2011 Ford Mustang V6 rated 31 mpg highway
 

Nice, but most of that is probably just gearing, seeing as how the city rating is only 19.

Having 6 speeds in an automatic is nice, but if it's anything like the Fusion, it will change gears twice before completing a simple right turn. :scratch:

What happened to 20 years ago, when fuel economy wasn't considered impressive unless it was 30 city?

Class leading chassis, awesome mileage, and great performance. I'll take mine in white with the standard transmisson thank you very much! Shame about the tiny rear leg room but it is a sports car...

That is impressive.

Yeah gearing probably is the difference...or most of it.

I know with my Vette when it was stock...it would get 28 mpg on the highway but 6th gear had no umph...and the car would lull down the road at around 1500 rpm.

I changed the gearing from stock 3:42's to 3:90's.

Shut up! I'll have some pics later....Suffice it to say that I am looking at an example in white this pm...

So you'll have to shift a bit to pass just like a 600...You could always throw in a deeper pinion/rear end gear and 'get by' with 'just' 25 mpg...

four seats doth not a sportscar make. Sport coupe or pony car would be acceptable monikers

I might have to test drive one of these things when they come out.

Two things happened. First the EPA changed the way they rate fuel economy in order to make them closer to real world driving conditions. Look at fueleconomy.gov and see if the cars rated 30mpg+ city 20 years ago aren't given significantly lower numbers now.

Second, the cars today are much more powerful. This is a base Mustang. The most powerful factory Mustang in 1990 (the 5.0) made 225hp. In 1990 you couldn't get 300hp+ in a standard engined Corvette or Porsche 911. The Ferrari 348 came with an even 300hp. Power isn't free.

^^^^What he said^^^^