2008 Mustang Hero Card & New Epa Mileage Ratings
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because EPA testing is awful. Even if Ford made an engine for the car with 30 mpg, they would probably still put 20, and their testing methods are awful
Awful? I feel like they're more accurate.. I get about 16MPG city and 22MPG highway (not resetting the mpg meter ON the highway.. resetting it while I'm still parked at the gas station and reading the number after I'm parked at home).. pretty close to what they say I'll get: 15/23.
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No, it's beacuse the EPA revised the mileage figures for all makes and models of cars to reflect real world conditions. AC on, different air temps, etc. 
That said, maybe they're too conservative now. I was getting over 26 MPG on the highway going 65-70, with the AC off. Other GT owners report similar mileage. In fact, the mile on my 08 GT, is almost as good as my 05 V6.
That said, maybe they're too conservative now. I was getting over 26 MPG on the highway going 65-70, with the AC off. Other GT owners report similar mileage. In fact, the mile on my 08 GT, is almost as good as my 05 V6.
Awful? I feel like they're more accurate.. I get about 16MPG city and 22MPG highway (not resetting the mpg meter ON the highway.. resetting it while I'm still parked at the gas station and reading the number after I'm parked at home).. pretty close to what they say I'll get: 15/23.
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Based on the new test, the combined city-highway mileage for the 2007 Prius dropped from 55 miles per gallon to 46, a 16% decline. The Honda Civic hybrid, also a 2007 model, showed a similar decline.
Drivers have long complained that the EPA's mileage test, developed in the mid-'70s, didn't take into account the way people actually drive. For instance, the test didn't measure the effects of stop-and-go driving and lead-footing -- two common Southern California pastimes -- on fuel economy.
In addition, the national speed limit was 55 mph when the old test was developed. Today, it's as high as 80 mph in some places.
In 2005, Consumer Reports tested 303 cars and trucks and found that about 90% got lower mileage than the EPA's estimates. The mileage for city driving averaged about 30% below the government's figures.
(The fact that the new, lower estimates won't be used to calculate the car companies' average fuel economy rating -- known as CAFE -- also makes the pill easier to swallow.)
And the EPA is careful to note that it still isn't promising perfection.
"It's a sticker, not a crystal ball," Millett said. "This is a yardstick to compare one vehicle to another.
Drivers have long complained that the EPA's mileage test, developed in the mid-'70s, didn't take into account the way people actually drive. For instance, the test didn't measure the effects of stop-and-go driving and lead-footing -- two common Southern California pastimes -- on fuel economy.
In addition, the national speed limit was 55 mph when the old test was developed. Today, it's as high as 80 mph in some places.
In 2005, Consumer Reports tested 303 cars and trucks and found that about 90% got lower mileage than the EPA's estimates. The mileage for city driving averaged about 30% below the government's figures.
(The fact that the new, lower estimates won't be used to calculate the car companies' average fuel economy rating -- known as CAFE -- also makes the pill easier to swallow.)
And the EPA is careful to note that it still isn't promising perfection.
"It's a sticker, not a crystal ball," Millett said. "This is a yardstick to compare one vehicle to another.
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Well, I'm glad to hear that! 
I never really got good gas mileage in my V6. When I traded it in a couple of weeks ago I was getting combined only 18 MPG, with 2/3 city driving. Not so good!
I think Ford needs to put that new 3.5 V6 in the base Mustang, the 4.0 liter is too old of a design IMHO.
I never really got good gas mileage in my V6. When I traded it in a couple of weeks ago I was getting combined only 18 MPG, with 2/3 city driving. Not so good!
I think Ford needs to put that new 3.5 V6 in the base Mustang, the 4.0 liter is too old of a design IMHO.
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Well, I'm glad to hear that!
I never really got good gas mileage in my V6. When I traded it in a couple of weeks ago I was getting combined only 18 MPG, with 2/3 city driving. Not so good!
I think Ford needs to put that new 3.5 V6 in the base Mustang, the 4.0 liter is too old of a design IMHO.
I never really got good gas mileage in my V6. When I traded it in a couple of weeks ago I was getting combined only 18 MPG, with 2/3 city driving. Not so good!
I think Ford needs to put that new 3.5 V6 in the base Mustang, the 4.0 liter is too old of a design IMHO.
You Mean this one!
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Yeah, that's the one. Any details available yet?
Although, I'm going to be enjoying my GT for some years to come!
Although, I'm going to be enjoying my GT for some years to come!
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