03-16-2009, 10:51 PM | #1 |
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V-6 mustang EPA Gas Mileage
THE EPA is way off on the v-6 stang highway mileage. According to the EPA i should be getting 24-25mpg but i am here to tell you that i consistently get 27-28 highway.
Yes i am a hard driver. I drive my stang the way it should be driven...... anyone else drive a v-6 stang and get same numbers i do? mine is a 2007 |
03-16-2009, 11:20 PM | #2 |
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isnt yours a gt...cuz the foglights and the rims....
well im sure u know urs is a v6 but im jw cuz thats exactly what the gt's look like
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03-16-2009, 11:27 PM | #3 |
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EPA underrates because they are trying to sucker you into buying a more fuel efficient vehicle. My GT gets 4-5 above the EPA rating, although I have headers and exhaust so it's probably closer to 2-3 above EPA rating for stock GTs.
Nah, he's got the package that puts the smaller lights in the grill. The GT's fogs are the same size as the other headlights. |
03-16-2009, 11:44 PM | #4 |
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and they overrate the "good vehicles" AKA: POS Prius
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03-17-2009, 12:26 AM | #5 |
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Cool maybe that means the v6 will really get like 34mpg hwy with the right drivers? My 04 GTO a4 is rated at 20 mph hwy, and I get 24 consistently on hwy trips cruising 75-80
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03-17-2009, 01:13 AM | #6 |
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i have a 2005 v6 stang but I have no clue what kind of gas milage I get lol
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WGAS? lol
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03-17-2009, 11:02 AM | #8 | |
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It's called the Pony Package!
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03-17-2009, 11:20 AM | #9 | |
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03-17-2009, 05:15 PM | #10 | |
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03-17-2009, 05:24 PM | #11 |
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not everything is a conspiracy people. The reason why EPA estimate (especially now) under estimate cars is because they changed the way cars are tested. No longer are cars tested at 55 MPH on cruise control to see what sort of mileage they get. Instead they are tested at highway speeds with speeding up and slowing down to different speeds (which uses more gas than cruise control). this means that all estimates are going to be a little lower than the actual economy you get when you just set cruise control (or have a steady foot) and go.
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03-17-2009, 05:56 PM | #12 |
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so then the camaro gets better than is rated on epa too face it ford boys your rustangs cant touch the camaro
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03-17-2009, 07:38 PM | #13 |
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yea, epa is just a rough idea, people either get much better or just alittle worse. My SS/SC gets way better mileage in stop and go/semi city and highway. Coming back from NY I saw 39mpg around 68mph, increased to 80 for most of the trip and saw 36mpg. Driving semi easy in town I can get to 35 and keep it there. Normally though in mixed driving I get 28-31mpg depending on if I go into the boost and really let the engine rev.
But those are nice #'s for much heavier car than mine, I'd be real happy with that if I had a stang.
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ok why we gotta go trying to start crap. do you not know that mustang and camaro go in cycles. for the next couple years camaro is the best. but when mustang has a v-6 at 355hp and a v-8 at 440hp it will be best for a couple years. and so on and so fourth. this argument is never won........so why have it. lets just say that all 3........challenger, camaro, mustang are fantastic cars and if i had the money i would have one of each. |
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