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lawhawk3/09/2010 8:13:55 am PST

re: #536 cliffster

Ultra-Efficient Gas Engine Passes Test

Then, there’s the Ford Mustang, which in the 2011 model year will have a 300 hp engine that gets 30 mpg on highway - the first ever 300+ hp engine to do so well on mileage. It would get 19mpg city driving and combined 25mpg.


2011 Ford Mustang V6 – first car to break 300 hp and over 30 mpg
03/04/2010, 12:05 AM
By Mark Kleis

Ford has announced the official fuel economy numbers for the 2011 Mustang V6, and in doing so, stakes a claim to producing the world’s first car to produce over 300 horsepower while also achieving over 30 miles per gallon (EPA). The 2011 Mustang 3.7-liter V6 with six-speed automatic is officially rated at 305 hp and 31 highway miles per gallon.

When Ford first made the claim that they intended to introduce vehicles that were leaders in fuel economy in every segment moving forward, the world largely dismissed the suggestion as nothing more than typical puffery by executives. Ford then introduced the 2010 Ford Fusion – with the most fuel efficient four and six-cylinder engines, as well as the most fuel efficient hybrid offering in the class. Still, the Fusion was nothing more than a single example – until the 2011 Ford Fiesta numbers were released – and put the small car several miles per gallon above anything currently in the class – with 40 miles per gallon highway on Fiesta SFE.

Yet another reason to look at Ford for those suffering from their midlife crises and in need of a pony car.