Thinking of getting a new Mustang. I have driven both and find myself leaning towards the ecoboost. Since I was a young man I've enjoyed driving small engine cars. I had a 58 Ford convert with v8 but enjoyed driving my boss's Borgward and 63 Corvair convert. I drove a z28 for 9 years as my dd before buying my s2k so I do like v8's but am I crazy for leaning towards an ecoboost with the performance pack?
Is there any kind of significant cost difference or option package benefit to either and lastly looking forward to upgrades and mods any benefit one way or the other?
All things I would be looking at and hopefully the group here can answer as I have heard really great things about the eco-boost motor in those.
I haven't driven either but the EBs have quite a fan base. If your gut says EB, trust it - unless you plan on building a 1000hp street monster, in which case you may want to start with the 8. For normal street and amateur motorsports use I think they are just different ways to skin the same cat. Pick your flavor.
I'd go EB but thats just me.
I want to say EcoBoost, but something about less than 8 cylinders in a Mustang just seems wrong.
There will soon be a dealer tune option for the EB that won't void your warranty.
Only way to decide: Drive em' both. And as Dean said, look at the options available like what's included in the performance package, for example. I don't remember if the performance pack is different between the EB and the GT or if it's just different for the V6.
dean1484 wrote: Is there any kind of significant cost difference or option package benefit to either and lastly looking forward to upgrades and mods any benefit one way or the other? All things I would be looking at and hopefully the group here can answer as I have heard really great things about the eco-boost motor in those.
Ford's configurator shows the cheapest MSRP for an Ecoboost/performance pack car is $28,195.
The base GT starts @ $33,200 and the GT/performance pack is $35,695.
There are ecoboost cars running 11 second 1/4miles with just slicks, removed catback exhaust and a tune: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJ3MrtNmAnY
Looks like stock GT's run Mid 12s to low 13s for comparison.
Obviously, if you start modding the Ecoboost, especially to GT power levels, you lose the warranty, but it seems to be a very capable platform. I definitely wouldn't mind finding one coming off lease in a few years.
Food for thought- a turbo is like having another mouth to feed under the hood. Turbos go bad before engines (usually) are costly to replace with genuine parts (not EBay junk) need oil changed frequently (more often and better quality) and use a lot of fuel (I know the v8 does too)
Building a tuned EB will be less expensive though. Once you get past I/H/E the v8 needs lots of cash to get fast.
In reply to Trackmouse:
BorgWarner, the OEM turbo supplier, makes some killer bolt on EFR upgrades. 500 hp isn't a difficult proposition out of the 2.3L EB. I really want on in a Volvo 142 or Amazon.
Saw a local guy at the track Friday with an automatic Ecoboost. He had a tune and down pipe as his only mods and he was running consistent 13.1s @ 102.
What about resale value? If I were looking at a used GT versus a EC with track pack, I'd be a lot more leery about the EB.
I would get the ecoboost but that's because I love turbos and sleepers. Also its cheaper.
If I got a mustang now it would be the EB. I have a '14 GT
Drive them both.
For some, there is no replacing the sound of the V8---even if the performance levels of the V6 are nearly as good. Some like apples, some like oranges. Only you can decide which you like better.
We recently spent some time with the turbo Mustang. I enjoyed it: https://grassrootsmotorsports.com/new-cars/2015-ford-mustang-convertible/
I'd think that the Ecoboost would profit from better weight distribution.
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