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Originally Posted by carbonBLUE
nope, you missed the point that some of the mpg fuel mileage estimates, like the v6 mustang, are set at 31mpg highway but the number is unobtainable period...
whereas the FRS/BRZ can easily surpass its mpg estimates...
I'm just saying the estimates aren't always as good as they seem, if ford were more honest their v6 mustang should be advertised as 13 city/25 highway and not 19 city/31 highway because not a single person on the mustang forums has actually gotten those number whereas everyone on here or 90% of us here are getting the estimated mpgs posted by toyota/subaru even with spirited driving...
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Any car can have better (or worse) than their EPA fuel economy numbers. It's mostly in the way that it is driven. My car has a highway rating of 31 mpg and I can easily get 34 with it on any give tank of fuel, and that's without really even trying. I can also average far less than 31 if I drive it with a heavy foot.
BTW, a quick peek at fuelly.com shows a few 2012 V6 Mustang owners who are averaging 30-31 mpg with mixed driving, so I wouldn't say that it's unattainable.