30.6 mpg in a 2005 Lincoln Town Car
 

With a 4.6 V8 and auto at that!

The route was 28 miles round trip from my Aunt's house into Smithfield and back. 25% city, 75% country roads obeying the speed limits along the way... meaning about 5 mph below :D

I was surprised at how easy it was to pass the highway rating of 25. It is completely stock, except for a set of 225/60R17 Michelin Energy Saver A/S that were pumped up to just below sidewall max ;)

I beat the Highway rating for my Escort ZX2 (30 mpg) also. I don't doubt that 35 mpg would be possible, maybe 40+ in competition.

The Power of Puttering.

For sure ;)

And coasting every chance I could get!

Sure it was a Northstar? That's a GM engine!

Ahha! You got me! Thanks for the correction :thumbup:

Names aside, it was still a 239 hp, 4.6L V8 :D

You did that on purpose so you could post again.

Me too.

The Northstar engine was a Cadillac engineered engine and was not exactly an engineering tour de force, to be charitable. I had a neighbor who had one and it sounded like it was made of sheet metal.

But a sheet metal engine is a tour de force!

Crosley made a sheet metal engine!

Yup!