2008 Ford Mustang Gas Mileage (MPG)
Unlike other fuel economy surveys, TrueDelta's Real-World Gas Mileage Survey includes questions about how and where a car was driven. So you can get an idea of the Ford Mustang's real-world MPG based on how and where you drive a car.
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Ford Mustang Gas Mileage
| Year | Body/Powertrain | flat, hilly, or mountainousLand | driving style: very light to "lead foot"Foot | A/C use: none to heavyA/C | constant stop and goTraf % | many stops per mileCity % | stop every mile or twoSub % | fairly steady speedHwy % | Hwy Spd | MPG |
| 2008 | 2dr Coupe supercharged 500hp 5.4L V8 6-speed manual RWD |
flat | med | light | 0 | 5 | 20 | 75 | 70 | 17.5 |
| flat | med | light | 0 | 5 | 20 | 75 | 70 | 17.3 | ||
| flat | med | light | 0 | 5 | 20 | 75 | 70 | 18.5 | ||
| flat | med | light | 0 | 5 | 20 | 75 | 70 | 17.4 | ||
| flat | light | light | 0 | 5 | 20 | 75 | 70 | 20.7 | ||
| 2008 | 2dr Coupe supercharged 500hp 5.4L V8 6-speed manual RWD |
flat | med | light | 0 | 5 | 20 | 75 | 70 | 18.3 |
| Averages | flat | med | light | 0 | 5 | 20 | 75 | 70 | 18.3 | |
| With the supercharged 500hp 5.4L V8 engine, 6-speed manual transmission, and rear-wheel drive, 2008 Ford Mustang fuel economy has been averaging
18.3 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2008 Ford Mustangs in this analysis were driven mostly on the highway at an average speed of 70 miles per hour (about 75 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were in the suburbs (20 percent), in the city (5 percent), and in heavy traffic (0 percent). In addition the average 2008 Ford Mustang in this analysis was driven on flat terrain with a medium foot and the AC on only some of the time. |
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| Year | Body/Powertrain | flat, hilly, or mountainousLand | driving style: very light to "lead foot"Foot | A/C use: none to heavyA/C | constant stop and goTraf % | many stops per mileCity % | stop every mile or twoSub % | fairly steady speedHwy % | Hwy Spd | MPG |
| 2008 | 2dr Coupe 315-horsepower 4.6L V8 5-speed manual RWD |
flat | med | none | 0 | 0 | 10 | 90 | 75 | 28.5 |
| flat | med | light | 5 | 10 | 50 | 35 | 65 | 22.0 | ||
| flat | med | none | 0 | 15 | 40 | 45 | 70 | 24.0 | ||
| flat | med | light | 5 | 10 | 50 | 35 | 65 | 23.0 | ||
| 2008 | 2dr Coupe 315-horsepower 4.6L V8 5-speed manual RWD |
flat | med | light | 3 | 9 | 38 | 51 | 69 | 24.4 |
| Averages | flat | med | light | 3 | 9 | 38 | 51 | 69 | 24.4 | |
| With the 315-horsepower 4.6L V8 engine, 5-speed manual transmission, and rear-wheel drive, the 2008 Ford Mustang has been averaging
24.4 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2008 Ford Mustangs in this analysis were driven mostly on the highway at an average speed of 69 miles per hour (about 51 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were in the suburbs (38 percent), in the city (9 percent), and in heavy traffic (3 percent). In addition the average 2008 Ford Mustang in this analysis was driven on flat terrain with a medium foot and the AC on only some of the time. |
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| Year | Body/Powertrain | flat, hilly, or mountainousLand | driving style: very light to "lead foot"Foot | A/C use: none to heavyA/C | constant stop and goTraf % | many stops per mileCity % | stop every mile or twoSub % | fairly steady speedHwy % | Hwy Spd | MPG |
| 2008 | 2dr Coupe 300-horsepower 4.6L V8 5-speed manual RWD |
flat | light | none | 5 | 5 | 10 | 80 | 75 | 21.1 |
| hills | light | none | 10 | 5 | 5 | 80 | 75 | 23.6 | ||
| flat | med | hvy | 5 | 5 | 70 | 20 | 65 | 18.0 | ||
| flat | light | light | 2 | 0 | 73 | 25 | 75 | 22.7 | ||
| flat | lead | light | 10 | 10 | 20 | 60 | 75 | 19.6 | ||
| 2008 | 2dr Coupe 300-horsepower 4.6L V8 5-speed manual RWD |
flat | med | light | 6 | 5 | 36 | 53 | 73 | 21.0 |
| Averages | flat | med | light | 6 | 5 | 36 | 53 | 73 | 21.0 | |
| With the 300-horsepower 4.6L V8 engine, 5-speed manual transmission, and rear-wheel drive, 2008 Ford Mustang gas mileage has been averaging
21.0 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2008 Ford Mustangs in this analysis were driven mostly on the highway at an average speed of 73 miles per hour (about 53 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were in the suburbs (36 percent), in heavy traffic (6 percent), and in the city (5 percent). In addition the average 2008 Ford Mustang in this analysis was driven on flat terrain with a medium foot and the AC on only some of the time. |
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| Year | Body/Powertrain | flat, hilly, or mountainousLand | driving style: very light to "lead foot"Foot | A/C use: none to heavyA/C | constant stop and goTraf % | many stops per mileCity % | stop every mile or twoSub % | fairly steady speedHwy % | Hwy Spd | MPG |
| 2008 | 2dr Coupe 210-horsepower 4.0L V6 5-speed manual RWD |
hills | lead | none | 0 | 0 | 33 | 67 | 65 | 26.4 |
| flat | light | light | 5 | 10 | 10 | 75 | 70 | 28.2 | ||
| hills | med | light | 0 | 0 | 33 | 67 | 65 | 28.5 | ||
| 2008 | 2dr Coupe 210-horsepower 4.0L V6 5-speed manual RWD |
hills | med | light | 2 | 3 | 25 | 70 | 67 | 27.7 |
| Averages | hills | med | light | 2 | 3 | 25 | 70 | 67 | 27.7 | |
| With the 210-horsepower 4.0L V6 engine, 5-speed manual transmission, and rear-wheel drive, 2008 Ford Mustang fuel economy has been averaging
27.7 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2008 Ford Mustangs in this analysis were driven mostly on the highway at an average speed of 67 miles per hour (about 70 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were in the suburbs (25 percent), in the city (3 percent), and in heavy traffic (2 percent). In addition the average 2008 Ford Mustang in this analysis was driven on hilly terrain with a medium foot and the AC on only some of the time. |
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| Year | Body/Powertrain | flat, hilly, or mountainousLand | driving style: very light to "lead foot"Foot | A/C use: none to heavyA/C | constant stop and goTraf % | many stops per mileCity % | stop every mile or twoSub % | fairly steady speedHwy % | Hwy Spd | MPG |
| 2008 | 2dr Coupe 210-horsepower 4.0L V6 5-speed automatic RWD |
flat | light | none | 0 | 25 | 45 | 30 | 60 | 22.0 |
| flat | light | light | 0 | 25 | 45 | 30 | 70 | 23.9 | ||
| 2008 | 2dr Coupe 210-horsepower 4.0L V6 5-speed automatic RWD |
flat | light | light | 0 | 25 | 45 | 30 | 65 | 23.0 |
| Averages | flat | light | light | 0 | 25 | 45 | 30 | 65 | 23.0 | |
| With the 210-horsepower 4.0L V6 engine, 5-speed automatic transmission, and rear-wheel drive, the 2008 Ford Mustang has been averaging
23.0 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2008 Ford Mustangs in this analysis were driven mostly in the suburbs (about 45 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were on the highway at an average speed of 65 miles per hour (30 percent), in the city (25 percent), and in heavy traffic (0 percent). In addition the average 2008 Ford Mustang in this analysis was driven on flat terrain with a light foot and the AC on only some of the time. |
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| Year | Body/Powertrain | flat, hilly, or mountainousLand | driving style: very light to "lead foot"Foot | A/C use: none to heavyA/C | constant stop and goTraf % | many stops per mileCity % | stop every mile or twoSub % | fairly steady speedHwy % | Hwy Spd | MPG |
| 2008 | 2dr Convertible 300-horsepower 4.6L V8 5-speed manual RWD |
hills | light | none | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 65 | 29.6 |
| flat | med | none | 10 | 30 | 20 | 40 | 60 | 20.4 | ||
| hills | med | none | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | N/A | 22.5 | ||
| 2008 | 2dr Convertible 300-horsepower 4.6L V8 5-speed manual RWD |
hills | med | none | 3 | 10 | 40 | 47 | 63 | 24.2 |
| Averages | hills | med | none | 3 | 10 | 40 | 47 | 63 | 24.2 | |
| With the 300-horsepower 4.6L V8 engine, 5-speed manual transmission, and rear-wheel drive, 2008 Ford Mustang gas mileage has been averaging
24.2 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2008 Ford Mustangs in this analysis were driven mostly on the highway at an average speed of 63 miles per hour (about 47 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were in the suburbs (40 percent), in the city (10 percent), and in heavy traffic (3 percent). In addition the average 2008 Ford Mustang in this analysis was driven on hilly terrain with a medium foot and the AC not used at all. |
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| Year | Body/Powertrain | flat, hilly, or mountainousLand | driving style: very light to "lead foot"Foot | A/C use: none to heavyA/C | constant stop and goTraf % | many stops per mileCity % | stop every mile or twoSub % | fairly steady speedHwy % | Hwy Spd | MPG |
| 2008 | 2dr Convertible 300-horsepower 4.6L V8 5-speed automatic RWD |
flat | light | none | 0 | 0 | 10 | 90 | 60 | 24.0 |
| flat | light | hvy | 0 | 0 | 10 | 90 | 60 | 25.0 | ||
| 2008 | 2dr Convertible 300-horsepower 4.6L V8 5-speed automatic RWD |
flat | light | light | 0 | 0 | 10 | 90 | 60 | 24.5 |
| Averages | flat | light | light | 0 | 0 | 10 | 90 | 60 | 24.5 | |
| With the 300-horsepower 4.6L V8 engine, 5-speed automatic transmission, and rear-wheel drive, 2008 Ford Mustang fuel economy has been averaging
24.5 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2008 Ford Mustangs in this analysis were driven mostly on the highway at an average speed of 60 miles per hour (about 90 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were in the suburbs (10 percent), in heavy traffic (0 percent), and in the city (0 percent). In addition the average 2008 Ford Mustang in this analysis was driven on flat terrain with a light foot and the AC on only some of the time. |
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What Our Members Are Saying about the Real 2008 Ford Mustang MPG
| 2008 Ford Mustang Fuel Economy: Pros | ||
| Year | Body/Powertrain | Comment |
| 2008 | 2dr Coupe 300-horsepower 4.6L V8 5-speed manual RWD |
For a V8, I still get great fuel economy. I average 21mpg with combined city & highway, about 75% city. Only long highway trips, I average 27mpg at 70mph. |
| 2008 Ford Mustang Fuel Economy: Cons | ||
| Year | Body/Powertrain | Comment |
| 2008 | 2dr Convertible supercharged 500hp 5.4L V8 6-speed manual RWD |
Premium fuel is expensive and mileage with a blown 5.4 is not stellar. I would not recommend this as a daily driver but it makes a hell of weekend and evening toy. |
| 2008 | 2dr Coupe supercharged 500hp 5.4L V8 6-speed manual RWD |
12 mpg city is poor, hi way mpg of 22 is not too bad |
