Why can't the other auto programs put their vintage reviews up? These are fascinating.
@dsruddell6 жыл бұрын
top gear vintage videos are out there. not sure if bbc put them out
@oliviersavard86765 жыл бұрын
@@dsruddell You mean the ones from ten-fifteen years ago in 240p?
@alexcorona5 жыл бұрын
Farts McGee because KZfaq doesn't pay anything worthwhile for them to do so.
@robertelmo77364 жыл бұрын
I found @5:15 the most fascinating. Mid 16's lol...that car would run 14's with me in it.
@Bagel_Biscuit4 жыл бұрын
Scary when it was 1984 and he says 20 years ago the Mustang was released.. time flys
@Trades469 жыл бұрын
The irony that 30 years later Ford does a full circle and bring back a 2.3 I4 turbo back into its pony car...
@realazduffman8 жыл бұрын
+Trades46 Pinto Power Forever!
@Trades468 жыл бұрын
***** Yeah it is a throughly modern engine, but the idea behind it is still very much the same.
@youran13128 жыл бұрын
Thats what I was thinkin. if they kept going this way, maybe the us would have had good engines by now.
@nandernugget5 жыл бұрын
It’s a Mazda engine.
@gbtriumph32165 жыл бұрын
They had a lot of bad press on the 1980's turbocharged 4 and they are starting to have issues with the current ones. The new ones are pushing higher mileage now and failures inside the motor are increasing.
@samanthaschou5 жыл бұрын
In 1986 I bought a Mustang S.V.O. off the showroom floor. The 1986 had flush headlights and the engine had been bumped from the 175HP of the 1984 to 225 for the 1986 with a 0-60 of 7.2 seconds. I loved that car but spent more time in the shop than on the road. The S.V.O. also ate alternators, had to have a spare with me at all times; it definitely needed a larger alternator than the 65A it came with. Eventually Autozone with lifetime warranty refused to give me another one and refunded the money for it. Routing the spark plug wires over the engine, under the intercooler was a bad choice as well. Still, have many fond memories of an underappreciated car. If I had a dime for every time I had to pop the hood to prove it was a 2.3L 4 cylinder, I could have bought another new S.V.O.
@Carlito19889 жыл бұрын
I bought an '84 SVO back in 1999 with 17,000 miles, which I still have & will probably never part with! Along with Buick GN, was one of my favorite 2 U.S. cars of the 80's.
@ahmed1974676 жыл бұрын
Recommend to buy used one
@ionhunter6 жыл бұрын
I still have my 85 1/2 that I bought in 1990. I uncorked my exhaust back in 90 and she ran 14.4 on a cold intercooler.
@ztwntyn85 жыл бұрын
The older turbo cars are neat. Now everything is so digital. Kinda dig old analog.
@zachsmcl5 жыл бұрын
Get an ecoboost!
@Davido504 жыл бұрын
Mine too. I have an 86 GN mint. No SVO yet!
@liberalweirdo78864 жыл бұрын
7.9 from a 4 cylinder in the mid 80s was flat out impressive. 7.9 was really impressive period
@monsieurdubitatif85674 жыл бұрын
So true . Remember when a cavalier z24 was hot? 😉
@netrioter4 жыл бұрын
It actually did it in under 7 seconds..the 85.5 SVO with 25 more HP could outrun an automatic 85 GT with ease. The 5 speed GT..no
@rickmassey12722 жыл бұрын
... 😆 lol...no ...no it wasn't...I had a 5liter mustang GT and it barely got into the 14's and was considered slow at the track. If you weren't doing mid to low 13s you were considered slow.
@rodmunch697 ай бұрын
It's a TURBO. Also it's slower than an '85 Fiero GT, which is shocking to me, having owned one of those in the 90s -- right after I owned an '82 Mustang, that might have been the slowest, biggest piece of junk car I've ever owned.
@seanhoward80257 ай бұрын
@@netrioterWould like to see a new ecoboost 2.3 with a tune and a 6 speed transplanted into an ‘86 SVO. Thinking 400 hp would be pretty easy…and a blast on a road course!
@publikenemi494 жыл бұрын
I’m hooked on these old reviews. Damn I miss the 80s
@jamesjohnson41633 жыл бұрын
I miss the 70's
@J.Gainez2 жыл бұрын
@@jamesjohnson4163 old man
@one7decimal2eight2 жыл бұрын
@@J.Gainez getting old is a privilege that is denied to many.
@J.Gainez2 жыл бұрын
@@one7decimal2eight some luckier than others
@vanillaexplosion99 Жыл бұрын
@@jamesjohnson4163 I was just a kid in the 1970's but one thing for sure there were many more pretty girls in the 70's than 80's and thousands of times more than today. Girls started getting a little more chubby in the 80's then this trend went through the roof.
@kevinnorwood73555 жыл бұрын
This was my dream car as a 15 year old. Loved this car. Sadly the 5.0 was cheaper and faster at least in a straight line.
@Kev27RS Жыл бұрын
5.0 or nothing!
@kevinnorwood7355 Жыл бұрын
@@Kev27RS to each their own.
@Kev27RS Жыл бұрын
@@kevinnorwood7355 Yes! A Mustang without a V8 isn't really a Mustang though... A 4 cylinder Mustang is just not appealing! Emission regulations and oil crisis back in the late 70s-early 80s were part of the reason why the SVO was created to begin with...
@kevinnorwood7355 Жыл бұрын
@@Kev27RS yes and no. It was created by people who liked to go around turns and not just in a straight line. Again to each their own.
@Kev27RS Жыл бұрын
@@kevinnorwood7355 Whatever the reason was, I'm glad that the crisis situation calmed down by the mid-80s and the most powerful Ford, Chevrolet, Dodge, ... models continued having *V8 engines* in the following years and decades!
@jayb96874 жыл бұрын
The 5.0 version was the bomb. Torque for days and they lasted forever.
@netrioter2 жыл бұрын
These turned up only 3 psi in boost will eat a 5.0 with a 5 speed and the 3.73 rear
@jackdough81642 жыл бұрын
@@netrioter yes but these engine were problematic so even if it did you’d Maybe get a handful of rips before you’re burning oil or coolant lol
@Kev27RS Жыл бұрын
@@netrioter Doesn't matter! A 4 cylinder in Mustang is not appealing... Wasn't back then and even less nowadays...
@jjthefed Жыл бұрын
MUST HAVE FLOWMASTER EXHAUST!
@brianheaton5521 Жыл бұрын
@@jackdough8164 problematic? How so? I ran 22psi, hot summer days in AZ, on 87 octane, no issues.
@Hot80s8 жыл бұрын
16" rims, ( I think the only other was corvette that had them in '84 American cars )speed rubber, quad shocks, rebuildable konis, intercooled turbo, supportive seats it was way ahead of its time.
@FirebirdDude2 жыл бұрын
The 15th Anniversary Trans Am from 1984 had 16” wheels as well.
@Kgio-2112 Жыл бұрын
@@FirebirdDude so did the 84 300zx anniversary edition
@johncarr1239 жыл бұрын
Man I love these old reviews. Brings back a lot of memories. This car was high tech back in the day. This was the year I purchased a 1984 Z28 for $10,500.00 My friend had a black turbo thunderbird which had great lines. Look at that baby lean in the turns. Not many people will be doing 80 MPH (LOL) 32MPG for 1984 George Orwell would be proud.
@rodmunch692 жыл бұрын
An 84 Z28 is such a better looking car than this disaster.
@fernandorocha8459 Жыл бұрын
Mustang SVO 1984 is engine 2.3, 4 cilinders
@Neophobic Жыл бұрын
I grew up on MotorWeek and Sesame Street. Thank you MPT for making me the man I am today
@recnepsgnitnarb65307 жыл бұрын
I had an '86 SVO. Great little car. Got great mileage had more power than just about anything short of a V8. My idiot cousin stole it one day and totalled it. I should have totalled him.
@dylanhanes72055 жыл бұрын
I feel ur pain i too had a cousin wreck one of my cars a 96 svt cobra that had custom roush racing stroker motor in it haven t seen that cousin since that was 1999 i probably still would beat his ass if i seen him
@rizzlerazzleuno47335 жыл бұрын
Dag gone idiot cousins.
@marstillo80874 жыл бұрын
Sure
@timiajamarious55572 жыл бұрын
Lmao great line
@TreyKing635 жыл бұрын
I like the quote that, "the two level spoiler is suppose to provide more road holding down draft at slower speeds say 80 or 90 mph of course, few owner will ever drive that fast" I made it a point to hit triple digits every morning on the way to work in my '89 5.0 ! You have to love rural south Georgia...
@roddydykes7053 Жыл бұрын
At least you got the engine that could hold up with that
@alfonsosainz73175 жыл бұрын
Loved this Car. My dad gave me his Thunderbird Turbo and bought this machine. Loved it
@Altavilla22Mike8 жыл бұрын
Every time they call it a "Tang" I wanna vomit
@bullrunready8 жыл бұрын
right dude. he could have at least added the 'S'. Stang perhaps.
@voodooturbo7 жыл бұрын
He has the weirdest way of speaking. I've never heard it called a "tang" before. What the hell?!
@eltonjohn32367 жыл бұрын
Never heard that in my life.
@tomhertz16147 жыл бұрын
Well then that's on you. That's your tang not mine
@yellowbellybastard7757 жыл бұрын
It's a tang slaying stang
@Motorweek9 жыл бұрын
It's Thursday somewhere
@WHO91199 жыл бұрын
lol everyday should be throw back Thursday love the old review plus everybody and there father is doing new car reviews on youtube this is original
@kz1000ps9 жыл бұрын
Hahaha it's ok guys. We won't judge you ;)
@JohnDoe-ws5jp9 жыл бұрын
Those headlights were hideous, and borrowed from the Ford Tempo.
@gracien20089 жыл бұрын
John Doe During the time of the '84 Mustang SVO introduction, The "euro" style composite headlamps were illegal here in the U.S. hence the closed glass halogen type that was installed. I do believe in 1985 that law changed with the intro of the Thunderbird Turbo coupe which sported Ford Motor Company's new coporate face. Sadly the last of the 85 and 86 SVO's sported the Euro styled composites which lived on to the 1987 Mustang 5.0s redesign - gracien69
@JohnDoe-ws5jp9 жыл бұрын
gracien2008 Much thanks for the feedback. Those T-birds were cool at their time.
@joesmith3894 жыл бұрын
Few people will ever realize the ability and violent performance of this car. Even in modern standards. With a 4cyl. In 1984
@roddydykes7053 Жыл бұрын
It was violent due to the fit and finish and suspension components
@ArcadeDude449 жыл бұрын
Agreed, although often misunderstood, even today (12/2014), the Mustang SVO truly was an amazing car! I still would love to pick another one up, I miss my 85.
@thebuffalodude7 жыл бұрын
Best Fox Body ever built! Years ahead of its time..
@colinw72054 жыл бұрын
True, True and True!!!
@cleverj908 жыл бұрын
I have one and I love it. Very fun to drive and gets compliments everywhere I go.
@gsdfan84557 жыл бұрын
Had an '86, 215 horsepower and could kick the V8's stop light to stoplight .
@BuzzLOLOL4 жыл бұрын
Mazda with Mustang badge...
@elonmust74704 жыл бұрын
@@BuzzLOLOL no
@AndresSalazarAutos4 жыл бұрын
@@BuzzLOLOL I believe the 2.3 inline 4 was an original Ford engine. At the time Mazda only had a 2.0 turbo for FWD applications. The new one however, I believe does use some version of the old Mazda MZR 2.3 engine's block, though heavily modified.
@BuzzLOLOL4 жыл бұрын
@@AndresSalazarAutos - I meant from 1979 - 2005, Mustangs looked like Mazdas...
@Kev27RS Жыл бұрын
Cool, a Mustang without a V8 isn't really a Mustang though... There's nothing appealing about a 4 cylinder Mustang...
@rjetta8v9 жыл бұрын
Thank you guys so much for uploading all of these classic episodes!
@teeroh994 жыл бұрын
I was a teen when this car came out. It's funny to think that the Mustang was only 20 years old at the time. 1964 seemed like so long ago, it may as well have been the Stone Age.
@roddydykes7053 Жыл бұрын
My dad was born in ‘57 and he seems to have similar thinking. History started in the 80s or so
@teeroh99 Жыл бұрын
@@roddydykes7053 It just got me thinking about how our perspective on time can change as we age. 1964 was before I was born, and I hadn't even lived 20 years. Now, 20 years doesn't seem like such a long time 😁
@Dave9981009 жыл бұрын
I like your daily FLASHBACK series. I loved the cars of the '80s, & '90s. They remind me of a much more simpler time in my life, keep up these old re-runs please.
@mykejohnson5825 жыл бұрын
Get your youth back grab a Goldie !
@mykejohnson5825 жыл бұрын
The LX was my favorite alltime Mustang in the 80's to early 90's with it's smooth body style unlike the boss GT
@Vampirebear139 жыл бұрын
SVO's were such great cars. Gawd I miss the 80's !!!!
@saacman9 жыл бұрын
Vampirebear13 Still have my '85-1/2.
@331Grabber9 жыл бұрын
saacman I had a 79, 85, and 92. All 5.0s. But the one I miss was the last Fox I owned. A 1986 SVO. Modded with a better intercooler, ported exhaust manifold, 3" exhaust pipe, and a little bigger turbo. At 18 PSI It was a handful for anything on the street in the early to mid 90s.
@Len1977gt7 жыл бұрын
same not just for the cars either
@Desstrik5 жыл бұрын
Yep! The 80s ruled! The music, the cars, the bighair/hvy makeup'd horny girls, the LONG weekends, awesome movies&tv, very few nutjob liberals trying to ruin the country... some great days!
@melrose92525 жыл бұрын
Vampirebear13 The 80’s sucked.
@bermuda36199 жыл бұрын
I own 85 SVO and I have to say its always a hoot to drive, for all you people out there putting this car down has not driven one , it mite change your opinion !! Its a keeper.
@cflo13869 жыл бұрын
I just can't get enough of these old school videos.
@hmackprotection14 жыл бұрын
Thank you Motorweek. God Bless You John Davis
@50RNDCLP9 жыл бұрын
The 1985.5 & '86 versions had 205 & 200 hp respectively. They performed much better than the '84 due to engine improvement , suspension tweeks and 3.73:1 axle ratio. The SVO main reason for failure in sales was due to price and Fords lack of marketing the product properly. If SVO had a John Coletti type of leader , they probably would never have retired the name plate.
@L00PdeL00P5 жыл бұрын
If I didn’t know any better I’d think the SVO was a JDM lol Ya got Styling inline 4 Forced induction Offset hood scoop Headlight and taillight pattern remind me of a hatchback Corolla
@miguelcastaneda72365 жыл бұрын
L00PdeL00P's Channel oddly the intercooler on it is german. i scavenged one too use on a 931
@mikebarrett63754 жыл бұрын
Hachi Roku for the w
@Kev27RS Жыл бұрын
Totally understand what you mean! 😂 It's a cool car, no doubt! The SVO might have had good performance but it having a 4 CYLINDER TURBO was a turn-off to be honest. It's just not appealing... Big V8 power is part of the American car culture! It's part of the appeal of an American sports car! If I want a 4 or 6 cylinder car, I'll get a German or Japanese car! 👍 The same goes for the BUICK GNX from the 80s. It had a V6 TURBO engine and good performance, it was really fast but... a V6 in an American sports car? No thanks! It also didn't last long in the market just like the SVO... *Emission regulations and oil crisis at that time were all part of the reason why those models got created to begin with...* American car manufacturers like Chevrolet, Dodge and Ford also didn't use 4 and 6 cylinder engines for their *most powerful* models, even in the following years and even decades! They always used *V8 engines* as they should! 4 and 6 cylinder versions exist, especially nowadays for a reason... but no one really cares about them! 👉 Go overseas and ask people what comes to their mind when they hear "American muscle car" or even "American sports car": *Big V8 Power* is one of the thoughts!
@kevinking54062 жыл бұрын
I ABSOLUTELY LOVED THIS CAR!!!! I saw one commercial as a kid in high school and LOST MY MIND!!! I was always a Stang freak and this was SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT!
@chocodiledundee15 жыл бұрын
I loooooove this show , thank you so much for uploading
@myroadtours61477 жыл бұрын
The SVO was basically a off the shelf parts cars. Ford pulled parts from over platforms to build the SVO. The end result was one cool car. I had an older 85 SVO and really enjoyed driving it.
@331Grabber5 жыл бұрын
I had an 86. Really easy to add about 50 HP
@Knytewish6 жыл бұрын
I was/still in love w/my 1985 1/2 SVO. 32 Yrs. later, the kids have moved out/on their own & I'm looking to relive my youth & find/buy Another Grey on Grey 1985 & a half. My wife calls it "Dumb" Not to me & So many other guy's who Loved these cars. Ya only get One life to have fun. hyway
@techmaven59006 жыл бұрын
Your last sentence sums things up...Enjoy. Hope you find your Mustang.
@oliverdelgado69525 жыл бұрын
Surely you've worked hard you deserve it man!
@genericdenizen14 жыл бұрын
Friend tuned his SVO in 1988, and that thing was crazy fast, and was great in the turns.
@ericdimartino88389 күн бұрын
One of my top 10 MW episodes. This epitomizes everything that ever was, is, and will be great about Motorweek and John.
@lukes-uf4bc8 жыл бұрын
175 hp for the year 84 was a lot!!!!! great test!!!
@joiem16347 жыл бұрын
Twenty 20. Not for that year I had a 85 GT in high school which had around 200 no American muscle cars in those years had 300 hp
@slantsix63447 жыл бұрын
We drove the 60s and 70s muscle in the 80s. They could be bought for nothing.
@mykejohnson5825 жыл бұрын
Right not even in the early ninties Mustang "boss" GT were close to 300
@petertyrell96995 жыл бұрын
Emissions.
@GOCHELIN5 жыл бұрын
THE 88 OR 89 SVO MUSTANG STICK SHIFT IS THE MORE POWERFUL,CAME WITH 195 HP,FOR THAT YEARS WAS A LOT,THAT ENGINE WITH ROLLER ROCKERS CAM FROM RANGER 95,AND RAISE THE BOOST CAN HIT 250 HP,NOT BAD FOR A 30/40 YEARS OLD DESING,PLUS HAVE FORGED PISTONS,AND SOME PPL SAY CRANK AND RODS,BUT 100% SURE HAVE FORGED PISTONS!
@TimJoseph080319909 жыл бұрын
30 years later Ford has brought back the SVO, that happens to be named as Ford Mustang EcoBoost. It has a 2.3 Liter turbocharged 4 cylinder engine, but the turbo spindle is oil-cooled, instead of the water-cooled turbo from the 1980s. Synthetic Oil is necessary for turbo engines, because they create way too much heat, when the turbo spins at 200,000 rpm. Surprisingly, the EPA fuel economy numbers for the 1984 SVO and the 2015 EcoBoost Mustangs are the same, depending on transmission choice, despite having direct injection with more horsepower and torque.
@50RNDCLP9 жыл бұрын
To me the EcoBoost is more of a Turbo GT replacement because it has no unique features and upgraded tech above the GT. The SVO even matched the output of the GT each year it was produced basically (Less Torque Of Course ) (ie) 84' models both produced 175 hp forthe GT&SVO .. 85'.5 210 hp GT vs 205hp SVO and finally '86 Both produced 200hp , The 2015 EcoBoost @310 hp is far behind the 435 hp GT.
@50RNDCLP9 жыл бұрын
The fastest time i have seen by magazines for a 2010 GT with the track pack was 0-60 mph in 4.9 sec and 1/4 mile times of 13.6@104 mph. 2015 Mustang EcoBoost i've seen 0-60 mph in 5.6 sec. and 1/4 mile times of 14.1 sec @97.8 mph. Still not quite what the SVO was vs GT.
@50RNDCLP9 жыл бұрын
AmericanMuscleCar :We check out our stock 2015 Mustang EcoBoost track results and challenge a 2014 Mustang V6 to see who can get down the track the fastest... The crew at AmericanMuscle.com just landed another 2015 Ford Mustang, this time a 2.3L EcoBoost 4 cylinder engine equipped with an automatic transmission, premium package, EcoBoost performance package and 50 years appearance package. We wanted to see what this thing could do in stock form going right to the track from the showroom floor. Equipped with 87 octane, stock tires and tire pressure and less than 50 miles on the odometer, our 2015 Mustang Ecoboost went 14.3 in its best time in crappy track conditions. Even with the terrible prep, we're confident these cars could see high-13 second timeslips consistently on a good day. Make sure to keep an eye out for all of the things that we have planned for the EcoBoost crowd. There's a ton of potential for big gains and we're excited to start ripping her apart. And for all things 2015 Mustang, keep it right here at AmericanMuscle.com.................. Waiting on more vids of owners/tuners running them stock with a manual trans and 93 Octane.
@50RNDCLP9 жыл бұрын
HJ Farooqi ....No problem and I accept new knowledge as well. I like both SVO & EcoBoost.
@aspieotaku35809 жыл бұрын
This time the SVO is actually fast and in an age the v-6 versions of the muscle cars of today are worth a shit for once unlike in the 80s and 90s!
@markhenry79079 жыл бұрын
"An impressive 7.9 second 0-60 time" Thank god we came a long way!
@michaelschultz3426 жыл бұрын
Mark Henry Not much faster than My 2016 Nissan Sentra... in Economy Mode, in Sport, it's a dead heat!!
@tylerheinisch6886 жыл бұрын
Michael Schultz our 2008 Toyota Sienna is faster than this “tang”
@thecheesefactor6 жыл бұрын
Quite a lot of lag with that turbo. That's why it passes no probs, but disappointing off the line.
@petertyrell96995 жыл бұрын
Emissions. Cars were faster in late 60s
@dodgeguyz5 жыл бұрын
It doesn’t help they spin the tires when launching!
@gregbarhorst39862 жыл бұрын
My 88 Turbo Coupe ran 16 flat at 88 mph at Kilkare with 90,000 miles on it. Loved that car
@GLHS5929 жыл бұрын
I am a Mopar guy, but I love these cars. I knew a guy who had about 3 or 4 of them. He even restored a green 1984 ex-rental. They were unlike any other fox body I've driven/ridden in. It's a shame there aren't more of these cars out there. I guess everybody still wanted V8s and couldn't justify the extra dough. They were worth the extra cash for sure.
@ronbourassa3539 жыл бұрын
The Hertz is a rare breed. I have a friend in Orlando that has a very nice one he got about a year ago from Ontario Canada.
@Kev27RS Жыл бұрын
Thankfully people still wanted V8s, even after the oil crisis... An American sports car without a V8 is lame!
@my85svo18 жыл бұрын
love this car
@ChipmunkRapidsMadMan18694 жыл бұрын
I had a Merkur XR4TI I loved it. It was the same chasis and drivetrain. It smoked everything on the strip that it faced. I had it up to 130mph on a favorite back road.
@Kev27RS Жыл бұрын
That was cooler than a SVO! At least the 4 cylinder fits that car! A Mustang with a 4 cylinder on the other hand, isn't appealing...
@ChipmunkRapidsMadMan1869 Жыл бұрын
@@Kev27RS Mustang SVOs are more rare and were better Road Racers then he GTs. The Merkur/Sierra/Scorpio was on the same platform as the Mustang. It had a considerable racing pedigree in Europe.
@Kev27RS Жыл бұрын
@@ChipmunkRapidsMadMan1869 The SVO had good performance but wasn't appealing by having a 4 cylinder... A Mustang without a V8 isn't really a Mustang! If I want a 4 or 6 cylinder car I'll get a German or Japanese car! Yes, the Sierra was quite popular in Europe!
@SWRadioConcepts7 жыл бұрын
Those 80's mustangs were good-looking cars..
@DickVanNiggz6 жыл бұрын
remingtonh not this one lol
@natepitchford69689 жыл бұрын
3:56, "You have to work much harder than u did with previous tangs", am I the only one that noticed this?
@MississippiDan14 жыл бұрын
"...to set the rearend flying" aka it stays under you easier
@331Grabber5 жыл бұрын
Ford had a DOHC 2.3 under development. It was for the 87 SVO had it happened it was 250-270 HP :(
@colinmoorhead32993 жыл бұрын
This makes me sad
@331Grabber3 жыл бұрын
@@colinmoorhead3299 Look up the pictures of the SVO test mule with the DOHC 2.3 if you want to be more sad.
@bonestockgarage1222 жыл бұрын
Shelby Performance managed over 500hp out of the 2.5 Chrysler engine. They said emissions is what held them back from production. Ford, GM, and Shelby did all they could for the time.
@YourBestFriendforToday11 ай бұрын
The front end dive on heavy braking with older cars is absolutely amazing.
@samuelmorado705 жыл бұрын
I remember sitting in a brand new one late at night. They had left the keys in it. So tempting to take it for a drive.
@rockthesix73938 жыл бұрын
Now days that car is REALLY slow. Back then it was cool and fast. Then came the IROC-Z and 5.0 Mustang. Yeah, the 80's were a great time to grow up.
@slowstang885 жыл бұрын
No they weren't, garish fads and shitty hairstyles, weezy cars...
@weston91065 жыл бұрын
slowstang88 slow cars are the most fun to drive
@331Grabber5 жыл бұрын
@@slowstang88 Wheezy modern 1980s cars. But old 60s muscle cars were a dime a dozen in the 80s.
@wood42785 жыл бұрын
80's was the "BEST" 5.0's...Iroc-Z's...Grand National's street racing was something to look forward to on the weekends...Rosa Parks...6 mile Mt. Elliot...the Blvd...French Rd...City Air Port...The Cemetery man I can go on and on bring back the 80's
@angelgjr19994 жыл бұрын
Meh. The 90s were a lot better. Especially in the JDM scene. Foxbody Mustangs are cool. But stock they are a little slow.
@snakehandler875 жыл бұрын
Amazing what better weight distribution does for handling/overall performance
@50RNDCLP9 жыл бұрын
Excellent ...I was just saying hopefully you uploaded this video being that the 2015 Ecoboost Mustang is arriving to dealers soon.
@Commander764 жыл бұрын
One of Ford's best futureproof sleepers. The blocks were essentially bulletproof. People nowadays have these same SVO's in the 9s with large turbos running higher boost. In the end they're easier to take into low low quarter mile times than almost anything produced before or since.
@schnellbill40818 жыл бұрын
I don't get all the comments regarding the front end. I think the sunken headlights look awesome. The flush versions have a thick rubber seal around them that looks sloppy. At the time I thought the 87 design was the best. Now though I really like the 82 "tang" styling the best. I also like the grills in the quarter Windows. The flat glass panel on 87 and newer mustangs looks really awful compared to the svo/gts of previous yrs. if I could build a fox body I'd choose a 93 cobra body kit, svo quarter Windows, and a 82 front end. Engine and interior from a 93 cobra. The interiors from mid 80s mustangs were hideous. Esp the fake wood. The svo interior was far superior for that time. The thick leather wheel and shifter made the svo seem far more quality than other mustangs.
@wangonguy627 жыл бұрын
Schnell Bill I love it too. I want my car to scream 80's and this does, lol. I'm here because I'm currently thinking about buying a really clean 84 SVO I just came across, so unique
@ronaldderooij17747 жыл бұрын
Agreed, but why did they have to copy the front of a Citroën BX GT?
@cleverj907 жыл бұрын
Schnell Bill Agreed, I love my 84 front end!
@toddhildebrand60576 жыл бұрын
You know what’s going on. Nodded the whole time.
@jimgarrity24145 жыл бұрын
@@ronaldderooij1774 Googled a Citroën BX GT.... not even damn close.... you must be blind...
@MrCarGuy9 жыл бұрын
..and just in time for the new EcoBoost model!
@minimanadam4 жыл бұрын
My favorite mustang ever....so glad a new 4cyl turbo has been made
@Kev27RS Жыл бұрын
A Mustang with a 4 cylinder... 😂
@braincrisp12 жыл бұрын
I had that exact same car. Cool looking and unique...but sooooo many issues. After quickly becoming a money pit I had to give her up. We certainly had some good times together and to this day I think about her often...
@matthewbittenbender91914 жыл бұрын
I loved these cars. In an age when power meant having a v8, these cars delivered it on a 4 popper. It was a great cross over for motorheads of the time because of the familiar Foxbody’s but with added euro engineering to make it a true performance car. It’s because of the appeal and performance of this car that the US has been able to push the market toward fuel efficient performance cars as Europe and Japan had been doing.
@Kev27RS Жыл бұрын
It's a cool car, no doubt! The SVO might have had good performance but it having a 4 CYLINDER TURBO was a turn-off to be honest. It's just not appealing... Big V8 power is part of the American car culture! It's part of the appeal of an American sports car! If I want a 4 or 6 cylinder car, I'll get a German or Japanese car! 👍 The same goes for the BUICK GNX from the 80s. It had a V6 TURBO engine and good performance, it was really fast but... a V6 in an American sports car? No thanks! It also didn't last long in the market just like the SVO... *Emission regulations and oil crisis at that time were all part of the reason why those models got created to begin with...* American car manufacturers like Chevrolet, Dodge and Ford also didn't use 4 and 6 cylinder engines for their *most powerful* models, even in the following years and even decades! They always used *V8 engines* as they should! 4 and 6 cylinder versions exist, especially nowadays for a reason... but no one really cares about them! 👉 Go overseas and ask people what comes to their mind when they hear "American muscle car" or even "American sports car": *Big V8 Power* is one of the thoughts!
@matthewbittenbender9191 Жыл бұрын
@@Kev27RS that's true. Most back then didn't like that in the Stangs, but it's at least better than the Pinto engines they put in the Mustang IIs.
@Kev27RS Жыл бұрын
@@matthewbittenbender9191 Understandable.
@matthewbittenbender9191 Жыл бұрын
@@Kev27RS at the time I was really more about the body style but thought that they should have put a 5.0 in it. I was still impressed with the car anyway, but felt like it could have been so much more with a v8.
@Kev27RS Жыл бұрын
@@matthewbittenbender9191 I agree! There's a reason for the SVO's existence but I'm glad that the crisis situation calmed down by the mid-80s and the most powerful Ford, Chevrolet, Dodge, ... models continued having *V8 engines* in the following years and decades!
@PantomimeHorseMusic9 жыл бұрын
A guy down the street from me is selling one of these. I'm tempted. :)
@dalecocking29079 жыл бұрын
I love these cars
@mossow714 жыл бұрын
Motorweek hands down is the best auto program review despite some of there 0-60 times are off
@smithraymond090298 жыл бұрын
0:30 "Project Saturn " in 1984. Such a promising brand that only lived about 20 - 25 years.
@McBeamer948 жыл бұрын
+smithraymond09029 Saturn was killed in 2009. So that's exactly 25 years!
@joshd94427 жыл бұрын
I was thinking the same thing, what killed the brand exactly? they looked so futuristic at the time, you would think it would of been successful. Everyone I've driven felt like the build quality was kinda shotty.
@McBeamer947 жыл бұрын
+Josh d When Saturn was created, it aimed to take on the Japanese imports' most successful categories: subcompacts (Honda Civic at the time) and compacts (Toyota Corolla, since 1991). That's what the S-Series was aiming at, after all! But, as you may have noticed over the years, Saturn began to lose their tracks, as they were getting into Chevrolet's and even Pontiac's territory! Big cars, like the Outlook and even a sports car, the Sky! But, the Wiki says that the project was overly ambitious and that it drained 5 billion dollars from other car projects. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturn_Corporation I say that the Saturn project was a clear effort, something built with GM's own powers to take on the Japanese. It was certainly much better than the GEO project, which was all about rebadged Japanese cars (Storm, Tracker, Prizm, Metro etc.). I don't understand: you build something with your own powers to take on a rival (Saturn) and at the same time you build the rival's cars under your own badge (GEO)! That's the stupidest thing a CEO has ever thought! How stupid did they think you were??? No offense! I think the GEO project drained money because, they didn't import the cars, they produced them in America, under NUMMI! And I've thought about something else too; what if the Chevy Cobalt had the Saturn badge? ''Saturn Cobalt''? I mean, it was a compact car, it had just the right sized body and motors to do the job! Also, the Chevy Cavalier: the 1996 gen-car could be called the Saturn Cavalier! Real investment to take on the Japanese!
@joshd94427 жыл бұрын
+MafiosoItaliano458 apparently very stupid, and they didnt even seem to use good cars to start with! maybe the tracker was ok. And yeah i see what you mean with the sky even though i think its a great looking car, but who wants a a Saturn sports car? same with the redline models. and huh Saturn cobalt, doesn't really have a ring to it! but if they made it a little more stylish and gave it a cool name I bet it would have sold like hot cakes! I think the business model was a great idea at the time but mismanagement just seemed to drive them off their original plans! That's a shame.
@williamegler87714 жыл бұрын
Saturn was discontinued during GM's bankruptcy because it really didn't have anything in the development pipeline that was saleable. The only real Saturn was the original S-series which although it sold well didn't generate the profits needed to invest in R&D for a replacement or additional models. Saturn had replacement models ready to go at the time of GM's bankruptcy but they were mostly rebadged OPEL's. GM was trying to sell OPEL at the time and if it had it would have to pay whomever to build Saturn's for them thus eliminating any potential profit. GM decided to keep OPEL after they had discontinued Saturn and the models that were meant to new Saturn's became Buick's.
@thetreblerebel4 жыл бұрын
I'd love to have a badass SVO!
@adamlangley6033 Жыл бұрын
wow! It’s 2022 and this is the first time i have heard of this mustang
@Rick_B52 Жыл бұрын
The blood pressure cuff bulb for lumbar is a true classic 😆
@410kane5 жыл бұрын
3:18 is me and my girlfriend making out in a McDonald's parking lot
@markbrinton67904 жыл бұрын
Cool 3rd grade joke.
@MsPepperbelly4 жыл бұрын
She must be a big girl🤣
@MsPepperbelly4 жыл бұрын
I was wondering what could possibly be the purpose of bouncing the car up and down like that? We know how shocks work.
@TwistedRev3 жыл бұрын
I appreciate this comment.
@410kane3 жыл бұрын
@@markbrinton6790 you're welcome
@gabethebaeb_58819 жыл бұрын
Yes! Foxbodys!
@bryanmchugh13077 жыл бұрын
I am old enough to remember when the SVO was the shiznit. Never got to drive the "tang" version but did get to wring out a very clean turbo T-Bird that was just awesome.
@dewrus21536 жыл бұрын
Right on! But I have to mention that if you're old enough to remember the SVO was the shiznit...you might be too old to use that word to describe it. JK
@wolfyboy11hitler615 жыл бұрын
Like the inside color and the body school style
@rars0n4 жыл бұрын
These things were such good cars. In a lot of ways, they're still rather compelling today. The 2.3L engine can take a lot of abuse and make big power.
@Kev27RS Жыл бұрын
@Civility went out the window 😂 A 4 cylinder in a Mustang...
@catsspat9 жыл бұрын
Proof that history repeats itself (re: turbo-4 Mustang).
@bradalexander62522 жыл бұрын
Love remembering my childhood.
@weeksMZ8 жыл бұрын
I can't wait to get mine on the road.
@jdonns22219 жыл бұрын
He kept calling it a "tang"
@snakerb9 жыл бұрын
everytime he said it I kept thinking "poo" lol
@StoneCold758 жыл бұрын
+Joseph Rogers Im the 80s that had a different meaning, which is why I am so confused why he calls it that repeatedly
@Hot80s8 жыл бұрын
+Joseph Rogers I know like he thought he was cool saying that. I never heard it before of since, what a dick.
@eltonjohn32367 жыл бұрын
This guy is still doing reviews for this show. I don't think he's any brighter.
@ClassicTVMan1981X4 жыл бұрын
The correct nickname is "'Stang." He forgot to pronounce the leading "s."
@8LLRoadranger7 жыл бұрын
Isn't "TANG" a drink mix???
@_baller4 жыл бұрын
Robert Ruis only the best
@paulfisker4 жыл бұрын
😂👍
@GodIHateYouKenny4 жыл бұрын
Among other things...😁😁😁🐟🌮
@dr.lyleevans69153 жыл бұрын
Yeah, remember the commercials with the monkey lol?
@gsxerwhite4 жыл бұрын
My 84 Supra had a hand pump lumbar support too.
@seinsmeld132 жыл бұрын
Thanks John!!!
@scdevon8 жыл бұрын
16.7 second 1/4 mile? I think the guy spun the tires for 16.7 seconds during the launch @ 5:18. Jeeze. Lighten up on the throttle until it grabs. I hope they weren't timing the 1/4 mile runs with launches like that.
@tomjones17278 жыл бұрын
Ugh.. why do people always think that the clips they use to show are the ones the use to test stats? Also, 16.7 is not bad for a little 4 banger.
@metaljew44568 жыл бұрын
+Tom Jones Yea your right jelly bean. My Sears mower is faster. 16.7 seconds not bad LMFAO!
@oliviersavard86765 жыл бұрын
@@metaljew4456 For a car with a four-banger from 30 years ago? No it's actually not that bad. Plus there's the fact that Motorweek always understates numbers and often show slower results than other shows or magazines
@melrose92525 жыл бұрын
Philip Rosenthale Great stupid comment.
@_baller4 жыл бұрын
They seem to always do that
@TommyboyGTP9 жыл бұрын
Pretty good performance for it's time.
@mikesamra91269 жыл бұрын
***** I hear ya.
@aspieotaku35809 жыл бұрын
***** 210hp>145hp any day! When Ford brought back the SVO with a 330 hp 4 banger for 2015 they at least did it right.
@gracien20089 жыл бұрын
Yes, cars had less weight back then considering extra safety equiptment , computers, and heft. Back then I thought the five-speed manual super coupe was huge compared to a Mustang 5.0... but park it next to a new Toyota Corolla and see how tiny cars were back then - gracien69
@fourthemasses9 жыл бұрын
***** The 85 still had 175. The 85.5 had 205 and then the reduced it to 200 for the 86 per Fords marketing team.
@gracien20089 жыл бұрын
Yes, but cars now have a lot of safety equiptment, computers, and other heft installed on them . Im just recalling how I thought the T-Bird super coupe was heavy and large compared to a Mustang GT, but park one against a new Toyota Corolla and see how tiny cars were back then - gracien69
@bradcofield7848 Жыл бұрын
One of the best Mustangs ever made.
@yellowveedub Жыл бұрын
😍 imagine having this car and a glhs and a talon and a merkur xr4ti
@lilibethdoherty2955 жыл бұрын
An engine from the pinto and mustang II, in 1971 the pinto started life with this engine it could have used the svo turbo to move it faster so it wouldn't get rear ended, and explode into a fireball!
@jimgarrity24144 жыл бұрын
might wanna Google "Pinto Myth"
@80s_Boombox_Collector3 жыл бұрын
rekt
@lilibethdoherty2953 жыл бұрын
@@jimgarrity2414 I will rely on the leaked memo from a Ford Exec. Let them burn alive it will cost 7$ a car to fix and we have lawyers on retainer anyway.
@hyperlogos9 жыл бұрын
I wanna see the Vanagon review :)
@jameswalsh61316 жыл бұрын
It was so ugly only a Momma could love it but I do miss Ford's SVO cars. That was a lot of ingenuity for way back in 84. Thank you again MW for these so great vintage videos!
@Kev27RS Жыл бұрын
Emission Regulations and especially the oil crisis back in the late 70s - early 80s were all part of the reason why the SVO got created to begin with... Thankfully it didn't last long and American car manufacturers kept putting V8s in their most powerful models in the following years and even decades! A Mustang without a V8 isn't really a Mustang...
@xrmerkur4 жыл бұрын
The 1984-1986 SVO is my favorite Mustang of all time. It wasn’t until 2005 (fifth generation) that I would take notice again of the Mustang. When the sixth generation Mustang was revealed for 2015, I knew I had to finally buy one.
@fernandorocha8459 Жыл бұрын
I love Mustang SVO, my favorite. 1985 and 1986 is my dream
@xrmerkur Жыл бұрын
@@fernandorocha8459 same here Fernando… i even made a video about it, it’s on my channel somewhere.
@Kev27RS Жыл бұрын
@@fernandorocha8459 If a 4 cylinder Mustang is your favorite Mustang of all time, you don't really like Mustangs... 😅
@SomethingFunny4547 жыл бұрын
This almost a second slower in the quarter mile than the 82 5.0 GT you tested two videos ago.
@louism82174 жыл бұрын
With half the cylinders and 2 years of higher restrictions added. It was after 1986 that power really started to make a comeback
@ctofer9 жыл бұрын
I still own one of these. Don't see too many around anymore
@DanTheMailman3304 жыл бұрын
If it ain't broke...
@thunderroad72894 жыл бұрын
Hang on to it.they were a great car and almost impossible to find now with the original engine in it.if you find one now the original rims are gone along with the engine etc.
@ctofer4 жыл бұрын
@@thunderroad7289 So far still have. Unfortunately mine did not come with the original wheels, though the engine is original. Kids & no time means its still sitting where it was 5 years ago when I made this comment. Need to get the old girl running again!
@thunderroad72894 жыл бұрын
Chris Curtis you can find the original rims today. You got the original motor and that’s huge. you have a car most of us dream of having . I wish I had never traded mine in. Enjoy it when you can
@randyp90us23 күн бұрын
I had a charcoal Grey 84. Was an impressive car. Wish I still had it.
@Porsche996driver2 жыл бұрын
John’s eyebrows could do the 1/4 mile in 14 seconds flat.
@danielrickel26398 жыл бұрын
79 - 93 is the best mustang ever.
@ericou8128 жыл бұрын
i remember the counter part mercury capri
@matthewbittenbender91914 жыл бұрын
ericou812 i believe that had one with German styling called a Merkur XR4Ti.
@traceydeanrainey4 жыл бұрын
I had a 1986 brand new. When I came in to look at it at the Ford Dealership they wasn’t going to let me test drive it because I was 19 , after showing the dealership the $5000 I had saved up to buy my first car they let me drive it and then I purchased it. It was over $17,000 back then. I could have sworn my SVO had 17 inch rims but a friend told me his had 16 inch rims ?
@tim98176 жыл бұрын
guy has such a great voice.
@wanderinglasagne39335 жыл бұрын
I wish they continued the SVO series
@richardparnell84024 жыл бұрын
they really should of
@johnjohnmcclane18182 жыл бұрын
They did, SVO vecame SVT.
@shotnva7779 жыл бұрын
Best damn Mustang ever built, besides the '03 Cobra!
@wyattzach81765 жыл бұрын
Are you out of your mind?
@Kev27RS Жыл бұрын
@@wyattzach8176 😂
@Kev27RS Жыл бұрын
A Mustang with a 4 cylinder, the best one?? Hell no!
@mr.hannes20575 жыл бұрын
When this car came out, I saw a good number of them shaded as Black and white Police interceptors... Saw one of them smoke and catch up to a '83 Chevy Camaro on the freeway... Crazy how a turbocharger can twerk up a four/six cylinder engine to nearly match a big V-8 back then...
@Kev27RS Жыл бұрын
Only with a turbo though... That's what made the BUICK GNX so fast back then...
@sharedknowledge66403 жыл бұрын
These things were a nice try. The Bob Bondurant racing driving school in Phoenix was sponsored by Ford and they sent them several SVO Mustangs and turbo Tbirds but they mostly self destructed being an ancient Ford Pinto motor turbocharged to an inch of its life. Bondurant soon gave up on them in favor of the quicker and much more reliable 5.0 Mustang which was all but indestructible, had faster lap times, and was cheaper as well. The SVO turbo fours were a hard fail.
@Kev27RS Жыл бұрын
True! The SVO might have had good performance but it having a 4 CYLINDER TURBO was a turn-off to be honest. It's just not appealing... Big V8 power is part of the American car culture! It's part of the appeal of an American sports car! If I want a 4 or 6 cylinder car, I'll get a German or Japanese car! 👍 The same goes for the BUICK GNX from the 80s. It had a V6 TURBO engine and good performance, it was really fast but... a V6 in an American sports car? No thanks! It also didn't last long in the market just like the SVO... *Emission regulations and oil crisis at that time were all part of the reason why those models got created to begin with...* American car manufacturers like Chevrolet, Dodge and Ford also didn't use 4 and 6 cylinder engines for their *most powerful* models, even in the following years and even decades! They always used *V8 engines* as they should! 4 and 6 cylinder versions exist, especially nowadays for a reason... but no one really cares about them! 👉 Go overseas and ask people what comes to their mind when they hear "American muscle car" or even "American sports car": *Big V8 Power* is one of the thoughts!
@BigXSmoke19 жыл бұрын
im sure its been asked, but do you happen to have any vids on Buick Grand Nationals or turbo regals? im still new to the channel
@Motorweek9 жыл бұрын
We Have A Few, And A Cool Compro Between Grand National, Olds 442, And Monte Carlo Aero Coupe
@BigXSmoke19 жыл бұрын
***** Thanks ill check them out.
@ACDC1998Zippo9 жыл бұрын
it looks like a mix of the european capri mk3 and a sierra xr4i
@netrioter8 жыл бұрын
+ACDC1998Zippo those cars were actually a major influence on the SVO...They wanted to give it a European look. They also wanted a Mustang they could sell in Europe. The V8 would have been too expensive to insure,taxes would have been higher and the gas mileage would have been far worse.
@ACDC1998Zippo8 жыл бұрын
ok so I wasnn´t far away from reality with my thoughts But I think that those 2 cars shouldn´t be mashed up as they look stunning on their own
@TassieLorenzo6 жыл бұрын
They had the Merkur version of the Sierra in America. :)
@Adrian19816 жыл бұрын
Sorry but it looks like neither
@McBeamer946 жыл бұрын
ACDC1998Zippo Looks more like a Japanese car to me!
@danteeightsix90695 жыл бұрын
I always preferred the look of the early foxbody's quad headlights over the flushmount
@dewrus21533 жыл бұрын
Yes...the "four-eyed fox" !
@SuperFrankieOSX3 жыл бұрын
Thats actually pretty cool that you can adjust it to run on regular and premium fuel from a switch.
@Jakek2002 жыл бұрын
Back in the days before knock sensors (or at least before they were common) combined with the new at the time fuel injection computers I'd say that was a must on a turbo car like that to keep them from blowing apart with low octane fuel, plus it was nice to give the option of fuel instead of requiring premium. Nowadays of course the computer can detect detonation (knock/pinging) and pull timing in an instant if you put in low octane fuel so the switch is no longer needed (in theory that is).
@SuperFrankieOSX2 жыл бұрын
@@Jakek200 for sure, unfortunately people back then didn't properly maintain their turbocharged cars and then complained that they blew up