We are big fans of Ford’s engine lineup these days. Not only have they brought back the famous 5.0 moniker for the Mustang GT, but they have introduced to us their line of turbocharged line of EcoBoost engines. Designed with fuel economy in line, the EcoBoost engines promise to keep power up while saving fuel along the way.

While Ford has time and again said that the Mustang will not get an EcoBoost engine, the Detroit News reports that Jim Farley, global head of sales, marketing, and service says that EcoBoost engines will form the “core powertrain” across all lineups.

What do we make of Mr. Farley’s words? Right now, the EcoBoost engine is available in just a handful of vehicles in the U.S. Among them is the Lincoln MKS,, Ford Taurus, Flex, as well as the upcoming Explorer and F-150. Also, Ford is previewing the EcoBoosted Focus ST for the upcoming Paris Auto Show. That is all well and good, but how about the Mustang?

“We intend to have EcoBoost across every one of our vehicles as a core powertrain,” Farley said. While he may have been referring to Ford’s smaller vehicles, such as the Fiesta, European C-Max, and Fusion-sized Mondeo, it leaves open the idea that the Mustang really could get an EcoBoost engine. Ford has sort of backed themselves into a corner though. The current V6 engine offers 305 horsepower, while the 2.0 liter EcoBoost four-banger offers around 250 horsepower. The 3.5 liter EcoBoost offers 365 horsepower, but would likely cost even more than the 5.0 liter V8.

If, however, Ford could figure out a way to sell a sub-$20,000 Mustang with the 2.0 liter EcoBoost as its standard engine, methinks they would find quite the winner in that car, and it’d likely have awesome fuel economy to boot. Would you buy such a car?