Today Ford finally officially released performance numbers for the Gen 3 Coyote that will be in the 2018 Mustang GT. From today's Detroit News: "The redesigned 5.0-liter V-8 engine pushes out 460 horsepower and 420 pound feet of torque. Mated to a new 10-speed automatic transmission, it drops the GT’s 0-to-60 time to under 4 seconds when the pony car is set to Drag Strip mode."

Not too many details about the new Coyote version have been released. Lots of press that it will have both direct and port fuel injection, a higher compression ratio, and apparently will rev higher. Haven't seen details beyond that. I did find this spy shot which may or may not be what the new version looks like. Now an even bigger engine cover.

I have a couple contacts at Ford, and know that the Gen 3 Coyote will be released in a crate version, just like the prior two versions. The timing will be sometime after the new Mustang is released in October. Word is they will keep selling the Gen 2 crate for "a while." But a Gen 3 crate will be coming out eventually.

Hmmm. Gen 3 Coupe with a Gen 3 Coyote. Has a nice ring to it.

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