3.7L V6 - 48.5 mpg!
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funny, I was kinda wondering what a Prius would do in the same test . . . I bet it wouldn't be much better, since this test is all about how efficiently the engine converts gas into forward motion, along with rolling resistance/drag, not so much about how it reclaims that energy when slowing down
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That's very impressive. I had to read that title three times to understand that was what it meant. Good job Ford. This means more Mustang sales and more money invested into the future of the greatest automobile ever created.
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funny, I was kinda wondering what a Prius would do in the same test . . . I bet it wouldn't be much better, since this test is all about how efficiently the engine converts gas into forward motion, along with rolling resistance/drag, not so much about how it reclaims that energy when slowing down
One of these days I would like for Bob Cosby to teach me how to do the quarter mile. Its one of those things I want to do before I am dead. I have never made a pass. He would have to start at square one because I have no clue.
It only shows how broad the Mustang family is. It appeals to all ages and I am living proof.
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Former director of the CIA James Woolsey drives a Prius. Can't find a link to the Frontline(?) documentary I saw which interviewed him but here's a link I did find.
http://motherjones.com/politics/2008...ey-hybrid-hawk
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I don't. We're substituting one flaw for another flaw and a whole new set of enviro problems. And it will be outdated and discarded. What a waste of focus.
Plus it doesn't address the failing power grid or the massive increase in power generation that would be needed for a sizeable electric fleet and the 'recharging stations' at every parking lot.
Any electric vehicle is limited to city slickers. It doesn't apply to cross country goods transportation or the millions/billions living away from population centers. The electric vehicle is not 'portable' enough. And any electric vehicle with an onboard generator (like the just announced 3 cyl by Lotus) still requires fossil fuel.
I think the answer to the future is in the ocean. Both with desalination and conversion to hydrogen. We don't have the tech or incentive yet. But that is a limitless supply of two huge resource issues for an ever growing population.
Batteries are fine for stationary purposes like solar roofs on every home & building.
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Apply this same 1200 RPM to a V6 with the 2.73's and it should not go into O.D. until around 51-52 MPH !!
Makes me think they may have actually been running the 3.31 gears in this car to get the RPM's just right for the 45-55 MPH that they figured to be the most efficent speed range for maximum MPG's.
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Doug, i'm not sure when it will downshift to 5th gear. Under very slow, on a flat road acceleration my car doesn't go into 6th gear until 41 or 42 m.p.h. Its such a smooth shift, i can only tell the transmission has shifted into 6th by looking at the tach. Under normal driving and normal acceleration, i can 'feel' the 6th gear shift at 41 or 42 m.p.h.
Maybe they took their time changing drivers, making the average speed lower than expected. I don't know.
I don't think Ford would have messed with the computer to make it shift into 6th gear at a lower speed than a normal V-6 automatic Mustang?
Maybe they took their time changing drivers, making the average speed lower than expected. I don't know.
I don't think Ford would have messed with the computer to make it shift into 6th gear at a lower speed than a normal V-6 automatic Mustang?
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I am grateful the new 2011 V6 is enabling Ford to position the Mustang as a fuel saver so that I can romp-&-stomp with my 5.0 under the radar of most of the enviro-weenies who completely ignore the 2nd Law of thermodynamics & think we need to be controlled to "save the planet". Thank you Ford, for the new V6!
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The automatic shifts up and down the gears so smooth. Its hard to tell what gear it goes in. I thought my transmission had gone into 5th gear while slowing down, it went into 4th LOL!!! I can't figure out what speed it down shifts into 5th.
I hope Ford will soon show a video of this record breaking event, so we can get a general idea on how they drove the Mustang around the track.
I hope Ford will soon show a video of this record breaking event, so we can get a general idea on how they drove the Mustang around the track.
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Video from the car with the engineer talking about the car and what they did.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-y25rX87vo
Says cruise was set between 45 and 55, must not have been set close to 55 very long.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-y25rX87vo
Says cruise was set between 45 and 55, must not have been set close to 55 very long.
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Wait, wait wait.. There is actually a Prius Forum?????
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I don't. We're substituting one flaw for another flaw and a whole new set of enviro problems. And it will be outdated and discarded. What a waste of focus.
Plus it doesn't address the failing power grid or the massive increase in power generation that would be needed for a sizeable electric fleet and the 'recharging stations' at every parking lot.
Any electric vehicle is limited to city slickers. It doesn't apply to cross country goods transportation or the millions/billions living away from population centers. The electric vehicle is not 'portable' enough. And any electric vehicle with an onboard generator (like the just announced 3 cyl by Lotus) still requires fossil fuel.
I think the answer to the future is in the ocean. Both with desalination and conversion to hydrogen. We don't have the tech or incentive yet. But that is a limitless supply of two huge resource issues for an ever growing population.
Batteries are fine for stationary purposes like solar roofs on every home & building.
Plus it doesn't address the failing power grid or the massive increase in power generation that would be needed for a sizeable electric fleet and the 'recharging stations' at every parking lot.
Any electric vehicle is limited to city slickers. It doesn't apply to cross country goods transportation or the millions/billions living away from population centers. The electric vehicle is not 'portable' enough. And any electric vehicle with an onboard generator (like the just announced 3 cyl by Lotus) still requires fossil fuel.
I think the answer to the future is in the ocean. Both with desalination and conversion to hydrogen. We don't have the tech or incentive yet. But that is a limitless supply of two huge resource issues for an ever growing population.
Batteries are fine for stationary purposes like solar roofs on every home & building.
*Anyone who touts corn based ethanol as a replacement for oil doesn't know what they're talking about. It's energy yield isn't that great as other sources and diverting corn to fuel affects our food supply. Switchgrass on the other hand is interesting.
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I think the answer to the future is in the ocean. Both with desalination and conversion to hydrogen. We don't have the tech or incentive yet. But that is a limitless supply of two huge resource issues for an ever growing population.
Batteries are fine for stationary purposes like solar roofs on every home & building.
Batteries are fine for stationary purposes like solar roofs on every home & building.
So you can use water from the ocean as a battery, but you still need to generate electricity.. from a power plant somewhere.