.9 miles


It's a real grind

 

This is classic!

 

This. I've done the math and calculated that the difference between my GT and a Fiesta/Focus driven 15,000 per year is like $1,500. $1,500 per year to drive what I love is worth every penny. I commute 35 miles round trip and drive probably 75% highway miles and am consistently getting 23-25 per gallon on summer 91 octane ethanol-free gas. Overall average of 51,000 miles driven is 21.9 mpg overall.

 

I am lucky i live close to work.. 2miles one way...

 

I commute 90 miles one-way (95% highway) and average about 25.4 mpg in my '11 V6... most days I drive my wife's G6 that can get close to 29mpg. End up filling gas every other day and it SUCKS!!!

 

Same here! Poor car doesn't even get to heat up!

 

It depends where you are on the parkway and what time you get there. I commute from Jersey City up to Nanuet, NY. I usually don't have any issues going to work in the morning on the parkway, but if I leave too late leaving JC on routes 1&9 can be a b***h. Going home if I leave too late, exit 163 for route 17 south gets backed up onto the parkway as well as everything from exit 157 to just north of route 17. Oh, and don't forget about all of the holiday shopping at all of the malls in this area.

I'm basically going in the opposite direction of you everyday, and if I hit route 17 after about 7:15-7:30AM it is horrible. Trying to use 17 as your commute is a mess during normal commuting hours, I avoid it like the plague if I'm going to hit it at the wrong times.

 

Since I just retired and got a '14 black GT, my new career of keeping it clean is about 40 steps to the garage.

Tom

 

20 miles 35 minutes

 

Mine is 69.5 miles one way - but I only go to work once a week (I work 3 in a row and done). It's all highway, so I've been getting 23mpg on my new track pack. It's not broken in yet, definitely still getting better.

 

Conservative driving can really increase the mileage. I can knock down 23 mpg in the GT500 by taking it lightly. Driven in my usual style though which could be best described as aggressive and its half that.




I've noticed best mileage is achieved when the tach is held between 1000-1500 and subtle throttle when pulling away from the light. In my old 07 GT I could also bump mileage a bit by upshifting early and matting the throttle reducing pumping losses (the vacuum the engine has to fight against with part throttle operation).


I can't remember on my old N/A car how much fuel consumption increased above that RPM but on the Shelby anything approaching 2000 rpm starts to really put a dent in fuel economy with the 2.9 Whipple and a 3.25 or 3.00 pulley.

 

I have 14 miles one way to work. Most of it is highway, but the combo of the crappy traffic conditions during peak hours and my driving habits get me around 16-18mpg on average. Stock GT, no tune, 92 octane.

I wonder how much topography factors in to the mpg (I'm in a very hilly area with lots of elevation changes). What I do know is that my driving habits certainly haven't helped. When I'm cruising in traffic I tend to wind the gears out more, downshift more to let the exhaust sing... The money I spend is music to my ears at least.

Everyone here has kinda said it in their own way - you'll find your sweet spot in the pay to play ratio.

 

20 miles each way, 90% highway. Average 26mpg even on the days when I am driving well over the speed limit. I have given up caring how much I spend on petrol, and I have to use 93 octane with my tune.

 

I drive 40 miles one way to get to work with my 02 mustang gt. Mostly all highway. I get about 20 mpg. Here's my question, I have another car(not going to say what it is so there's no hating) that needs about 700 dollars of fixing to get it on the road and insured. But it will easily get low to mid 30s for mpg. If I work my current job for one year, will It save me enough to make it practical to fix my other car? I work Monday to Friday full time. Thanks for the opinions !

 

93 all the time

 

Seven miles one way.
The truck takes me back and forth to work.

 

I drive 27 miles one way to work. All highway with 22 stop lights and speed limits ranging from 35 (about 2 miles worth) to 55.

I've averaged as high as 26 mpg heading to work in the morning and as low as 17 sitting in traffic in the afternoon. On a weekly basis I usually average 20-21 mpg. What amazes me is that my average mpg is nearly identical to what I used to get in my '97 gt. With nearly twice the horsepower and no comparison in performance, I'm more than happy with it.

 

2014 GT MT w/ 3.73. My commute is 70 miles one way. Speeds of 60-80 mph. My mpg ranges from 21-22 in "I don't give a $%@#" mode to 26 mpg in full on "save the planet" mode.

The fun is soooo worth it. I got worried about gas in 2008 and that next spring I bought a Honda Fit. Fun little car but slow as could be. It was miserable to be blown off the road by every truck and grocery getter. I traded it for a Civic Si, thinking that was a good compromise. After two years, I said %$#@ compromise and bought the Mustang.

I just bought my wife a 2015 GMC Yukon XL 4wd. So the Mustang is still the economy car, lol.

 

my commute varies from day to day. I am a Field Engineer working at power plants. The only consistant thing is I have a smile on my face when I drive to work unless I have to fly and drive ****ty rental cars.

 

I am at 50-60 miles round trip... Mostly tollway overall, but some stop and go closer to home... I use my cruise control whenever possible, get anywhere from 19-21 or so mpg... GT V8... Not bad IMHO... I like to stomp on the accelerator a bit...