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…
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Americans have been doing this ever since Tremec released the TKO and the Magnum transmissions.
Yes, they have been doing this on even Windsor engine Mustangs. (Okay, maybe around high 20 MPGs on Windsors)
It’s just the fact that V8s have so much abundance of torque and don’t really struggle at all.
Meanwhile I’m getting 60+mpg from a 1l turbo…
Ya welcome to the club mustang…my challenger shuts off 4 cylinders and gets about 40 highway if i did the same thing
I get 18-22mpg in my golf GTI -_-
I get up to 50mpg or 5.7L/km with my 250hp 2L turbo from 2003!
I get 8-9L/100km (29-27mpg) driving in a spirited way through b-roads, and driving normally I only get up to 6.5L/100km (36mpg) from a 2.0L honda, how is it possible to get that much from a 5.0 v8
Modern v8’s are great! The 500 hp 7.0 liter LS7 from GM gets 30 mpg on the highway! That was over a decade ago though.
On the daily commute if I don’t stab my foot into the floor (and there’s no terrible traffic) I see 25mpg without even trying. Get into sixth quickly and you’ll see the instant-MPG meter hit 40+mpg.
Hell I drove all the way to Edinburgh, drove around Edinburgh with friends for two days, then drove all the way back on a single tank of fuel in my V8 with enough fuel for the next day at work, lunch run included.
Just like Clarkson said - its not the car, its how you drive it.
https://66.media.tumblr.com/8514739ccd7692d0deb20b14873f2765/tumblr_oe8hxajR1P1ve5vjto1_1280.jpg
Why do modern american cars look so nice now
My favourite use to be the f-150 pick up truck
But not anymore
The front of the mustang looks so beast
And the engine sounds like a thunder storm
The economy makes it even better
I cant get enough of it
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