darksky1984

I didn't buy my new mustang for great gas mileage but I do want to get the most out of my car. Ford says that I should be able to get around 26 miles on the highway. But the best I've gotten is 22-23mpg. I set the cruise at 70mph and don't gun it during acceleration. I'm not sure how Ford got that number. I am getting around 18-19 in the city but I want to get around 26 on the highway since I drive longer distances on the weekends. What mpg's are you guys getting and how are you getting it? Thanks.

AzPete

Drive slower......mine gets much better at 65 vs. 70. There mpg tests are done at slower speeds I would say....like 55 mph.

hawkeye18

I got about 26mpg going 60-65 on a trip from home to DC and back (all the roads are 55, no interstates)

brian9031

Driving a four hour drive doing 75 mph i got 26.2 mpg the car had 500 miles when i did that a buddy of mine got 27.8 on the same trip so it can be done.

VistaBlue

Are you running the AC on these longer highway trips? I did fairly extensive (1000+ mile) testing on my '11 GT when driving to and from Canada. On one trip, I drove the entire time with the AC on, and averaged about 2-3mpg less than when I made the exact same journey with the windows down the entire way.

Mishri

I got worse gas mileage when it was new, after i broke it in abit I got a couple more MPGs. i think the best i got was 25mpg, but i have an auto so thats also to be expected, cruise was set to 70.

Bmr4life

Great numbers. I cruise at 75 and my current 18-19mpg ain't cutting it.

brian9031

I drove from winston salem n.c to deal's gap witch is about 300 miles one way so a total of about 650 miles andf it was with the window down some of the way and the air.

pdonket

I get about 17-18 city which doesn't surprise me since I like to drive the car the way it's made to be driven. I've gotten as high as 27mpg on the highway although that was a rare occasion. I get 26-27 on the highway only if I cruise at about 60-63mph, if I even move up to 65mph I drop about 1mpg. I wonder what kind of mileage I could squeeze out if I drove at 55mph

darksky1984

Yes I have had the A/C on. It has been over 100 degrees lately in Oklahoma and A/C is a must. I can try slowing down to 65 but if I go any slower I'll probably be run over.