I recently took a 10 day vacation in Arizona and Nevada (beautiful country). We drove from Phoenix to the Grand Canyon, then onto Las Vegas (in a rental, Chrysler 300C). Since I recently obtained my very first Mustang my wife and I notice every pony we passed on the highway. One thing I observed was that 98% of the late model Mustangs we saw were V-6 vehicles. I did see a few GT models but the ratio of V-6 to V-8 was very, VERY heavily tilted to the V-6. Here in western PA it's just the opposite, about 8 to 2 in favor of the V-8 ponies. Curious; I have to wonder if it has something to do with the sales demographics or if folks out west are really trying to get the best MPG bang for their buck. How 'bout it westerners, any opinions?

 

I live in Idaho and it's the same ratio here, about 8 of 10 ten mustangs are six cylinders. I don't know why.

 

Perhaps reasons are fuel tends to be higher priced in the west and the wide open spaces means longer drives than in the crowded east.

 

i would imagine V6 production figures more than double the V8 cars

 

I would say I see a even 50/50 here in phoenix

 

CA - heavy V6 (I live in Napa, CA (Wine Country) and I see V6 Stangs all day long (heck, I was in a V6 rental for a week myself!)

It boils down to MPG and insurance

 

No way, man! It's gotta be at least 65/35 in favor of the V6's! LOL

 

My guess would be that in the southern/western states there are a lot
of rentals, which would be 6's. Even in Hawaii I saw a lot of Stangs but mostly
6 Verts from rental lots. In the midwest/northeast not so many rentals... ?

 

Down here in the Florida Panhandle, it's about a 60/40 mix with the V8's being more numerous.

 

V6s are common in places because of the rentals,went to Vegas recently and there where mustangs every where (V6) and rentals where anouncing the Mustang so no wonder

 

V6s are common in places because of the rentals,went to Vegas recently and there where mustangs every where (V6) and rentals where anouncing the Mustang so no wonderq

 

In the New Orleans Metro, I see about 45/45/10 - the ten being a Shelby, Roush, or Boss.

 

In the twin cities I see about a 70/30 v6/v8

 

The production/sales numbers has been around 70% V6 for a long time now.