2011 Ford Mustang V6 rated 31 mpg highway

Homeslice · 03-04-2010, 11:56 AM

Well I'm not a physics major, but if you take 2 engines with the same displacement but different HP, I don't see how more horsepower ALWAYS means less fuel economy UNLESS someone is actually taking advantage of it by accelerating harder. And I doubt the EPA test is doing that, does it?

Personally I think the increased weight of today's vehicles is more to blame.

03-04-2010, 11:56 AM	#14
Homeslice Elitist Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: SF Bay Area Moto: Gix 750 Posts: 11,351	Well I'm not a physics major, but if you take 2 engines with the same displacement but different HP, I don't see how more horsepower ALWAYS means less fuel economy UNLESS someone is actually taking advantage of it by accelerating harder. And I doubt the EPA test is doing that, does it? Personally I think the increased weight of today's vehicles is more to blame.