CNN Article: higher MPG tips for your S197 Mustang

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Jul 20, 2007 | 10:45 AM

Vermillion06

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CNN Article: higher MPG tips for your S197 Mustang

Gas-saving tips put to the test

This article was interesting because one of the test vehicles was a 2005 Mustang GT.

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...at a steady 65 miles per hour, "windows down" or "A/C on" made virtually no difference in mileage.
The Mustang got 4.1 percent better mileage -- 30.7 mpg vs. 29.5 mpg -- with the windows down. The Land Rover got 1.6 percent better mileage with the windows down, a difference of just 0.3 miles per gallon.

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...feather-footing the Mustang garnered a 27.1 percent mileage increase.

Jul 20, 2007 | 10:56 AM

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Nice I can get 30MPG to if I take it real easy. Then again that defeats the whole reason for driving this car.

Jul 20, 2007 | 11:14 AM

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On our road trip to Colorado, the computer said we got 27.8 mpg. I was amazed since we did a lot of mountain roads!!!

Jul 20, 2007 | 11:19 AM

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I'd have to be going downhill for a long time to see 30MPG

Jul 20, 2007 | 11:50 AM

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Did a road trip through central Ill. cruse on and top down doing about 70-75 mph... got 28+-MPG had no complaints... PU truck gets 16 hwy and 8 city

Jul 20, 2007 | 12:13 PM

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LOL, I'm at 14 in the city and 16 on the autobahn...and it does not bother me one bit. Not sure why or how anyone would feather the gas pedal...unless driving on snow of course.

Jul 20, 2007 | 12:36 PM

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What exactly is feather-footing?

Jul 20, 2007 | 12:40 PM

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Driving a Honda Civic.

Jul 20, 2007 | 12:41 PM

Knight

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the opposite of lead footing.

Jul 20, 2007 | 12:47 PM

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Could care less. I bought mine for the SMILES per gallon!!

Jul 20, 2007 | 01:02 PM

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I average 15 MPG... but at $0.72 /gallon for 91 octane I couldn't care less

Jul 20, 2007 | 01:03 PM

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Originally Posted by scramblr

LOL, I'm at 14 in the city and 16 on the autobahn...and it does not bother me one bit. Not sure why or how anyone would feather the gas pedal...unless driving on snow of course.

16! not bad!

Jul 20, 2007 | 01:21 PM

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Sheise, I replaced a 40+ MPG Corolla with my Stang! I didn't get it for the economy!

Jul 20, 2007 | 01:54 PM

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Getting an average 18.5mpg over 25k miles, and perfectly happy about it!

Jul 20, 2007 | 04:18 PM

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I didn't buy my car at all for the mileage, but while were on this subject I'll tell what I've gotten. With my 93 octane tune, AND AR L/T's, I was heading to a show in Jersey, so it was alot of TP driving. I always reset the MPG meter when I hop on the highway. I got it reading 31.2 MPG on the way to Jersey. I was in 5th, doing around 65 mph. Not that I do this all the time, but with the headers and 93 tune, I was really impressed.

Jul 20, 2007 | 04:59 PM

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It's nice to be able to tell my smug import loving co-workers that my " domestic gas-guzzler" V8 Mustang can get up to 30 mpg on the highway and have 300 hp with V8 torque

It's interesting that at 65 mph, they got about 1.7 mpg more with the windows down than with the windows up and the A/C on. I always thought the extra drag from open windows would decrease gas mileage.

Jul 20, 2007 | 05:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Phorty

What exactly is feather-footing?

This is what they did in the article:

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Slowing zero-to-sixty times to 20 seconds instead of 10 to 15 seconds makes a big difference in mileage over the long term. Braking slowly and gently helps, too.

Jul 21, 2007 | 08:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Vermillion06

It's nice to be able to tell my smug import loving co-workers that my " domestic gas-guzzler" V8 Mustang can get up to 30 mpg on the highway and have 300 hp with V8 torque

Yeah me too. I guess the A/C on is more of a drag on the engine than open windows. Of course I live in AZ. Open windows in summer is just plain silly, unless you enjoy the feeling of a flamethrower on your face.