Photo: Copart
A little over three thousand miles (over 5,200 km); that's how much this Ford Mustang clocked before getting that pretty face all messed up. Now it is listed on the used car market with a salvage certificate, hoping that someone would ignore all common sense and buy it.
While the damages probably won't stop those who are not afraid of elbow grease from placing a bid on it, the engine likely will. You see, the previous-gen Ford Mustang, just like its successor, used to be offered with a 2.3-liter EcoBoost besides the several V8s (and a V6 at one point). And it is this four-cylinder engine that lies under the ruined hood of the pictured muscle car.
The local market EcoBoost turbocharged mill powering the sixth-gen Mustang was good for 310 hp (314 ps/231 kW) and 350 lb-ft (475 Nm) of torque. The output remained the same throughout the years, but the thrust was boosted by 30 pound-feet (41 Nm) in the final years of production. With the optional High-Performance Package, it had 330 hp (335 ps/246 kW) to play with.
And while the four-banger may not be the engine of choice for petrolheads, it still has enough grunt to shame older Mustangs. In various unofficial tests, it was clocked at 108 miles an hour (174 kph) at the end of the quarter mile after 13.1 seconds. The 0 to 60 mph (0-97 kph) took around 4.5 seconds, so the speed factor is certainly there, albeit at the expense of a growling V8. On the plus side, the gas mileage was better, with 22/32 in city/highway US mpg (10.7/7.4 l/100 km) over the 15/24 mpg (15.7/8.7 l/100 km) returned by the V8.
Besides theEcoBoom EcoBoost lump, which doesn't seem to be in running condition on the pictured Mustang, therefore needing some proper work, the future owner of the car will also need to source various other parts if they plan to get it up and running. An (almost) entirely new face is on the shopping list. On the plus side, though, it looks rather good behind the A-pillars. The same goes for the cockpit, which shows the driver's front airbag deployed and not much else.
If you're brave enough to take on such a project and you can get it for cheap, then you should check out the Copart listing here. No one bid on it at the time of writing, and the ad shows that a pristine copy in this configuration is valued at just over $32,000, which pretty much equals the starting price of a new 2024 Mustang EcoBoost Fastback (aka the new-gen pony car). That said, how much would you be willing to pay for it in order to be worth it?
The local market EcoBoost turbocharged mill powering the sixth-gen Mustang was good for 310 hp (314 ps/231 kW) and 350 lb-ft (475 Nm) of torque. The output remained the same throughout the years, but the thrust was boosted by 30 pound-feet (41 Nm) in the final years of production. With the optional High-Performance Package, it had 330 hp (335 ps/246 kW) to play with.
And while the four-banger may not be the engine of choice for petrolheads, it still has enough grunt to shame older Mustangs. In various unofficial tests, it was clocked at 108 miles an hour (174 kph) at the end of the quarter mile after 13.1 seconds. The 0 to 60 mph (0-97 kph) took around 4.5 seconds, so the speed factor is certainly there, albeit at the expense of a growling V8. On the plus side, the gas mileage was better, with 22/32 in city/highway US mpg (10.7/7.4 l/100 km) over the 15/24 mpg (15.7/8.7 l/100 km) returned by the V8.
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If you're brave enough to take on such a project and you can get it for cheap, then you should check out the Copart listing here. No one bid on it at the time of writing, and the ad shows that a pristine copy in this configuration is valued at just over $32,000, which pretty much equals the starting price of a new 2024 Mustang EcoBoost Fastback (aka the new-gen pony car). That said, how much would you be willing to pay for it in order to be worth it?
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