4.6L 01+ mileage

[AvalancheSVT]

some of ya know im lookin for the right 01+ GT. i'm also looking for a new job in the houston area. that means traffic and i was wondering about the mileage of 01+ GT 5spds in traffic and highway compared to a 3.0 ranger 5spd. im pretty sure the fact that most of my commute will be highway travel that i'll actually spend less money on gas going to a GT. what do you guys think?

 

[scupking]

I have an 01 GT auto and I get around 21mpg mixed highway driveing.

 

[Heratik]

Don't buy a Mustang if you are concerned about gas mileage. I typically go through a tank every couple hundred miles and have to fill once a week with what I'd consider light driving (2000 with 50k miles). I get around 12 to 14 mpg city. I'm sure if you drive like Grandma Peterson you can do better, perhaps low 20's. I think it defeats the purpose of a Mustang if you have to baby it to conserve gas. You really might have more fun if you got something with a hot 4 banger.

 

[scupking]

Don't buy a Mustang if you are concerned about gas mileage. I typically go through a tank every couple hundred miles and have to fill once a week with what I'd consider light driving (2000 with 50k miles). I get around 12 to 14 mpg city. I'm sure if you drive like Grandma Peterson you can do better, perhaps low 20's. I think it defeats the purpose of a Mustang if you have to baby it to conserve gas. You really might have more fun if you got something with a hot 4 banger.

How do you only get 12-14 I beat the crap out of my car and get almost 20 all the time. I go WOT a few times a day.

 

[White97Jimmy]

Getting on the pedal, I average about 17-19mpg, but grandma'ing the pedal I get 20-21mpg.

 

[AvalancheSVT]

Don't buy a Mustang if you are concerned about gas mileage. I typically go through a tank every couple hundred miles and have to fill once a week with what I'd consider light driving (2000 with 50k miles). I get around 12 to 14 mpg city. I'm sure if you drive like Grandma Peterson you can do better, perhaps low 20's. I think it defeats the purpose of a Mustang if you have to baby it to conserve gas. You really might have more fun if you got something with a hot 4 banger.

A- its better mileage than a ranger
B- compared to other cars in its performance range it gets pretty good mileage
C- i'm gonna get something newer so it might as well be something more fun than a ranger.
D- i have a 4 banger, it isn't the daily driver lol

 

[Mustang5L5]

On the highway, if i toss it in 5th and just cruise (in other words no rolling on the gas to pass slow cars) i can get 26-27MPG

I average around 19-21 in mixed driving

 

[Crzyhrse]

You answered your own question. If you have another car to drive already, you can just drive your GT when the mood hits you. That's what I do with my Mach. My '05 Focus gets alot of the DD duties. But when I want to drive my Mach, I've got a grin from ear to ear.

 

[AvalancheSVT]

You answered your own question. If you have another car to drive already, you can just drive your GT when the mood hits you. That's what I do with my Mach. My '05 Focus gets alot of the DD duties. But when I want to drive my Mach, I've got a grin from ear to ear.

well, if my other car wasn't 16 years old and ridiculously modified i'd b fine with driving it every day but thats kinda why have another car. its the DD that needs replacing, hence the "why not get something fun" that i can have a good time in when im not driving my 240

 

[Saleen4971]

i average 16mpg, but i drive pretty hard and plenty of city driving

 

[turbogt]

I averaged 19 in town driving like a grandma, and 26 on the highway at 80-85...
My Cobra gets 8 MAX in town...

 

[whyask]

2003 with 12,xxx miles .get around 170-198 city and 200-250 freeway on 91 octane and light lead foot..LOL..Damn the 4:10s

 

[LaserRed01GT]

With the mods in my sig, I will average about 25-26 MPG on the highway in 5th with mixed highway driving at about 75-80 MPH. In town with some stop and go traffic, I will get around 19-20 MPG. That's with a relatively aggressive tune as well.

 

[02TruBlueGt]

eh i average 17-19 mixed city/highway and spirited shall we say driving. But all highway best i seen was 24 mpg. Like said before if you worried about gas dont buy a mustang.

 

[04DarkShadowGT]

I got like 22 mixed and 26-27 highway on my old pretty much stock 2004 GT 5 speed

I got 20 mixed and 25 highway in my old pi swapped, bolted, and 3.90 geared 98 GT 5 speed

I get like 18 mixed and 22 highway on my basically stock 2001 GT auto.

Autos are way worse on gas.

 

[mustangkid05]

i get like 15

 

[KISSEL]

Like he said, I have a 4.10'ed '01 gt with 90% city driving
with about 15mpg average. If you factor in a little highway
driving, then you're looking at about 190-220 miles per tank.

T/k