30.6 mpg in a 2005 Lincoln Town Car

[BabyDiesel]

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

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.

[Frank Lee]

The Power of Puttering.

[BabyDiesel]

For sure

And coasting every chance I could get!

[Gasoline Fumes]

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

[BabyDiesel]

Originally Posted by Gasoline Fumes

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

Ahha! You got me! Thanks for the correction

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

[Frank Lee]

You did that on purpose so you could post again.

Me too.

[MobilOne]

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.

[Frank Lee]

But a sheet metal engine is a tour de force!

[Gasoline Fumes]

Crosley made a sheet metal engine!

[Frank Lee]

Yup!