Holy Crap, I Got Over 33MPG In A Ford Mustang GT

With a thumping great N/A V8 under the hood, our Mustang GT longtermer should have a heinous thirst however you drive it. But that's not necessarily the case...

Yes, I'm boring enough to hypermile a V8 Mustang. 33.2mpg tho! #cars #Mustang #TeamCT

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Before we go any further, yes: I hyper-miled a V8 Mustang, and yes: I realise that probably makes me seem like a massive dullard. While I’m sure many of you are keen to now dismiss all this with a cool story bro, I do think it’s genuinely interesting given this current downsizing trend we find ourselves in that an old-school, N/A V8 can clock 33.2mpg on a long, gentle motorway drive.

What makes it even more interesting is I went on a similar drive in Ecoboost ‘Stang, and managed 38mpg. Yes, that’s better, but not by as much as you’d think, particularly given that this was a downsized engine-friendly, mostly off-boost run.

The gap in fuel economy between the Mustang GT and Ecoboost isn't as big as you might think
The gap in fuel economy between the Mustang GT and Ecoboost isn't as big…

As is often a case with these modern turbo engines, the gap closes even further when you’re pressing on. Go for a thrash in the Ecoboost, and you’ll typically get about 16mpg, while the V8 tends to drop to about 13mpg.

Granted, these aren’t figures we got from rigorous scientific testing, but it’s nice to know you might not get clobbered in your wallet quite as much as you might expect by buying a V8. And hey, for the improvement in the soundtrack department I’d happily take an even bigger hit in the financial department…

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Comments

P1eased0nteatme

Prius is proud.

09/25/2016 - 13:08 |
168 | 12

Mustang and the torque that twist the chassis laughs at proud prius while giving the driver joy.

09/26/2016 - 14:49 |
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Anonymous

probably because you can sit at around 2000 rpm in 6th In a high powered car compared to some stupid eco box bouncing off the redline

09/25/2016 - 13:08 |
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Anonymous

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

Why would you be ‘bouncing off the redline’ on a long, gentle motorway drive’?

09/25/2016 - 13:18 |
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CZ 69% Muscle

6th gear overdrive yo!5th could be overdrive as well,not sure though

09/25/2016 - 13:20 |
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STIGjr101

I call photoshop… U cant hypermile a sports car legally lol

09/25/2016 - 13:21 |
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Anonymous

How is it you’re managing to get that out of a V8 Mustang, whereas I can juuuuuuuuust squeeze 40MPG out of a 1.4 non-turbo?

09/25/2016 - 13:22 |
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Bad News Bear

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

Modern tech is crazy lol

09/25/2016 - 13:52 |
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Kevin Burgess

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

Because the 1.4 turbo has no torque and has to work way harder to keep the car moving.

09/25/2016 - 14:38 |
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MrWafflez

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

such a little engine is working insanely hard to propel the car. The V8 doesn’t need to work that hard to move. Don’t downshift to overtake, You will actually move in higher gears

09/25/2016 - 15:35 |
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Aaron 15

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09/25/2016 - 13:25 |
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Nah they only achieve 22mpg

09/25/2016 - 13:40 |
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Bad News Bear

Its amazing how much you can improve a cars gas mileage when you dont drive it around acting like a total tool with something to prove.
Although, how could you drive it that long and not want to listen to that Coyote 5.0 lol

09/25/2016 - 13:52 |
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Anonymous

Meenwhile i’m getting 65 mpg on my fiesta, but crying because no v8… Still, could be worse, i could be driving a hybrid

09/25/2016 - 13:56 |
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Stefano

When you want a ford ecoboost, without the boost!

09/25/2016 - 13:58 |
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Anonymous

Am I the only one wanting him to fill the tank up drive then fill the tank up again and do the real math?
I’m sure it’s not far off but I’ve seen some people show me the computer MPG and then I tell them to actually do the math and it usually ends up being 3-4 MPG lower than the computer.

09/25/2016 - 14:02 |
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Kevin Burgess

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

I did that with my girlfriend’s dad’s car recently. We took it to a wedding about 400 km from home… Long story short, the computer said 8.5 L per 100 km, the math (which I triple checked) said 6.8 L per 100 km.

09/25/2016 - 14:41 |
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