Will the Ford Mustang be sold with a massive 6.8-liter V8? Well, according to a new report, it could very well be.
Back in September, the Canadian union Unifor was bargaining with Ford on a deal and during a press conference, Unifor president Jerry Dias made reference to a 6.8-liter V8 engine that Ford will build at its Windsor factory. In a subsequent press release, Unifor confirmed that the Windsor site would indeed build the new engine but stopped short of confirming its capacity, simply referring to it has a “6.X L engine.”
When re-watching the press conference from Dias, Motor1 noticed that in addition to making multiple references to a new 6.8-liter V8, the Unifor president said it would be used in “derivatives for the Mustang and F-150.”
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Unsurprisingly, Ford itself has done little to confirm or deny that this engine will be used by the Mustang, simply stating that it doesn’t comment on “speculation.” Of course, information straight from the president of Unifor amounts to much more than “speculation.” Nevertheless, the company is remaining tight-lipped.
Are the statements from Dias confirmation that such an engine will power the Mustang? No, it could have simply been a slip of the tongue. However, as Muscle Cars and Trucks points out, this wouldn’t be the first time that union labor agreements have revealed previously unreleased news. For example, it was the UAW’s labor agreement that first confirmed the death of the Mustang Bullitt for 2021.
As the new 6.8-liter V8 will be built at the Windsor site, it will probably be related to the larger 7.3-liter Godzilla V8 built at the same site and sold exclusively with the Ford Super Duty. It is claimed that the 6.8-liter V8 could power a new Mustang S650 variant that may land by 2022.
