Ford Boosts Mustang V-6’s Horsepower & MPG in Race With GM’s Camaro

3.7 liter dual-overhead-cam (DOHC) 24-valve V-6 that uses Ford's Twin Independent Variable Camshaft Timing (Ti-VCT) to produce 305 horsepower and 280 ft.-lb. of torque ­while still achieving up to 30 mpg highway

FROM BLOOMBERG:  Ford Motor Co.’s Mustang, at risk of losing the U.S. muscle-car sales race for the first time since 1978, is rolling out a smaller, more powerful V-6 engine that increases fuel efficiency.

The new 3.7-liter engine generates 305 horsepower and can travel 31 miles per gallon of fuel in highway driving, said Barb Samardzich, Ford’s vice president of powertrain engineering. The current 4-liter V-6 creates 210 horsepower. That engine gets 26 mpg on the highway, according to research firm Edmunds.com.  MORE>