23.5 MPG with my '07 V8 4X4 ST

[user 64972]

Got a best of 23.5 MPG on the Dundee, MI to Kettering, OH leg of the trip!! Drove 60-70+ MPH all the way until I got in road work in the last 10 miles.



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How does that compare to other V8 ST's? Just curious...... I'd like to hit the 24 MPG mark some day. I hit high 21's the high 22's regularly on the highway. All I can say is Todd Z knows some good things about ST's!



We did a whirlwind trip (left Sat eve - back Sunday eve) and delivered the bed extender to Jon W9 and we talked for a few, then we went to the OCA Olds show just south of Lansing(couple hours), went to Rosie's Diner in Rockford, MI and had lunch,



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then we found my wife's relative's old houses and last, on to Cabela's for a hour or so and then back to Dayton by 8:45 PM.



Thanks Jon W6!! Nice to meet you. You have a nice ST there!



Gary G

 

[Martin]

Gary,



I get about 23 avg when I get out on the freeway based on a 50-100 mile trip wihile driving aprox 65-70 mph. Around town, I get about 15 mpg avg.

 

[user 64972]

Yes, I also get in the 15's around town too....except in cold weather then it's 13 - 14 MPG.



Gary G

 

[Martin]

As far as tire pressure, I keep mine filled at 35 psi.......have made no mods to mine yet.

 

[Dingo]

I got 15 coming back from Louisville. I average 8.9 city.

 

[Martin]

I got 15 coming back from Louisville

Andy.......geez, you know it's better to drive without your foot on the brake and gas pedal at the same time??



What were you towing??

 

[Dingo]

The only thing I was hauling was ass.



Okay, I had a couple hundred pounds of crap in the bed, but I get that bad of mileage normally. It's a trade-off for zoooooooooooooom.

 

[Dallas Starr]

what all performance mods do you have now dingo?

 

[P M]

Until we hit a major traffic jam, I was getting around 20 on my 08 V8 XLT on a trip to the OBX. That was with four people in the car, the back stuffed, and a filled soft car top carrier on top of the tonneau cover, and going 70-80 mph. Typical I-95, speed up, slow down, etc. Pretty much loaded down!

 

[Martin]

I'm yet to really load mine down, haven't towed anything yet....



So, Andy, yeah, I can see where your "mpg's" dropped quite a bit. I used to zooooom but can no longer with the fuel costs.



When I had my '65 chevy, I got maybe 9 mpg. I pulled off the air cleaner one time with the car just idling.....friggin looked like you were standing there with a garden hose pouring gas into the carb. On throttle up, I swear you could see the fuel guage drop.



PRM.....that's pretty damn good with all you had loaded down.

 

[Mark Stadnicki]

I have yet to get above 19 mpg in my '07 V8 4x4. Right now I get 14.7 commuting because i started to slow down.

 

[Martin]

Driving habbit's really play a big part on what you'll get with these ST's. Keeping your foot off the gas is the main thing.



I often find people on my ass when taking off from a stop I also try to keep the rpm's below 3000 as well.

 

[Len Zinger]

I have an 07 V8 ST. Get approx 24 hwy and 16 city on a cdn gallon, with a light treading style of driving. Try to keep rpm's under 2500.

 

[Axel Deneselya]

I get 21 or so on the highway on trips, 16-18 in suburban driving. I think I achieved 22 once.

 

[Collin Lyon]

I get about that on mostly hwy trips . . .

 

[blksn8k]

I went to PA a couple weeks ago to the NSRA street rod show in York and the All-Ford Nats in Carlise. I typically average right around 19 mpg on my trips across I-80 into western PA with the cruise set on 75. However, due to the high 90 deg daytime temps I ran the AC during most of this trip. My mpg over the same terrain dropped to an average of 16.2.



Note: I-80 in the western half of PA is all hills.