Not bad for a V8...

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07/08/2017 at 16:08 • Filed to: None

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...but I do kinda miss the numbers the EB put out

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Granted the GT takes 87 and the EB required premium which is currently $0.40 more per gallon


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Kinja'd!!! CaptDale - is secretly British > Jayhawk Jake
07/08/2017 at 16:11

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Hmmm, my GTO requires premium, but I average 18-20


Kinja'd!!! Dru > Jayhawk Jake
07/08/2017 at 16:12

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Which is your favorite so far?


Kinja'd!!! Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero > Jayhawk Jake
07/08/2017 at 16:21

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whats the 5.0 epa ratings


Kinja'd!!! K-Roll-PorscheTamer > Jayhawk Jake
07/08/2017 at 16:23

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What’s the range you get out of a tank?


Kinja'd!!! Flex my boost > Jayhawk Jake
07/08/2017 at 16:28

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As my 10yr old daughters would say I’m jelly. My 5.0 f150 is only getting 15.2mpg and my EB flex is getting 17 on premium. I wear my lead shoes in the Flex though.


Kinja'd!!! HammerheadFistpunch > Jayhawk Jake
07/08/2017 at 16:28

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Could be worse. I was pretty stoked to see 20 mpg average over a roadtrip in the gx. I was thrilled when I saw 16 mpg out of the 80 series once...once.


Kinja'd!!! Noah - Now with more boost. > Jayhawk Jake
07/08/2017 at 16:32

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My car will do around the same, but the V8 is pretty small and wayyyy less powerful so yeah that’s impressive


Kinja'd!!! Jayhawk Jake > HammerheadFistpunch
07/08/2017 at 16:57

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I’ll be curious to see what it actually works out to. In my experience the MPG readout on these computers is typically 2-3 mpg high. If it comes out to 15 MPG on a tank that’s not terrible , though it is well below the EPA “combined” rating. Frekkin 3.73s...


Kinja'd!!! Jayhawk Jake > K-Roll-PorscheTamer
07/08/2017 at 17:00

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Don’t really know yet, this will be my first “typical” tank. We got 350 miles out of it pure highway and I made it just over 300 with 3/4 tank highway 1/4 tank “typical” day-to-day use. I’m about halfway through this tank and I’ve driven around 150 miles, so I’m expecting anywhere from 220 to 250 miles.

I usually got the EB out to 320 or so. Averaged between 21 and 24 on each tank. The GT tank is half a gallon bigger.


Kinja'd!!! Jayhawk Jake > Dru
07/08/2017 at 17:02

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The GT for sure. I need to drive a performance pack ecoboost to see how it compares to the performance pack GT. My Ecoboost did not have PP, and by comparison the GT corners noticeably flatter and the brakes are MUCH stronger.

The EB has more torque down low, but once it’s above 3500 RPM it’s no match for the GT. And as much as I liked the way my EB sounded with the exhaust I had, and as much as I love turbo noises, nothing beats a V8 growl.


Kinja'd!!! Jayhawk Jake > Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero
07/08/2017 at 17:03

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15 city, 25 highway, 18 combined IIRC. Of course you can bet those numbers were tested in the non-Performance Pack with its 3.31 rear gear. Mine’s a PP so it has 3.73 gears.


Kinja'd!!! Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero > Jayhawk Jake
07/08/2017 at 17:04

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ahhh gotcha. still almost 17 mpg doesnt seem too bad for MPG


Kinja'd!!! Stephenson Valve Gear > Jayhawk Jake
07/08/2017 at 17:06

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Hmmm... here are the results from my last road trip in my GT. The car’s computer is a bit optimistic in my Mustang - it actually calculated out to be 27.1 MPG. I’m averaging a calculated 24.4 MPG over those 10k+ miles.


Kinja'd!!! E90M3 > Jayhawk Jake
07/08/2017 at 17:18

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“15 mpg isn’t bad fuel economy”

-my M3


Kinja'd!!! 19JRC99 > Jayhawk Jake
07/08/2017 at 17:41

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My grandfather’s ‘89 gets 30 (No, really) on the freeway. Pop it into 5th and it just sips. Granted, you have double the horsepower and could beat it every other way.


Kinja'd!!! Nobi > Jayhawk Jake
07/08/2017 at 17:43

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Not bad at all. My ‘04 GTO auto with short headers, full exhaust, and a tune averaged 20mpg on a trip from my house in MA to Kent, NY. Nearly a 3 hour trip and 70% highway.


Kinja'd!!! random001 > Jayhawk Jake
07/08/2017 at 21:14

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You know, my Z06 pulled 33 mpgs....