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<blockquote data-quote="GTSpartan" data-source="post: 16679599" data-attributes="member: 21531"><p><a href="https://www.motortrend.com/news/2022-ford-mustang-gt-mach-1-horsepower-drop-rating/" target="_blank">2022 Ford Mustang GT and Mach 1 Get Less Horsepower Than 2021s</a></p><p></p><p>If this is really true, I sure hope they didn't end up with some sort of GPF like the European's are going to.</p><p></p><h3>2022 Ford Mustang GT and Mach 1 Get Less Horsepower Than 2021s</h3><h4>Ford confirms that the Coyote V-8 will be slightly de-rated, for both automatic and manual models.</h4><p></p><p>Ford today confirmed to <em>MotorTrend</em> that 2022 Ford Mustangs equipped with the Coyote V-8 engine—that is, the GT and <a href="https://www.motortrend.com/reviews/2021-ford-mustang-mach-1-first-test-review/" target="_blank">Mach 1</a>—will lose 10 horsepower and 10 lb-ft of torque across the board. This was first reported by <a href="https://fordauthority.com/2021/10/2022-ford-mustang-gt-output-to-drop-by-10-horses-exclusive/" target="_blank">Ford Authority</a> before being verified by Dearborn. The Ford representative noted that "changes were made to meet more stringent LEV III regulatory emissions requirements that resulted in a horsepower and torque reduction for the 5.0-liter V-8 engine."</p><p></p><p>Even the garden variety Mustang GT makes 460 horsepower, so for 2022 it will be rated at a still-impressive 450. The Mach 1 is good for 480 horsepower in 2021; for 2022, that figure will drop to 470.</p><p>Regardless of the change's real-world significance, it's a noteworthy item in a segment ruled by numbers. (Plus, it isn't often that you see power reductions year-over-year in <em>any</em> vehicle.) Otherwise, we expect the<a href="https://www.motortrend.com/news/2022-ford-mustang-gt-california-special-stealth-edition/" target="_blank"> 2022 Mustangs</a> to largely mirror their 2021 counterparts, with a few exceptions. <a href="https://www.motortrend.com/news/2022-ford-mustang-gt-california-special-stealth-edition/" target="_blank">The 2022 Ford Mustang California GT</a> gets a variety of aesthetic enhancements and special badging, and can be optioned with the GT Performance package.</p><p></p><p>Another addition for 2022 is the Stealth Edition, but this is an EcoBoost model and not subject to the V-8's alleged power drop. This one gets blacked out accents, mirrors, rear wing, and wheels—much like other similar packages that adorn everything from the Subaru Ascent Onyx to the <a href="https://www.motortrend.com/news/2022-jeep-grand-wagoneer-obsidian-trim/" target="_blank">Jeep Grand Wagoneer Obsidian</a>. </p><p></p><p>Ford Authority also reports that for 2022, there will be several new paint options, a new appearance package that hasn't been announced yet, and that sort of thing. Order books are apparently open, but the configurator isn't live on Ford's website just yet.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GTSpartan, post: 16679599, member: 21531"] [URL='https://www.motortrend.com/news/2022-ford-mustang-gt-mach-1-horsepower-drop-rating/']2022 Ford Mustang GT and Mach 1 Get Less Horsepower Than 2021s[/URL] If this is really true, I sure hope they didn't end up with some sort of GPF like the European's are going to. [HEADING=2]2022 Ford Mustang GT and Mach 1 Get Less Horsepower Than 2021s[/HEADING] [HEADING=3]Ford confirms that the Coyote V-8 will be slightly de-rated, for both automatic and manual models.[/HEADING] Ford today confirmed to [I]MotorTrend[/I] that 2022 Ford Mustangs equipped with the Coyote V-8 engine—that is, the GT and [URL='https://www.motortrend.com/reviews/2021-ford-mustang-mach-1-first-test-review/']Mach 1[/URL]—will lose 10 horsepower and 10 lb-ft of torque across the board. This was first reported by [URL='https://fordauthority.com/2021/10/2022-ford-mustang-gt-output-to-drop-by-10-horses-exclusive/']Ford Authority[/URL] before being verified by Dearborn. The Ford representative noted that "changes were made to meet more stringent LEV III regulatory emissions requirements that resulted in a horsepower and torque reduction for the 5.0-liter V-8 engine." Even the garden variety Mustang GT makes 460 horsepower, so for 2022 it will be rated at a still-impressive 450. The Mach 1 is good for 480 horsepower in 2021; for 2022, that figure will drop to 470. Regardless of the change's real-world significance, it's a noteworthy item in a segment ruled by numbers. (Plus, it isn't often that you see power reductions year-over-year in [I]any[/I] vehicle.) Otherwise, we expect the[URL='https://www.motortrend.com/news/2022-ford-mustang-gt-california-special-stealth-edition/'] 2022 Mustangs[/URL] to largely mirror their 2021 counterparts, with a few exceptions. [URL='https://www.motortrend.com/news/2022-ford-mustang-gt-california-special-stealth-edition/']The 2022 Ford Mustang California GT[/URL] gets a variety of aesthetic enhancements and special badging, and can be optioned with the GT Performance package. Another addition for 2022 is the Stealth Edition, but this is an EcoBoost model and not subject to the V-8's alleged power drop. This one gets blacked out accents, mirrors, rear wing, and wheels—much like other similar packages that adorn everything from the Subaru Ascent Onyx to the [URL='https://www.motortrend.com/news/2022-jeep-grand-wagoneer-obsidian-trim/']Jeep Grand Wagoneer Obsidian[/URL]. Ford Authority also reports that for 2022, there will be several new paint options, a new appearance package that hasn't been announced yet, and that sort of thing. Order books are apparently open, but the configurator isn't live on Ford's website just yet. [/QUOTE]
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