It’s easy to get swept up in the majesty of modern V-8 Mustang performance. Our magazine was born of V-8s, and we still spend most of our efforts regaling in the splendor of eight- cylinder muscle.

The loud pedal slams to the floor and the sound in the dyno room swells to a rippling roar as a 6.2-liter D170 engine devours Hellion turbocharger boost, rocks the rollers, and sends the output well ...