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2011 Ford Mustang V6 runs 776.5 miles on one tank, 48.5 mpg [w/video] |
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Jun 26, 2010 - 4:10 PM - by Ford Forums
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Filed under: Coupe, Ford
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On Tuesday, June 23, a group of Ford engineers hit the track at Bristol Motor Speedway in Tennessee in a completely stock 2011 Mustang V6. When Mustangs are on a track, usually the drivers are in search of outright speed, but that wasn't the case this time around. Instead the team of five drivers alternated every hour to see how far they could make the Mustang go on just one tank of gas. The new 3.7-liter V6 in the Mustang is rated at 305 horsepower and 30 mpg on the highway, and the team's goal was to cover 1,000 laps of the 0.533-mile "bull-ring" track.
Twelve and a half hours after they started, the car rolled to stop having covered 1,457 laps at an average speed of 43.9 miles per hour. The 16-gallon tank had been depleted at the rate of 48.5 miles per gallon. Not bad for a 305-hp sport coupe, and as they say, your mileage... [Read More]
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Poll: Mazda2 versus Ford Fiesta |
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Jun 26, 2010 - 4:10 PM - by Ford Forums
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Filed under: Car Buying, Budget, Sedan, Hatchback, Ford, Mazda

In case you missed it, we just published our First Drive of the brand-new Mazda2 today. If your attention spans is anything like ours, allow us to remind you that we've also driven the Ford Fiesta once or twice. Since both cars are built atop the same platform and will be competing for your hard-earned bucks in short order, the natural question is: Which one would you choose?
If you don't have time to read both of our drives, here's a quick glance at some of the more salient details:
2011... [Read More]
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