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Mustang '5.0' fender badge to return with new 5.0L V8 for 2011?

 
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A report based on Ford's upcoming parts list says the badge is back

A report based on Ford's upcoming parts list says the badge is back

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The Mustang is not just an iconic pony car or a retro-modern throw-back to simpler times. It's a fan-favorite performance vehicle that has a rabid and enthusiastic base of drivers, tuners and manufacturers behind it. So news of the return of the '5.0' badge to the front fender of the 2011 Mustang GT is likely to be met with a roar of approval.

Ford last stuck the 5.0 badge on the Mustang when it was last powered by a 5.0L V8. So now that the 5.0L Coyote V8 is expected to replace the current 4.6L V8, it makes sense that the 5.0 badge would return.

That logic is backed up by reports from a post at MustangSource who claims a Ford parts list contains an entry for the 2011 Mustang with the 5.0 fender badge.

Expect a badge familiar to fans and highly reminiscent of the badge used from 1979-1993 - chrome numbers with a red 'dot' between the 5 and the 0. But also expect it to get a modernized tweak, much like the running horse badge did for the 2010 Mustang.

Check out our article on the upcoming 3.7L V6 and 5.0L - possibly 400hp - V8 Coyote engine for the 2011 Mustang for more info.
Via: MustangBlog
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Comments (6)

  1. ma_NoNameDenton avatar NoNameDenton Posted: 6/18/2009 2:18pm PDT

    How about the 302 badge instead?
     
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  2. ma_Nelson avatar Nelson Posted: 6/18/2009 3:16pm PDT

    How about the 302 badge instead?

    There is a lot of talk from fans about bringing back a BOSS Mustang as well, since some of the Boss cars were 302s (and 302ci = 5.0L for those at home). But so far nothing really solid has come out of it.

    I'm thinking they may use the BOSS label like they did the Bullitt and the Shelby GT - a slightly up-spec package with different gears, etc.

    But that's pure speculation.
     
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  3. ma_Mike avatar Mike Posted: 6/18/2009 3:37pm PDT

    It's about time they bag the "puny" 4.6. It was underpowered compared to the competition from the start and still is. I remember when the GT had 260hp. At that time the Camaro SS had 320hp and if you wanted a 'Stang that could beat it you had to step up to a Roush or Saleen which, just to match the Camaro's performance, were priced nearly twice as much. I'll be glad to see the "5.0" return!
     
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  4. ma_NoNameDenton avatar NoNameDenton Posted: 6/18/2009 7:36pm PDT

    I am just happy that 4 liter V6 is being dropped as well, it was ancient
     
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  5. By duncan Posted: 12/2/2009 7:06pm PST

    Last I checked the Coyote engine is not a pushrod. So no the "5.0" has not returned. It is a just modular with 5.0 liters of displacement not the famed "5.0". If Ford released a 428 I would not want it to be named Cobra Jet.
     
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  6. By Tom Posted: 12/19/2009 6:06pm PST

    Duncan, the 5.0 engine wasn't defined by it's pushrods. Nobody is saying that the "old" 5.0 has returned, just that Ford is bringing back the 5.0 displacement. Fact of the matter is that the old 5.0L wasn't really a 5.0 liter engine in the first place...it was actually a 4.9L engine that Ford incorrectly rounded up to 5.0L for marketing purposes.
     
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