If you’re worried that internal combustion is dead, I have good news: Ford just dropped a new 5.0-liter Coyote crate engine. The same manufacturer that sells electric crate motors from the Mustang Mach-E is still committed to naturally aspirated, gas-powered performance. The Blue Oval would really like it if you celebrated that by purchasing the dual-overhead cam powerplant that survived the demise of other V8s. (Pour one out for the Hemi.)

This fourth-generation Coyote V8 is more powerful than ever, matching the 2024 Ford Mustang GT‘s output of 480 horsepower at 7,150 rpm and 415 lb-ft of torque at 4,900 rpm. That’s made possible by port and direct fuel injection, dual throttle bodies, high-flow heads, twin-independent variable cam timing, and a 12:1 compression ratio. The last-gen “Aluminator” Coyote crate engine topped out at 460 hp and used a lower 9.5:1 compression ratio, but made 420 lb-ft of torque. Ford Performance explicitly says the Aluminator was built to accept forced induction, and while this Gen 4 unit can surely handle it as well, it’s not a major consideration.

You’ll be happy to hear that at $11,500, the fourth-gen Coyote is also cheaper than an Aluminator by a whole $3,080. It gets away with that by skipping out on higher-end components like forged Mahle pistons in favor of hypereutectic aluminum ones. You still get cross-bolted main caps, plasma-transferred arc spray in liners, and the lot.

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