The 1984 Ford Mustang SVO arrived at a moment when American performance cars were trying to remember what speed felt like, ...

The 1984 Ford Mustang SVO was an ambitious attempt to blend European-style finesse with American muscle. Built by Ford’s Special Vehicle Operations (SVO), it offered sharp handling, advanced ...

There's a chance Ford will bring back the Mustang SVO, a name reserved for the hottest turbo-4-powered version of the pony car. Motor1 reported Thursday that Ford not-so-subtly hinted there's room for ...

Ford's 2.3L SVO Turbo engine is rated at 190 hp @ 5000 rpm with 225 ft.-lbs. of torque at 3500 rpm. It is the same basic powerplant as that used in the 145 hp Turbo T-bird. Air-to-air intercooling is ...

Corbin Goodwin and Michael Elterman attempted to make a junkyard Ford Mustang SVO faster than the modern EcoBoost version and failed miserably. But don’t let that detract from the coolness of the ...

While Ford may have brought back a turbo and intercooled four to its Mustang corral, today's Nice Price or Crack Pipe SVO shows how it was originally done. The seller is willing to trade for a bike, ...

The last time the gates to the Hell Garage creaked open, you were offered the choice of two unsavory-yet-overpowered engine-swap projects involving a pair of 1980s cars with allegedly bolt-in doubling ...

It has been a while since the gates to Project Car Hell last creaked open, so we've decided to turn up the temperature in the Lake of Fire (which we use as a parts-washer in the Hell Garage) and order ...

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According toTop Gear, the 2015 Ford Focus RS hasn't officially been given the green light yet, though engineers at Ford's Team RS know exactly what they want. What they want is at least 320-hp driving ...

Dedication is a word that's bandied about a lot in the automotive hobby, but when you meet people like Mike 'Gator' Paruleski, it takes on an entirely different meaning. Mike likes Mustangs, but has a ...

When I was 16 years old, no car lit up the tires in my mind like a Ford Mustang SVO. It was so "other"—not a GT, not a 5.0 LX. It was something with whiny noises and double louvers and hand-squeezed ...