2005-2009 Mustang Information on The S197 {Gen1}

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Old Nov 18, 2004 | 08:03 AM
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NOT that this is the primary selling point of a mustang.

Edmunds states that a V6 automatic is 19 /25 . (19 in city, 25 mpg on highway)
A manual GT should be 17/25.

Has anyone checked, is this accurate for them?
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Old Nov 18, 2004 | 08:08 AM
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it hasnt been too good
there has been reports of 14mpg
here's a thread on it
14 mpg
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Old Nov 18, 2004 | 08:11 AM
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Originally posted by thezeppelin8@November 18, 2004, 9:11 AM
it hasnt been too good
there has been reports of 14mpg
here's a thread on it
14 mpg
I was getting abour 22-23mpg when it was a little warmer and dry.

Lately its been colder 40-70 and raining, Ive noticed my average MPG has dropped to about 19-21mpg

My daily commute involves 35 miles of highway at 75mph lite traffic and about 4 miles of city driving. The city driving due stop and go traffic and traffic lights results in the MPG shifting to the 19-21mpg range.
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Old Nov 18, 2004 | 08:13 AM
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22.1 MPG on the highway running 85-90 for 530 miles.... not to bad for driving thru the mountains.
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Old Nov 18, 2004 | 08:17 AM
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I don't know about other states, but in Colorado, they change the gas over for winter that has more ethonol in it to help with winter emissions. I don't have my Mustang yet, but I know the gas milage in my truck takes a dive when they switch over to the winter gas. I wonder if this is a bad time of year to get an accurate measure of gas milage.

just a thought
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Old Nov 18, 2004 | 08:35 AM
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thanks klous for pointing out that old thread.

Id be interested to see what those guys talking about 14 and 11 etc., are getting now after the cars are broke in..
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Old Nov 18, 2004 | 09:04 AM
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It seems to vary with how hard I drive it.

With suburban commuting driving; some stop and go, some highway (5 miles of a 10 mile trip) - I get 18 to 19. But, if I rev higher for shifts, and drive harder I'm at 16.5.

Highway, only for 40 mile round trips, with some stop and go ishowed about 20 on the info center.
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Old Nov 18, 2004 | 09:44 AM
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well...i just put in my second tank of gas today, so that's 3 total...counting the freebee fron the dealership. i'm probably getting close to 600 miles now, around 580...and my display is telling me i'm getting around 18 miles/gallon. i think it says 17.8 or so.

also, i'm getting a little over 300 miles on a tank of gas.
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Old Nov 18, 2004 | 09:47 AM
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The display is telling me I am getting anywhere from 14-17 MPG but I havent really done any highway driving. One question I do have though is when you flip through the setup on the display right after it shows you your MPG it has MPG with a plus and a minus sign...what does that do?
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Old Nov 18, 2004 | 10:28 AM
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I do alot of stop and go driving and after 3 tanks of gas, I am getting around 23 in a V6. I have a little over 700 miles on my car.
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Old Nov 18, 2004 | 10:45 AM
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22.8......Thats with a "trip" mileage of 560. About 400 of it was interstate.
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Old Nov 18, 2004 | 11:54 AM
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21 mpg at 80 mph on interstate trip of 240 miles. GT stick shift.
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Old Nov 18, 2004 | 12:23 PM
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Originally posted by I8URVTEC@November 18, 2004, 10:50 AM
One question I do have though is when you flip through the setup on the display right after it shows you your MPG it has MPG with a plus and a minus sign...what does that do?
That's a graph of real time consumption. More bars mean you're getting better gas mileage, less bars mean you're driving it like the gas guzzler it is
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Old Nov 18, 2004 | 04:24 PM
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~23 mpg in my 5 speed GT, mixed highway/city drive to work and back, 50 miles round trip. Many trips to redline...

Very impressed with the mileage so far.
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Old Nov 18, 2004 | 04:29 PM
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Originally posted by clintoris@November 18, 2004, 9:20 AM
I don't know about other states, but in Colorado, they change the gas over for winter that has more ethonol in it to help with winter emissions. I don't have my Mustang yet, but I know the gas milage in my truck takes a dive when they switch over to the winter gas. I wonder if this is a bad time of year to get an accurate measure of gas milage.

just a thought
I'm in Denver and am getting roughly 18 MPG on mostly city driving in my GT manual.

Whereabouts in the Denver area are you?
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Old Nov 18, 2004 | 04:35 PM
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With less than 200 miles on my current tank I am rather upset to report I have less that a 1/4 tank left...???

Much of it is city driving, more than half.
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Old Nov 18, 2004 | 06:00 PM
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I am in L.A. traffic, my display says "PARK IT OR BUY EXXON STOCK"!
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Old Nov 19, 2004 | 07:18 AM
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Still on my first tank, but it's around 17.6 mpg w/mainly city and some country driving. No Interstate driving to speak of yet. Looking for numbers more like cyoda44's numbers (22.1) next time. They look good to me
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