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Old 07-18-2014, 10:04 PM   #25 (permalink)
Mustang Dave
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Location: Northern Arizona - It's a DRY cold..
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Trigger - '07 Ford Mustang V6 Premium Coupe
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Sports Cars
90 day: 32.76 mpg (US)

Big Red (retired) - '89 Ford F-250 4wd Custom
90 day: 18.13 mpg (US)

Big Red II - '13 Ford F-150 FX4
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90 day: 19.61 mpg (US)
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In my experience, hotter ambient temperatures = better fuel economy. (And I have the fuel logs to demonstrate it - 168K miles w/Big Red and 59K+ miles w/White Pony.) Less engine warm-up time, lower lubricant viscosity, and lower air density (less aerodynamic drag) all contribute to better fuel economy. Summer fuel blend also makes a significant (positive) difference of about 1 MPG in my Mustang.
Fortunately, it rarely gets hot enough in this part of Arizona that I need to use A/C, (except when I have a female passenger ), so A/C's rarely a factor.
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