Please Post Your Gas Mileage
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Pook
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Only had it a week, but here's my 2 cents....
Driving it back home after collecting it (300 miles) I had the cruise set to 60mph, and once at that speed I reset the average mpg and after 100 miles it was reading... you ready for this? I kid you not.... 30.8mpg!!! Seriously... I wish I'd taken the risk of getting my phone out to take a photo, as no one believes me now.
However.... since getting back home, I've been doing a lot of town driving - mainly very gentle, but with the occassional blast away from the lights, or dropping to 2nd and booting it. Under these conditions, I'm getting 16mpg.
Looks like mpg is seriously variable depending on how you drive it, and where, and at what speed.
Still... no complaints from me. You want great fuel economy, buy a Honda Civic
It's done 2000 miles so far.
[EDIT]
Just realised there would have been no risk in getting the camera out, as all I had to do was pull over... Doh! How dumb do I feel now? Was in such a rush to get it home, stopping was not part of the equation
Driving it back home after collecting it (300 miles) I had the cruise set to 60mph, and once at that speed I reset the average mpg and after 100 miles it was reading... you ready for this? I kid you not.... 30.8mpg!!! Seriously... I wish I'd taken the risk of getting my phone out to take a photo, as no one believes me now.
However.... since getting back home, I've been doing a lot of town driving - mainly very gentle, but with the occassional blast away from the lights, or dropping to 2nd and booting it. Under these conditions, I'm getting 16mpg.
Looks like mpg is seriously variable depending on how you drive it, and where, and at what speed.
Still... no complaints from me. You want great fuel economy, buy a Honda Civic
It's done 2000 miles so far.
[EDIT]
Just realised there would have been no risk in getting the camera out, as all I had to do was pull over... Doh! How dumb do I feel now? Was in such a rush to get it home, stopping was not part of the equation
sohcman
Member
Only had it a week, but here's my 2 cents....
Driving it back home after collecting it (300 miles) I had the cruise set to 60mph, and once at that speed I reset the average mpg and after 100 miles it was reading... you ready for this? I kid you not.... 30.8mpg!!! Seriously... I wish I'd taken the risk of getting my phone out to take a photo, as no one believes me now.
[edit]
Looks like mpg is seriously variable depending on how you drive it, and where, and at what speed.
[EDIT]
Just realised there would have been no risk in getting the camera out, as all I had to do was pull over... Doh! How dumb do I feel now? Was in such a rush to get it home, stopping was not part of the equation
"Looks like mpg is seriously variable depending on how you drive it, and where, and at what speed."
+10
Hi Pook,
30MPG in a V6 is respectable, but a GT?! Definitely the Master of control behind the wheel.
I've seen the V6 guys bitchin' about getting under 20.
I averaged 31.4 yesterday, today I had my foot in it so I only got 29.6. LOL
Free flowing exhaust is one huge difference (noticed +2 MPG immediately).
And it sounds great.
My buddy up in Yorkshire should be getting his pony today, do you have a decent aftermarket vendor in the UK I can link him too?
SOHC
Pook
New Member
I'd love to take credit for that, but the fact is, I had cruise control on and set to 60mph.
It was flat, level ground too with occassional downhill stretches. It IS an extreme case, but I averaged this over a couple of hundred miles.Like I said tho.. now in town traffic and it's hovering around the 14 - 15 mpg area.
Flaks05GT
New Member
bchampion
Member
Gas Mileage
2005 GT 5-spd, I get about 15.4 in the City and about 25.7 hwy w/cruise at 72mph. Those numbers are only good if you keep you foot out of it.....
2005 GT 5-spd, I get about 15.4 in the City and about 25.7 hwy w/cruise at 72mph. Those numbers are only good if you keep you foot out of it.....
kooldawg6
mine works really well and can take a fair amount
The only time I've used cruise control in the Mustang was in the first week just to make sure it worked...
Just completed a 3,000 mile trip from South Louisiana to Colorado and back, towing my custom built aluminum utility trailer. Trailer's loaded weight was 800 lbs. Stang's gross weight was 4100 lbs, for a combined GVW of 4900 (Me, the wife and luggage,etc in the car, camping equipment in trailer) Speeds ranged on the highway from 65-80 with occasional bursts to 90-100 (passing other vehicles
) Car now has 17,000 miles on it (06 GT, manual trans) Fuel mileage was 21-25 mpg, average was 23 mpg. Same trip last year without trailer was 24 mpg. Who says you can't tow with a Stang ? 
) Car now has 17,000 miles on it (06 GT, manual trans) Fuel mileage was 21-25 mpg, average was 23 mpg. Same trip last year without trailer was 24 mpg. Who says you can't tow with a Stang ? 
skyhazzard
Member
19.6 w/ Demolet CAI and 93 tune, was 17.7 before that. That is 6 miles highway and 7 miles savannah city to and from work. 26 miles round trip.
After 3,000 miles ...
... on top of the 14,000 it had when I got it,
24-25 mpg keeping up with 80 mph freeway traffic
16-18 mpg doodling around town with light throttle foot
13-15 mpg (on a tank) when autocrossing or drag racing is included
. . . . Actual mpg with WOT is probably 4-8 mpg, by the Fuel needle
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Automatic 2006 V6 with GT 17" Bullitts, Pirelli tires, top down
... on top of the 14,000 it had when I got it,
24-25 mpg keeping up with 80 mph freeway traffic
16-18 mpg doodling around town with light throttle foot
13-15 mpg (on a tank) when autocrossing or drag racing is included
. . . . Actual mpg with WOT is probably 4-8 mpg, by the Fuel needle
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Automatic 2006 V6 with GT 17" Bullitts, Pirelli tires, top down
Just took a 270 mile trip north on I35 from SA to Dallas last weekend, I averaged for the whole trip just over 28 mpg. Calculated on my dash, and by the calculator on my phone when I filled up in dallas. I cruised at 75 mph in 5th. For the first 45 miles or so my in dash was telling me I was at 31 mpg until I hit Austin traffic. Pretty damn good in my opinion!
07 GT 5spd
Frpp Stinger
07 GT 5spd
Frpp Stinger
Mr_Q
Founding Member
Before supercharger: 15mpg city
After supercharger: 17.3mpg city (17mpg if I get on it a lot)
I don't really ever get a chance for highway miles here in LA traffic.
After supercharger: 17.3mpg city (17mpg if I get on it a lot)
I don't really ever get a chance for highway miles here in LA traffic.
Swordsman
New Member
That's really interesting about the SC... I wonder how it affects the highway mileage...?
~SM
Mr_Q
Founding Member
If you ever had the chance to go east of California or LA, you'd realize what you're missing out on.
Power4
Member
I live in upstate NY and I get about around 17 city and 25 highway. Once on a road trip to Connecticut I got over 27 MPG
NotQuik
Founding Member
i'm in texas right now and on the way out from florida I got 31.0 mpg being the best so far (computer said 31.9, so it is not totally accurate) and backed up with 30.0 mpg (computer was 30.9)...my other tanks have been high 20's at fill up but have driving through towns on them tanks. I've owned the car for 3 weeks and have 3800 miles on it 
but it's a nice ride.
but it's a nice ride.Went for a drive to check out a 94 MR2 turbo to add to my collection. About 220 mi R/T. At 65 mph is 24 mpg, at 79 it's 21.5 mpg. Last July I went to the track day for the annual North West Mustang Round Up weekend. On my last session I reset the milage and trip odometer. Results 20.2 mi at 8.3 mpg. That was 9 laps on the 2.25 mi track. Well worth the mpg sacrifice.
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