06-25-2010, 09:56 PM
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Better trader 'er in. The cyclone wipes the floor with the ancient cologne!
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That is a VERY tempting suggestion! 45% more HP from 7.5% less displacement and 16% better (EPA estimated) fuel economy. All it takes is money. I'd never break even on FE, but 305 HP.... 
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Just 'cuz you can't do it, don't mean it can't be done...
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The presence of traffic is the single most complicating factor of hypermiling. I know what I'm going to do, it's contending with whatever the hell all these other people are going to do that makes things hard.
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06-26-2010, 11:41 AM
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Yup, and even an extra gear!
Go for it!
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06-26-2010, 10:57 PM
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Engine (305 HP vs. 210 HP), transmission (6-speed vs. 5-speed), rear axle (2.73:1 vs. 3.31:1 ; limited slip vs. open differential) upgrade.... Probably be about the same price to trade-up for "White Pony II".  I'm definitely considering trading up. Or I may wait for the '14 model and get the 50th Anniversary edition... Uhh, why wait? It's only money!
Off topic, I paid $750 for a ride in a REAL Mustang today. A WWII P51 Mustang fighter plane. What a ride! We only got about 2 MPG, but...
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Fuel economy is nice, but sometimes I just gotta put the spurs to my pony!
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Originally Posted by thatguitarguy
Just 'cuz you can't do it, don't mean it can't be done...
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Originally Posted by elhigh
The presence of traffic is the single most complicating factor of hypermiling. I know what I'm going to do, it's contending with whatever the hell all these other people are going to do that makes things hard.
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06-27-2010, 08:30 AM
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It's not a "Slush-Box Automatic" this time around. It's the funky dual-clutch manual transmission Ford calls the "PowerShift" 6 speed auto. No torque converter, no ATF - it's a manual transmission that is electronically "clutched" so there's no 3rd pedal for the driver.
Call it what you will, but it's NOT a conventional automatic.
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06-27-2010, 01:27 PM
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I was sad that they tested the V6 and not the 5.0...
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06-27-2010, 04:58 PM
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Originally Posted by MetroMPG
They just got it into top gear and held it there.
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I assume you mean the top ratio and not Jeremy Clarkson's TV show (new series started this evening, quite well I thought) - I suspect he wouldn't be seen dead in a Mustang.
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06-27-2010, 07:20 PM
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I'm not wildly impressed by this. A lot of cars can do great fuel economy on a race-prepped track with no real turns (big sweeping corners, not a big hurtle to hold speed), and a slow enough speeds where aerodynamics don't yet play a huge factor. It's a nice marketing stunt, however.
I could get 30mpg in our '98 GMC Jimmy at about 35 mph-40 mph. 4.3L V6 with the 4L60E and all.
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06-28-2010, 11:21 PM
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...wow! I'm envious, was that at the airshow at Luke?
I've got over 2K hrs as backend "luggage" in USN EC-121 "Warning Star" Constellations...there's nothing like the sound of an R3350, except the "purr" of a Merlin!
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No, that was at the Warbird Fly-In at the Valle Air Museum. My Mustang will never feel the same after that ride in a REAL Mustang.
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Fuel economy is nice, but sometimes I just gotta put the spurs to my pony!
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Originally Posted by thatguitarguy
Just 'cuz you can't do it, don't mean it can't be done...
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Originally Posted by elhigh
The presence of traffic is the single most complicating factor of hypermiling. I know what I'm going to do, it's contending with whatever the hell all these other people are going to do that makes things hard.
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06-29-2010, 04:18 PM
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I assume you mean the top ratio and not Jeremy Clarkson's TV show (new series started this evening
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Oooh, thanks! Downloading as I type.
Quite right - if they'd been in "Top Gear" mode, they would have seen single digit MPG, at least right up until the impact with the caravan (or something). |
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06-29-2010, 05:18 PM
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Oooh, thanks! Downloading as I type.
Quite right - if they'd been in "Top Gear" mode, they would have seen single digit MPG, at least right up until the impact with the caravan (or something). |
Enjoy that. The CRDi version of the sensibly priced car is on my test list once I get back from my hols...
It matches the Honda CR-Z in most things (except looks maybe) and is 7K cheaper... 
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