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2011 Ford Mustang GT to Receive 412-hp 5.0L V-8

December 18, 2009 09:28 AM
by Rory Jurnecka

Thanks to some loose lips on the Web, key information about the 2011 Ford Mustang GT has been leaked - namely that a 5.0L V-8 will make a return to the  muscle car's engine bay packing a full 412 hp at 6500 rpm, and 390  lb-ft?

Holy secretary's car, Batman! Ford's base muscle car ponies up to a stout 305 hp.

BY STEVE SILER, PHOTOGRAPHY BY DARIN JOHNSON, JORDAN BROWN, AND THE MANUFACTURER
November 2009

Wanna see a Ford guy wince? Call the Mustang V-6 a "secretary's car." This used to be a reliably fun way to annoy our hosts (or get a beer poured down our backs?