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Fuel Consumption of the Ford GT |
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Written by Erik
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Monday, 17 September 2007 |
The US EPA mileage estimate for the GT is 13 mpg in city driving, and 21 mpg in highway cruising, for a combined 16 mpg (18.1/11.2 & 14.7 L/100 km combined).[2] Similar vehicles, like the Lamborghini Murcielago and Ferrari F430, rate at 10 city / 15 highway for 12 mpg (19.6 L/100 km) combined, and 13 city / 17 highway for 14 mpg (16.8 L/100 km) combined, respectively.
On May 14th 2007 a GT participated in an economy driving contest around Reykjavik in Iceland sponsored by the association of car dealers in Iceland. The GT finished the 143 km circle through hilly terrain with average fuel consumption of 11,31 litre/100km (20.8 mpg) and average speed of about 65 km/h. The driver was Gísli Jón Bjarnason, sales manager at Ford dealer Brimborg.
For racing, Team Torquenstein used the Ford GT in the 2006 Gumball 3000 because of its fuel efficiency and performance. They placed first overall.
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