RED2001GT said:the GT-500 has a gas guzzler tax attached to its window sticker. The gas mileage will be horrible. It's going to be funny to see what happens on the sale of these overpriced Mustangs when gasoline prices hit $4 and $5 a gallon by this summer/fall & winter.
RED2001GT said:I know that the GT-500 has a gas guzzler tax attached to its window sticker. The gas mileage will be horrible. It's going to be funny to see what happens on the sale of these overpriced Mustangs when gasoline prices hit $4 and $5 a gallon by this summer/fall & winter.
RedGTvert said:And how many of these do you think will be daily drivers? Probably not many, and the people buying them probably will be able to afford the $50.00 or so a month it will cost to take them out on nice days.
shooterm1 said:I just read that Detroit & the EPA have been soft-soaping the MPG figures for years by running their test in a lab with a Dyno on a specially prepared car, never running anything above 60MPH.
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RED2001GT said:That depends. I think that 1/2 of the 2007 GT-500 Shelbys that will be sold will be everyday drivers.
351CJ said:What you read is only partially correct.
True:
The EPA mileage test is run on a dyno and does not account for wind resistance. A/C is not turned on during the test. Max speed is less than 60 MPH (the test dates back to the 1970s when 55 was the national speed limit). The city test does not include enough time to accurately reflect typical city driving.