Fan of old-school muscle cars? Well, it might be time to pick up a new hobby – perhaps crying into your pillow and pining for the good ol’ days – because the Mustang is going hybrid.

Ford’s announced that by 2020, the Mustang will be available with the dual-power setup, able to deliver “V8 power and even more low-end torque”. We suspect this won’t be entirely popular news. It’ll be more along the lines of ‘WTF why r u ruining the Mustang’ et cetera.

It’s hardly the first time that the iconic pony car has had its legacy tainted – let’s not forget the Series II Mustang, the third-gen ‘Fox-body’ Mustang (which nearly went front-wheel-drive, save for the vehement protests from a downtrodden fanbase) and a fourth-generation that could have been a return to form. Instead it was offered with a 3.8-litre V6 with a paltry 145bhp, or a massive 4.6-litre V8 with a dismal 215bhp.

Now, with the sixth-generation version, there’s finally a Mustang with modern suspension, V8 power and right-hand-drive. So it does hurt a bit to hear that Ford’s messing with the formula after only just getting it right. But The Future, and all that…

In far better news, Ford’s electric programme is extending beyond the poster cars of your youth. Sooty diesel-powered Transits from 1998 will probably still be at the local markets until they expire, but a plug-in hybrid version, available in 2019, will be a much more lung-friendly alternative. Even the gargantuan F-150 hasn’t escaped the electric revolution. That said, the hybrid system has a fantastic bit of kit involved – using the F-series truck as a V8-powered mobile generator. Probably overkill for a spot of camping, but just the thing if you’re at Glastonbury and the power goes out in the middle of Radiohead’s set.

The company also announced an all-new fully electric small SUV (arriving 2020) with an estimated range of at least 300 miles (483km), and a hybrid, autonomous cab (or ‘ride hailing/ride sharing’ thing in modern parlance), set to debut in 2021.