Yep.

 

Really cool to hear that you saw the TT V6!!

 

I don't think Lamborghini owners care much about fuel economy.
And a Falcon mule in the US? Considering that GM is going to sell the newest Holden Commodore in the US as the Pontiac G8, I'm not too suprised. Hopefully, this could mean that the Australian hi-po sedan wars are going to spill over into America. That would be awesome, seeing the V8 RWD hi-po sedan go through a resurrection last seen with the '94-'96 Impala SS.

 

DUDE...... Getting the GT or GT-P over here, or at least their engines, would be such a good move by FORD U.S.......

 

Good move? More like a bold move, amirite?

 

yes - THAT would be a **** bold move

 

Would be interesting to see if this really comes to be, with gas prices and the need for competitive MPG, I'm wondering what ford will do. Though hearing something word of mouth isn't good enough for me. With all the recent changes at ford, I won't believe it until I see it.

I don't want to see the V8 go though, no replacing that muscle sound. Though some sort of variable technology like Fords competitors have would be cool. So if you are cruising on the highway you can drop down to 6 or 4 cylinders.

 

What about direct injection? I thought that was also good for a few MPG, as well as HP. That should be investigated, too...

 

ive doubled my horsepower and more than doubled my torque with less psi.

 

Physics thinks you're the man.

 

I have a direct injected and turbocharged 4 cyl currently. (Mazda CX-7).

I do have fun driving it but I don't stomp on it all the time. It's rated at 18 city and 24 hwy. The best I've ever gotten is 17mpg with a combo of city and hwy. And that's on premium.

So Turbo and Direct injection aren't magic bullets for high MPG.

 

I'm getting 25mpg on my turbo 05 sixer.

 

I don't see how. I'm lucky to get that kind of economy out of my low mileage, perfectly maintained, 2500 pound, 2.0 liter, 5-speed Focus.

 

I don't see how, my focus is rated 27 city 37 hwy. and I have never gotten under 30mpg before.

 

That's the same MPG the V8 Mustang GT gets...

 

My wife has a CX-7. It has averaged 22.1 mpg. It has about 10,000 miles on it now. That's probably a mixture of 40% rural, 40% city, and 20% highway.

My 05 GT (automatic) has averaged 20.9 mpg. It has just over 30,000 miles on it now.

So, we get slightly better mileage with the CX-7, but it is offset by the cost of the premium fuel.

 

Here is an excel sheet I've made that can help compare fuel costs across different models. The light red are values you can feed in that will calculate the others.

I've taken some assumptions that work for me. I am only counting a week as 5 days. Days to fill gives an estimate of the number of days a tank will last given a refill at 2 gallons left.

The yellow is the "winner".

 

Hello, I made an Excel sheet about how Awesome facial hair is.

Everyone is the "winner".

 

Hahahaha. Irrefutable.

 

Move to ban. Where do these geniuses come from?

Whichever cells turn yellow is the best value. Notice there isn't that much difference between the little civic and the mustang. And when you look at premium the cost isn't that big of a difference. It's just a tool that helps me compare experiences with multiple vehicles.