If there’s one thing the Ford Mustang is not renowned for its fuel economy. Yet today, I witnessed something staggering – a Ford Mustang drove 27 kilometers on just one litre of petrol. How they did it could be useful to your hip pocket if you’re smart.
The Ford Mustang is the smash hit Ford Australia needed right now as the Aussie car industry pivots to an import-only model. It’s sold out – for months, maybe a year – similarly the Focus RS is in hot demand with a long wait list.
That demand is driven by the heritage of the Mustang brand, the striking good looks and the fact they haven’t been sold in Australia for donkey’s years.
And you get the choice of the stonking 5.0l V8 GT or 2.3l inline four cylinder “EcoBoost”. Sure, you think the GT is the ducks nuts, and it is, that sound – oh dear, but when it comes to the hip pocket for regular refills of the tank – the EcoBoost looks the part and pays dividends.
But would you reckon you could get the thing 27km on just 1 litre of petrol? No bloody way. But I saw it with my own eyes today.
Ford Australia drained the car of as much fuel as they could (not totally through the lines etc – but good enough for me) then drove it up and down the strip at Western Sydney International Dragway. Driven up to 100k on the way up and 80k on the way back it went on, and on, and on, and on.
The deal was, when it “coughs” first, pull it in. When it did, it had driven 27kms. Stunning.
Now there were no red lights, no traffic, just two hairpin turns per kilometer – but still. I guessed it would go 19.5k, most others with us thought 12, 14, maybe 18.
The ability to stretch the limit came from John and Helen Taylor of the Fuel Academy. These two have been setting world records for fuel economy for decades, they hold over 90 records themselves.
Their top tips or “Fuel Efficiency Hacks”?
Logical really, and in just a few laps of a planned circuit today, I got my fuel use down from 9.4 l/100k in a Ford Focus, down to 6.5 in the exact same car. Amazing what a bit of thought can do.
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