable cars though. maybe talk to your local ford dealer and see what they could do for you.