As hot-rodders, our go-to engines are typically V-8s. Why? Well, because the eight-cylinder layout has been the winning formula for performance-level power for the last 70-plus years. But it’s also ...

Ford’s 2.3-liter Ecoboost Mustang is four cylinders and one pedal short of our ideal pony car configuration, coming only with a 10-speed automatic transmission. But a new line-built performance ...