Ford Coyote V8 Super power

FPV is more than familiar with turbocharging, as evidenced by the stove-hot blown variants of the 4.0-litre straight six engine. This time around, however, we’re talking about FPV’s first foray into the domain of supercharging.

Two variants of the new supercharged Coyote V8 engine will pump out massive power – 315kW and 335kW for the GS and GT respectively – with the latter turning the tables on HSV’s long-term dominance when it comes to the absolute power delivery from the locally-produced muscle.

Torque is massive, and continuous. Thanks to the supercharger, an Eaton screw-type unit built by Harrop Engineering, the FPV Coyote V8 delivers an unstoppable wall of 570Nm all the way from 2200rpm to 5500rpm (in 335kW spec) and 545Nm across the same range in 315kW trim.

The supercharged engine is based on the new 32-valve, quad-cam Ford Coyote V8, which debuted in the US on Mustang earlier this year. But the supercharged variant was developed locally by Prodrive at a cost of $40 million.

The supercharger itself was originally trialled on the outgoing 5.4-litre Boss engine.  Each FPV engine is imported in basic spec from the US but then hand-made at FPV in Australia, and the supercharging components are sourced here too.

The supercharged FPV Coyote V8 meets strict Euro 4 emissions compliance regulations, and will likely deliver official ADR fuel consumption numbers just north of 13 litres per 100km.

Not only are they more powerful than their predecessor, the new blown Coyote V8 engines are also lighter, shaving a massive 47kg from the engine compartment – a move that will translate directly into handling prowess, straight-line acceleration and even fuel efficiency improvements.