For decades, the rallying cry for many Mustang enthusiasts was, “eight-cylinders, or bust!” However, the validity of such thinking is now on shakier ground than ever before, thanks in large part to the advent of Ford’s turbocharged I4 EcoBoost powerplant. This potent powerhouse demonstrates a level of performance acuity, unlike anything that most could have imagined out of a four-cylinder mill.
When the 2.3L EcoBoost Mustang debuted in 2015, many still had their reservations. Up to this point, a certain degree of stigma was attached to any Mustang that was not packing a full eight-cylinder worth of displacement beneath its hood. This, however, is a stigma that has since been erased, courtesy of a turbocharged 2.3L beast, complete with 300-plus horsepower worth of adrenaline-dumping appeal.
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