31st May 2009, 18:16
AGAIN, Car mags don't go cruising on the highway when they test their cars... and AGAIN I never said ANYONE got 27 mpg while street racing. Please read the comments carefully BEFORE responding. This is the third or fourth time these same comments have been made by you (or whomever). Why can't you get the difference between highway driving and racing (or testing a car to see it's limitations at the track (ie. magazine testing) )??? Magazines are not interested in getting a best MPG unless they are testing a Prius or the like. Sorry AGAIN but I consistently got 26 - 28 mpg on two different fox body Mustangs ('88 and '90 (both with 3.08 traction lok axles) ) when I was taking long trips on the highway. NOT RACING!!! Can we drop it please???
31st May 2009, 09:26
I own the above mentioned Mustang, and I never said that 27 MPG is the norm. I said it is POSSIBLE.
Nor did I claim to do it while street racing. 75 MPH on a lonely interstate is not street racing. I plainly stated at least 5 times that my Mustang GT is capable of at least 23 MPG or more at speeds of around 75 MPH. Of course higher speeds will lower that significantly.
I don't drag race, or drive like an idiot. I invested way too much money into my car to tear it to pieces.
My 2006 Nissan Altima always exceeded it highway MPG ratings. This meant over 30 MPG at times, with a 3.5 liter V6.
I see a pattern here. If 27 MPG is the best you can do with a Fusion 4 -cyl, you either don't do any highway driving or haven't figured out how to use this nifty invention from the late 1970's called automatic overdrive. That or you are the one street racing. You are the only one on God's Green Earth claiming these poor mileage figures with a V8 Mustang.
Car and driver claims 15 MPG with a V8 Mustang because THEY ARE STREET RACING. Doing 0-60 burnouts, slaloms, hard braking and hard cornering will not yield high fuel economy in any car. They are only concerned with how fast it is, and how it handles. I remember reading on Car and driver nor too long ago that they road tested a Honda Civic and rated it at 21 MPG. There were STREET RACING the Civic as well. Why don't you go comment on some Honda Civics on this website and say that they only get 21 MPG? I'm sure you will be "savagely attacked" there as well.
And in 10 years if and when V8's are outlawed, I will be proud to own an 8 -cylinder, knowing I bought one of the last decent cars ever made.