Holy Crap, I Got Over 33MPG In A Ford Mustang GT
Before we go any further, yes: I hyper-miled a V8 Mustang, and yes: I realise that probably makes me seem like a massive dullard. While I’m sure many of you are keen to now dismiss all this with a cool story bro, I do think it’s genuinely interesting given this current downsizing trend we find ourselves in that an old-school, N/A V8 can clock 33.2mpg on a long, gentle motorway drive.
What makes it even more interesting is I went on a similar drive in Ecoboost ‘Stang, and managed 38mpg. Yes, that’s better, but not by as much as you’d think, particularly given that this was a downsized engine-friendly, mostly off-boost run.
As is often a case with these modern turbo engines, the gap closes even further when you’re pressing on. Go for a thrash in the Ecoboost, and you’ll typically get about 16mpg, while the V8 tends to drop to about 13mpg.
Granted, these aren’t figures we got from rigorous scientific testing, but it’s nice to know you might not get clobbered in your wallet quite as much as you might expect by buying a V8. And hey, for the improvement in the soundtrack department I’d happily take an even bigger hit in the financial department…
Comments
So what’s this in non-retard units?
About 8,6 l/100km
You’re right, an article about an American car definitely shouldn’t be in imperial units. You’re a smart guy, I bet people like you
A unit can’t be stupid . They’re just numbers.
I live in a metric using country and even I don’t use L/100km. I just find MPG so much easier to understand plus I grew up with it. I also fully understand both systems of measurement under any circumstances.
This is two mpg better than I get in my 1.0 Ecoboost ‘16 Focus…proof once again that fuel economy is about how you drive, not just what you’re driving!
Wtf
Omg. All of my parents cars barely get 25 lol
My Focus ST gets 25 MPG on long distance when I’m driving reasonable with some occasional fun.
I think I should buy a Mustang…
Thats 7-10 mpg better than my 1987 Civic! Granted, I floor it when getting on the freeway and it has a Weber 32/36 carb that still needs proper tuning. I’m kinda curious about hyper mileing my Civic now. Best I ever got out of it was about 30mpg taking a 200 mile trip to Pismo Beach. Though, my throttle cable was way out of adjustment, giving me only about 35% throttle max.
I barely get 40mpg in my fiesta ecoboost 1.0
Had one of those as a hire car, hated the damn thing.
now where’s that crowd, so i can show them i can crash 33mpg into them
Was it hard coming up with such an original joke?
And I’m over here getting 16mpg in a 2013 Ford Explorer
murican engineering