Saturday, December 26, 2009

2011 Ford Mustang GT 5.0 pics slip out a little early


The 2011 Ford Mustang GT and it's new 5.0L V8 have been two of this year's worst kept secrets. And keeping up with what has proven to be the norm with this car, we now have a picture of both the car and the engine leaked before the car's official debut at the Detroit Auto Show.

The car itself is no surprise, as we've already seen the '11 V6 powered 'stang, and it's not much different visually from the 2010 model. The biggest news here is the retro goodness of it's 5.0 badges on the front fenders. Are there ten car badges in the world that are more recognizable?

The 5.0 itself is a beautiful manifesto of intake piping snaking around the aluminum engine. No plastic shroud here to cover up all the glory of it's 412 hp and 390 lb-ft of torque. Check back next week when we'll have the details of the official unveiling.