I have a new Ford 5.0 in my Mustang. DOHC AND Variable valve timing, so it makes a ton of Torque at 1500 RPM and 420HP when you wind it out.
I’m getting 22 - 24 mph on my daily commute (17 miles one way through the heart of Dallas), 27-28 on the highway.
Big 3 Motor technology has come a long way even from 2006. I was going to get an SRT Challenger in 2009, but the MPG turned me off so I held off until they added cylinder deactivation, then I was going to get an SS Camaro, but hated the godawful steering wheel, then the 5.0’s came out. My Mustang has really surprised me with how good gas mileage it can get. It gets 5 more mpg than my 1980’s mustangs in town, and has over 200 more HP.
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