2015 Mustang EPA DATA!!!! for most models.... UPDATE 2 ALL MODELS

[Spartan]

I'm expecting 19.5 MPG (75% city/25% hwy) cause that's what I get now..

If it's even 1 single MPG less, I'm driving it back to the dealer, dowsing it with gasoline and burning it in front of the showroom.

What do you think someone who does 75% hwy/25% city will get?

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[Sal JC]

What do you think someone who does 75% hwy/25% city will get?

Probably around 23. You could do 27+ on the hwy but have to drive like a granny @ 60 and barely touch the gas. I did it once for about 5 miles just to see how high I could get it but driving 60 you might as well be going backwards. so not really a possibility.

 

[Colleton]

Not everyone who wants a v8 wants to accept shitty gas mileage.

I don't see how 19mpg (15/25) for a manual transmission V8 with 425HP is even close to being shitty gas mileage. It's pretty outstanding, actually. The V8 Camaros (16/24) and Challengers (15/23) aren't any better, and I suspect that the V8 equipped BMW's, Porsches and Audis aren't either.

V8 engines are simply more expensive to operate, that's just the way it is.

Not trying to bust anyone's chops here. I just think that people need to be a little more realistic.

 

[DonLafond]

I don't see how 19mpg (15/25) for a manual transmission V8 with 425HP is even close to being shitty gas mileage. It's pretty outstanding, actually. The V8 Camaros (16/24) and Challengers (15/23) aren't any better, and I suspect that the V8 equipped BMW's, Porsches and Audis aren't either.

V8 engines are simply more expensive to operate, that's just the way it is.

Not trying to bust anyone's chops here. I just think that people need to be a little more realistic.

+1

 

[Spartan]

Probably around 23. You could do 27+ on the hwy but have to drive like a granny @ 60 and barely touch the gas. I did it once for about 5 miles just to see how high I could get it but driving 60 you might as well be going backwards. so not really a possibility.

You really think it's gonna be that low. I thought I read on here a bunch of forum users with V8's are getting near /over 30 on the highway better than EPA

 

[Sal JC]

Don't really know, I really don't drive on the hwy much and even when i do it's mostly in traffic.

 

[ilkhan]

"The "city" program is designed to replicate an urban rush-hour driving experience in which the vehicle is started with the engine cold and is driven in stop-and-go traffic with frequent idling. The car or truck is driven for 11 miles and makes 23 stops over the course of 31 minutes, with an average speed of 20 mph and a top speed of 56 mph. The "highway" program, on the other hand, is created to emulate rural and interstate freeway driving with a warmed-up engine, making no stops (both of which ensure maximum fuel economy). The vehicle is driven for 10 miles over a period of 12.5 minutes with an average speed of 48 mph and a top speed of 60 mph. Both fuel economy tests are performed with the vehicle's air conditioning and other accessories turned off.
Throughout the test, a hose is connected to the vehicle's tailpipe and collects the engine's exhaust. The amount of carbon present in what's spewed from the exhaust system is measured to calculate the amount of fuel burned. The EPA claims this is more accurate than using a fuel-gauge to physically measure the amount of gasoline being burned. Still, the final fuel economy figures are adjusted downward, by 10 percent for city driving and 22 percent in highway mileage, to help reflect the differences between what happens in a lab and out on an actual road."

Given those testing standards (which, again, have little to do with real world driving), I repeat what I said before. Your mileage compared to the "rated" mileage is far more dependent on your driving style than anything else. EPA is a baseline, not a number set in stone.

Also, it wouldn't surprise me if they never hit 6th gear for the highway test. At a top speed of 60mph and average of 45, you don't have the rpm to use 6th with any power; real world at 80 in 6th probably is better than 45 in fifth.

 

[SunkenShadow]

Honestly, reading all of this, I expected the 2015 to have either the same if not a little worse than the 2014s. But now the numbers are out (the v6 i could care less about) but with the V8 (YES! it didnt drop)

FYI:

2014 Mustang V6 Auto: 19/23/31
2014 Mustang V6 Manual: 19/29/22
2014 Mustang V8 Auto: 18/25/20
2014 Mustang V8 Manual: 15/24/18

I'm going to be ordering a V8 GT at the end of the year. Seeing that the V8 improved (albeit minimally) is a win in my book, considering everything that comes out. I drive a car that gets me 22mpg at MOST and that's like 90% highway driving. I am switching to something more fun and does not drink as much gas. The only thing that matters to me is the fact that this car can run with the competition and give them a run for the money.

It is kind of ridiculous that you expect a V8 to get better mileage than what it currently has. Now I would have a problem if we got a 4.0 TTV8 that had worse mileage than what we currently have, then I will start complaining.

 

[Tim Hilliard]

Honestly, reading all of this, I expected the 2015 to have either the same if not a little worse than the 2014s. But now the numbers are out (the v6 i could care less about) but with the V8 (YES! it didnt drop)

FYI:

2014 Mustang V6 Auto: 19/23/31
2014 Mustang V6 Manual: 19/29/22
2014 Mustang V8 Auto: 18/25/20
2014 Mustang V8 Manual: 15/24/18

I'm going to be ordering a V8 GT at the end of the year. Seeing that the V8 improved (albeit minimally) is a win in my book, considering everything that comes out. I drive a car that gets me 22mpg at MOST and that's like 90% highway driving. I am switching to something more fun and does not drink as much gas. The only thing that matters to me is the fact that this car can run with the competition and give them a run for the money.

It is kind of ridiculous that you expect a V8 to get better mileage than what it currently has. Now I would have a problem if we got a 4.0 TTV8 that had worse mileage than what we currently have, then I will start complaining.

2014 Mustang V8 Manual: 15/19/26
2015 Mustang V8 Manual: 15/19/25

Just to be accurate, but I'll take the 1 MPG "rating" hit for a much better engine that in the real world likely will return better mileage in a more efficient chassis.

I also find it interesting that no one brought up the annual fuel cost, gallons per 100 miles consumed did not change.

 

[SunkenShadow]

Lol whoops, thanks for the catch, I saw reports of 24 for last year

 

[cbrookre]

2014 Mustang V8 Manual: 15/19/26
2015 Mustang V8 Manual: 15/19/25

Just to be accurate, but I'll take the 1 MPG "rating" hit for a much better engine that in the real world likely will return better mileage in a more efficient chassis.

I also find it interesting that no one brought up the annual fuel cost, gallons per 100 miles consumed did not change.

Probably the fuel cost is a simple calculation based off of the 19 combined alone which would make sense

 

[Brent302]

 

[JimmyTwoTimes]

Also, it wouldn't surprise me if they never hit 6th gear for the highway test. At a top speed of 60mph and average of 45, you don't have the rpm to use 6th with any power; real world at 80 in 6th probably is better than 45 in fifth.

Don't know what transmission you're referring to, but in my 2011 V6 automatic, I'm in sixth before 45 mph.

 

[Spartan]

It is kind of ridiculous that you expect a V8 to get better mileage than what it currently has. Now I would have a problem if we got a 4.0 TTV8 that had worse mileage than what we currently have, then I will start complaining.

So it's ridiculous to expect advancements/progress from a car company in their engines?

So it's ridiculous after the head engineer said "Increased MPG for the V8" to take him for his word?

So it's ridiculous with a whole new Mustang design to expect the car would return better MPG due to various factors like weight, aerodynamics, technology to help with fuel consumption, etc?

I guess many of us are just ridiculous then.

 

[Brent302]

So it's ridiculous to expect advancements/progress from a car company in their engines?

So it's ridiculous after the head engineer said "Increased MPG for the V8" to take him for his word?

So it's ridiculous with a whole new Mustang design to expect the car would return better MPG due to various factors like weight, aerodynamics, technology to help with fuel consumption, etc?

I guess many of us are just ridiculous then.

I would rather see more power than more MPG out of my V8.....

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