Post your MPG's

[Brent302]

:frusty:

Are you having should of bought a GT syndrome?

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[mj]

How the heck do you get that, owning a 6 for four years the most I've seen is 370 on mine most I drove was prob 330-340...do you only drive long highway trips at 55mph?

Beats me! Before I filled up the DTE combined with the miles I'd traveled on that tank equaled around 390 miles -- this was pretty consistent during this tank, and I averaged 26+ mpg with 2/3 city, 1/3 highway during that tank. After filling up it read 409 miles to empty.

This could've been based on the fact that the last 90 miles or so included about 60 highway miles which may have skewed the miles to empty up a bit. But averaging 26 mpg x 15.5 tank equals a range of 403 miles.

Looks like zackmd1 is getting similar range.

BTW, what does FML mean?

 

[Wizzard77]

32.5 mpg on V6

Slow driving at 70 mph on the interstate. This is best I could do in a V6 with 3:15 gears, manual transmission.

 

[Sc00ter]

V6 Stigma

We had it in the V6 section. Most people don't visit that because of the stigma. That's why we moved it to the main section.

Trust me, if Ford hadn't killed off the Power Pack option I may have gone with the V6. In my mind, the four is more of a stigma: I was around for the 4-banger SVO turbos. The last-gen PowerPack 6 for only $25,000 was the ultimate sleeper: faster and handled better than any other car at the same price point, and good on gas too.

 

[tsunami]

A couple of years ago a car mag ran some mpg test runs. They found that quick acceleration to road speed was better than a gentle start. The higher gears gave better mileage. Then a more gentle deceleration (watching traffic ahead) rather than hard braking. I had thought, incorrectly, that a slow transition to higher gears was more efficient.
Since then, I have found that I consistently get at least 10% better mpg.

 

[Horse]

Slow driving at 70 mph on the interstate. This is best I could do in a V6 with 3:15 gears, manual transmission.

2015 Mustang V6 manual transmission, right? If so you must be the first member to get a manual v6?

Great mpg indeed.

 

[Spartan]

I have the 2015 5.0 GT v8 (6MT) -- 11.9 MPG. Only used 87 octane so far. Mostly city driving, and a good amount in traffic as I'm from Los Angeles...

Jeez....11.9. You'll be filling up like 2-3 times a week lol

 

[Sc00ter]

I have the 2015 5.0 GT v8 (6MT) -- 11.9 MPG. Only used 87 octane so far. Mostly city driving, and a good amount in traffic as I'm from Los Angeles...

Ouch! What's your driving style? Quick launches out of the hole (mine), slow and easy (I'll force myself), what? I'll be a V8 manual, too, so I need to know what works. I'd also planned on regular all the time, but if premium is more cost-effective for $$$ per mpg, I'll use it.

Although even at 12 mpg, the V8's gonna be worth it.

 

[akwal07]

Beats me! Before I filled up the DTE combined with the miles I'd traveled on that tank equaled around 390 miles -- this was pretty consistent during this tank, and I averaged 26+ mpg with 2/3 city, 1/3 highway during that tank. After filling up it read 409 miles to empty.

This could've been based on the fact that the last 90 miles or so included about 60 highway miles which may have skewed the miles to empty up a bit. But averaging 26 mpg x 15.5 tank equals a range of 403 miles.

Looks like zackmd1 is getting similar range.

BTW, what does FML mean?

Ive never filled my 6 for more than 14 gallons even when I took the range all the way down, maybe they include that extra gallon and half in the range this time? I average 25 and it'll say 380..my last tank I averaged 24 the fuel light came on and I filled it up at 310miles, it only took 13.1 gallons to fill

 

[RB510]

Katie gets fairly low MPG... Mixed highway and city it's about 19. I'm guessing that's thanks to the sweet Torsen 3.73's out back... which I love dearly and would not change for the world.

If it's ONLY highway driving I see about 21-22 MPG.

The 'range' calculated by the trip computer after a full fill-up is 290 miles.

This is on California 91-octane. I drive fairly moderately, don't really put my foot in it too much.

 

[dcspears]

GT with 3.55, 6MT, and as 93 oct.

Averaging somewhere between 17 and 19 on a 15 mile drive to and from work (mix of city/hwy).

Seems to be about the same as my 04 gt. I love the fuel economy gauge and see how there's way to get better fuel economy by adjusting driving tactics. I still forget that I have 6 speeds and will sometimes coast in 5th. Once I shift into 6, my fuel economy starts growing again.

What is that 40 mean on the fuel gauge? It seems kinda like an altimeter where if you're below the line, your experiencing a decrease in mpg and if you're above (gain more mpg).

 

[e30og]

Katie...

...I drive fairly moderately, don't really put my foot in it too much.

so your basically saying you really put your foot in it too much?

there is never too much!

 

[Sc00ter]

regular gearing, GT prem, manual, 22 combined/29hwy

20141016_222612 by BKRmustangV6, on Flickr

20141016_190206 by BKRmustangV6, on Flickr

Robinson02, do you run regular 87 octane, premium 91 octane, or premium 93 octane? My GT 6-speed will have the same standard rear as yours when it arrives (12 days, hopefully) and I'm trying to figure out if my mpg's going to take a hit if I try to run it on regular.

 

[Spartan]

Robinson02, do you run regular 87 octane, premium 91 octane, or premium 93 octane? My GT 6-speed will have the same standard rear as yours when it arrives (12 days, hopefully) and I'm trying to figure out if my mpg's going to take a hit if I try to run it on regular.

The tests by the EPA all ran 87 octane. Octane as far as I know does not affect MPG but affects HP/Torque. It's why there is an * next to the EB engine with a (requires 93 to get the HP/Torque).

 

[Spartan]

regular gearing, GT prem, manual, 22 combined/29hwy

20141016_222612 by BKRmustangV6, on Flickr

20141016_190206 by BKRmustangV6, on Flickr

Nice. So that's a GT with 3.15's correct (just making sure). That sounds like what I was expecting.

I really have to decide between the 3.15s and 3.55s.

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