A naturally aspirated 5.4-liter V8 engine will power Ford’s upcoming FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) Hypercar when it returns to the series in 2027. It’s based on Ford’s 5.0-liter Coyote and is a derivative of the engines that power the Mustang GT3 and GT4.

About halfway through the video comparing everything from an RS200 to a Ford GT40, Max Verstappen climbs into a car referred to as the 2026 Mustang Dark Horse SC. That badge does not yet exist in Ford’s lineup, at least not yet.

Ford has just unleashed the 2026 Mustang Dark Horse SC, a supercharged beast designed to bridge the massive gap between the standard 500-horsepower Dark Horse and the $325,000 limited-run Mustang GTD.

The Coyote was a branch of the Modular Engine family introduced in the early 1990s. However, it was an entirely new engine, sharing very few similarities to the outgoing 4.6-liter V-8, including deck height and bore spacing. This shared characteristic ...

The Shelby name may be gone, but the high-performance Mustang still packs a supercharged 5.2-liter V-8 and a seven-speed dual-clutch gearbox.