Brand-new V8 Ford Mustang to be revealed 14th September

For a start, this is an audio clip of what is unmistakably the sound of a V8. The Mustang as we know and love it, with eight warbling cylinders, isn’t going away just yet. Details of course are scant but we’d assume the engine will be a derivation of the 5.0-litre ‘Coyote’ mill that powers the current Mustang GT.

Add to that the #savethemanuals hashtag and we can assume it’ll also be getting a stick and clutch to go with that V8. We’d guess it’ll be a six-speed and a development of the current six-speeder. Great though it is the V8 and manual are living on, that absolutely does not warrant the development of all new components. We even expect the new Mustang to be a development of the platform of the sixth-generation car too, which would be no bad thing. What we are expecting is bang-up-to-date styling and a crisp modern interior, which will do nicely.

So when can we expect to see the new Mustang in the metal? There's not long now to wait, until its 14^th September reveal at the Detroit Auto Show.