SINISTER

My foot is made of Uranium or something. I get anywhere between 14 and 17 mpg on a given tank of fuel. A lot has to do with how much traffic I sit in as well. But, I enjoy the car, and like to go WOT when I can. (Probably why I'm rough on tires, too.)

undecided.steve

I hear ya!!
These cars are meant to be driven but like any performance car there are sacraifices to be made.
Traffic is a killer and so is jack rabbit starts.

One thing I have found over the years though is that you are almost always better off choosing the biggest (within reason) motor that the dealer offers for a given car.

Why?

Less stress on the motor and since you have more power to accelerate you are less likely to be nailing the throttle every time you get on a highway or try to pass a car.

Several times in my 48 years on earth I have opted for the V8 motor and friends opted for the v6 motor in the same car.
Despite the EPA estimates, I always got better mileage.

1979 Camaro.
Chrysler LeBAron Coupe circa 1979 and RWD (can you say "Corinthian Leather" , let's see how many get that one).
1992 Caprice.
2003 Caravan (large V6 vs small 4).
etc...

vertmustang98gt

I can second what he is saying, in the summer tho for me. I went to Cleveland which is around 120 miles. I filled up rite before I left and when I got there I filled up after I got off the freeway and I only filled up 4.1 gallons. So the gas mileage he is talking about isn't unheard of. I also was doing excessive speeds in OD tho .
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JayC

I drove my 2001 Gt 195 miles one way to Indy for a race at ORP back in May. It was 90% interstate so I set the cruise at ~80 mph and only had to slow a few times for traffic. Once at the track I made 3 passes with a 150 shot running a best of 11.95@115 before calling it a day. I filled up in Indy for the trip home and did the math....results were 24.5 mpg[8D] Not too shabby for a car with 4.10 gears hauling an large toolbox, floor jack and extra wheels/tires. So I can see 29+ under certain conditions but that kinda defeats the purpose of owning a peerformance car

redass02gt

you guys are just really bad at math if you're getting 30 mpg from your car while cruising at normal highway speeds (70-80mph) on a flat road. maybe if you were going downhill for 300 miles @ 50 mph, you'd get better than the epa ratings, which are actually higher than what you can get in reality on a flat road.

vertmustang98gt

I don't think my math is off dude. Its basic division, but yeah it just matter on certain conditions. With a .62 OD, you get the point.
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2000GT4.6

Thats pretty darned good considering I only get 33.5 MPG out of my DD 4cyl geo prizim with somewhere around 100 horsepower flywheel, and thats only if I keep it at around 70 MPH and no higher on the highway.

bryantwalley

My 2004GT does great (26-28)on long hwy runs but horrible (18-20)in the city.

97mustang17

dam i thought i was doing good with 25.3 on my way to school