I gar-on-tee you if Ol' Shel had the same engine choices we have today the LS would've been a very likely candidate for the Cobra engine bay. He had no brand loyalty then or later so why should we be slaves and dedicated for life drones of brand marketing pencilheads?
Now, having said all of that - and noting that anything
Lube-insky says should be swallowed with a tablespoon of salt - it's a terrible shame they've decided to use the grossly perverted shape of the MKIV with its fish mouth radiator opening and awkwardly stretched, down sloping upper door line
. They should stick with the much more pleasing Dax-derived body shape of the "current" MKVI.