In December 2022, Ford announced the Dark Horse—the Mustang’s most powerful 5.0-liter V8 variant ever, bar its Shelby iterations. On April 17, 2023, Shelby American picked up the gauntlet and ...
It all began in the 1980s when Ford wanted a new V8 engine that could compete with the growing pressures from Chevrolet and Dodge. Seven years and $4 billion later, Ford came up with a new modular ...