Mercury Capri Engines by Year

The Fox-body Capri was the Mustang's Mercury twin, including the 5.0 HO. The name returned for an Australian-built roadster in 1991–1994.

Pick a year to see every engine offered that model year, with its code, rated horsepower and the trims it came in. Each engine links to its full specs.

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capri gen2 Fox (1979–1986): 1979 · 1980 · 1981 · 1982 · 1983 · 1984 · 1985 · 1986

capri gen3 roadster (1991–1994): 1991 · 1992 · 1993 · 1994

capri gen2 Fox (1979–1986)

1979 Capri engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.3L / 140 inline-four	—	Turbo RS, Optional
2.8L / 171 V6	—	—
5.0L / 302 V8	—	—

1980 Capri engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.3L / 140 inline-four	—	Turbo RS, Optional
3.3L / 200 inline-six	—	—
4.2L / 255 V8	—	—

1981 Capri engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.3L / 140 inline-four	—	—
3.3L / 200 inline-six	—	—
4.2L / 255 V8	—	—

1982 Capri engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.3L / 140 inline-four	—	—
3.3L / 200 inline-six	—	—
4.2L / 255 V8	—	—
5.0L / 302 V8	—	RS

1983 Capri engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.3L / 140 inline-four	—	Turbo RS
3.8L / 232 V6	—	—
5.0L / 302 V8	—	RS (standard), Optional

1984 Capri engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.3L / 140 inline-four	—	Turbo RS
3.8L / 232 V6	—	—
5.0L / 302 V8	—	RS (standard), GS optional

1985 Capri engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.3L / 140 inline-four	—	—
3.8L / 232 V6	—	—
5.0L / 302 V8	—	RS (standard, manual), With automatic overdrive

1986 Capri engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.3L / 140 inline-four	—	—
3.8L / 232 V6	—	—
5.0L / 302 V8	—	5.0L

capri gen3 roadster (1991–1994)

1991 Capri engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
1.6L / 98 inline-four (B6)	100 hp net	Base
1.6L / 98 inline-four turbo (B6T)	132 hp net	XR2

1992 Capri engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
1.6L / 98 inline-four (B6)	100 hp net	Base
1.6L / 98 inline-four turbo (B6T)	132 hp net	XR2

1993 Capri engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
1.6L / 98 inline-four (B6)	100 hp net	Base
1.6L / 98 inline-four turbo (B6T)	132 hp net	XR2

1994 Capri engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
1.6L / 98 inline-four (B6)	100 hp net	Base
1.6L / 98 inline-four turbo (B6T)	132 hp net	XR2

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