2020 SVO

Lots of news/noise about the 2020 2.3L High Performance Package Mustang being badged as an SVO. That would be a hoot!


Motor1 was on hand at the Ford media day for the reveal of the 2.3L High Performance Package car and says that when a rep was asked why the car wasn’t called the SVO, the answer was telling. The rep reportedly said, “Not this one.”
That leaves the door open for the return of an SVO and while in the 1984 to 1986 range the SVO was one of the fastest and most expensive Mustang trims it would be great to see it be a modest price trim today. It would be great to see the return of the SVO with the car placed between the new 2.3L High Performance Package car with its 330 horsepower and the base Mustang GT with 460 horsepower. A modern SVO Mustang with around 400 horsepower would be a very fun car and a price under that of the Mustang GT would make it accessible.

I don't see Ford releasing a 2.3 with 400 horsepower. The 3.5 ecoboost would be great in a Mustang, but that would be more like a Mustang SHO :)

Just a respectable car with a SVO badge to pay tribute to the original would be great.