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Car Forum / Ford / Ford Mustang / September 2006Major difference in MPG (V6 vs V8) ???
I have a 2000 GT stick and considering going to a new V6 Mustang to save on gas. Can someone advise if there is a major difference in MPG please? Thanks Mark > I have a 2000 GT stick and considering going to a new V6 Mustang to > save on gas. Can someone advise if there is a major difference in MPG > please? > > Thanks > Mark While I do not have a 6... When I was shopping for my 06 GT ragtop, the rated difference was minimal on paper.... I am currently getting 20 to 21MPG for everyday driving (6,000 miles on the car, regular gas).. Mine was rated for 17-23... The 6 was rated for 19-25..... I have no idea what the 2000GT was rated at... Based on that, the difference is 'minimal'... Think think there are $1,500 rebates on left over 06's. Get the GT. Martin > > I have a 2000 GT stick and considering going to a new V6 Mustang to > > save on gas. Can someone advise if there is a major difference in MPG [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Based on that, the difference is 'minimal'... Yep, you don't really buy a V6 to save on gas... mine (before I went crazy!) was around 22 almost 24 MPG in the city... On the highway it was 26 to 28... >> I have a 2000 GT stick and considering going to a new V6 Mustang to >> save on gas. Can someone advise if there is a major difference in MPG [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Based on that, the difference is 'minimal'... Is your V6 a 5 speed manual or a 4 speed auto ? Thanks, Lynn McGuire >>> I have a 2000 GT stick and considering going to a new V6 Mustang to >>> save on gas. Can someone advise if there is a major difference in MPG [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > Thanks, > Lynn McGuire Like I said, I do not have a 6.. But to answer your question, my 06 GT vert is auto.. > >> I have a 2000 GT stick and considering going to a new V6 Mustang to > >> save on gas. Can someone advise if there is a major difference in MPG [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > Thanks, > Lynn McGuire My V6 is an auto... BTW... In the S197 both the GT and the V6 share the same (basically the same) 5 speed automatic (not 4 speed). my '06 GT 'vert isn't broken-in yet, but gets 20+ city, 23+ mixed and 25+ highway......if I'm careful. I think the biggest difference in mpg between V6 and V8 is that mileage on the V8 is more closely tied to how briskly you depress the loud pedal. personally, I made a leap-of-faith and am guessing that the V8 will have greater longevity. Also like the idea that the V8 block and heads are of the same metal, not iron/alum as on the V6....and have always had head gasket problems with bi-metal motors. the mpg were so close, I didn't consider it. > I have a 2000 GT stick and considering going to a new V6 Mustang to > save on gas. Can someone advise if there is a major difference in MPG > please? > > Thanks > Mark I have a 2006 V6 Vert with a 5 speed manual and have been getting an average of 29 mpg while commuting 54 miles a day to work. Some of that is highway and some of that is stop and go through town. Mark >> I have a 2000 GT stick and considering going to a new V6 Mustang to >> save on gas. Can someone advise if there is a major difference in MPG [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Mark Just as added info.. When I have taken it easy on the car, my 06 GT (Auto, Ragtop) has gotten 26mpg on a mixed Highway/City 52 mile commute... I also got 27mpg on a Reading, PA to Richmond. VA jaunt... (280Miles) This while driving some considerable stretches at 100mph on I-95... It will depend greatly upon your driving 'style'.... I must be driving like crap... I have a 2006 V6 Auto with only 4300 miles on it. I have been keeping track of the mileage from the day it hit my driveway. I commute from Southern NH to Bedford MA, I 30 mile trip one way down Rt. 3 with just enough side roads to get to and from the highway. I have been getting 22 - 24 MPG. I took a 175-mile trip to CT last weekend with a good stretch at 90 mph. I still averaged just sub 25 mpg. What in the world am I doing wrong if you folks in GTs are getting better MPG than my stock V6? >>> I have a 2000 GT stick and considering going to a new V6 Mustang to >>> save on gas. Can someone advise if there is a major difference in MPG [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > > It will depend greatly upon your driving 'style'.... > I must be driving like crap... I have a 2006 V6 Auto with only 4300 miles on > it. I have been keeping track of the mileage from the day it hit my [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] > > > > It will depend greatly upon your driving 'style'.... You should pick up a couple extra MPG around 10,000 miles... Why will my milage improve after ~10000 miles? > You should pick up a couple extra MPG around 10,000 miles... >> I must be driving like crap... I have a 2006 V6 Auto with only 4300 miles >> on [quoted text clipped - 31 lines] >> > >> > It will depend greatly upon your driving 'style'.... > Why will my milage improve after ~10000 miles? > [quoted text clipped - 35 lines] > >> > > >> > It will depend greatly upon your driving 'style'.... Seems the 4.OL is a little tight from the factory... My buddy at Ford said they were suprised that the 4.0L didn't seem to "loosen up" until they had about 10,000 miles on them... he told me I would see a slight jump in MPG at around 10,000... sure enough... right around 9500 miles I pick up another 2 MPG... |
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