Fuel-economy ratings for certain 2015 Ford Mustang models are out, and V-6 buyers will be slightly disappointed.
The savvy enthusiasts at Mustang6g—the same forum that posted the car’s first official photos from a copy of Autoweek before it hit newsstands—have now posted Monroneys of several production ‘Stangs, all of which were found on Ford’s consumer website. Here are the three models in question and their EPA numbers (where applicable) compared to 2014:
- 2015 Mustang V-6 Automatic: 19 mpg city, 28 mpg highway (2014: 19/31)
- 2015 Mustang V-6 Manual: 17/28 (2014: 19/29)
- 2015 Mustang EcoBoost Manual: 22/31 (no four-cylinder in 2014)
Unsurprisingly, the 2.3-liter EcoBoost inline-four is the thriftiest and beats the fuel-economy estimates for the larger-displacement 3.7-liter V-6 in the base model. And using the EPA estimates of the V-6 as a guide, it’s likely that the EcoBoost with the six-speed automatic will achieve higher city and highway numbers than the manual. Why the V-6—which, as we’ve detailed previously, has barely been touched from 2014—returns worse mileage in a car that’s supposed to be just 25 pounds heavier surely has a lot to do with the new final-drive ratios, which are higher numerically. The curb-weight difference, like just about every bit of Mustang news all year, was also leaked by Mustang6g and put to rest rumors that the 2015 car would be as much as 300 pounds heavier. Still, what gives?
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All three of the window stickers on Mustang6g.com indicate sales to Virginia dealers, which confirms our suspicion that Ford has been taking orders for months ahead of the new Mustang’s planned fall arrival. The sticker PDFs are currently live on Ford’s website, and we were able to track one of the cars to Purvis Ford of Fredericksburg, Virginia, where the dealer’s website lists a 2015 V-6 coupe and a link to one of the window stickers. As the Mustang is still in preproduction mode, customers can’t officially order one unless their local dealer agrees to sell them a car that has already been allotted to dealer stock.
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