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On Tuesday, June 23, a group of <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/ford/">Ford</a> engineers hit the track at Bristol Motor Speedway in Tennessee in a completely stock <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/mustang">2011 Mustang V6</a>. When Mustangs are usually on track the drivers are in search of outright speed, but that wasn't the case this time around. Instead the team of five drivers alternated every hour to see how far they could make the Mustang go on just one tank of gas. The new 3.7-liter V6 in the Mustang is rated at 305 horsepower <em>and</em> 30 mpg on the highway, and the team's goal was to cover 1,000 laps of the 0.533-mile "bull-ring" track.<br />
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Twelve and a half hours after they started the car rolled to stop having covered 1,457 laps at an average speed of 43.9 miles per hour. The 16 gallon tank had been depleted at the rate of 48.5 miles per gallon. Not bad for a 305 hp sport coupe and as they say, your mileage will vary. A lot.<br />
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<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-mustang-1-000-lap-challenge/">2011 Ford Mustang 1,000 lap challenge</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-mustang-1-000-lap-challenge/#3115169"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/06/lat-webb-ford1000-266_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-mustang-1-000-lap-challenge/#3115171"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/06/lat-webb-ford1000-255_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-mustang-1-000-lap-challenge/#3115183"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/06/lat-webb-ford1000-008_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-mustang-1-000-lap-challenge/#3115168"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/06/lat-webb-ford1000-274_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-mustang-1-000-lap-challenge/#3115182"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/06/lat-webb-ford1000-011_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br />
[Source: Ford]<p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/06/24/2011-ford-mustang-v6-runs-776-5-miles-on-one-tank-48-5-mpg-w-v/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>2011 Ford Mustang V6 runs 776.5 miles on one tank, 48.5 mpg [w/Video]</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/06/24/2011-ford-mustang-v6-runs-776-5-miles-on-one-tank-48-5-mpg-w-v/">2011 Ford Mustang V6 runs 776.5 miles on one tank, 48.5 mpg [w/Video]</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Thu, 24 Jun 2010 12:33:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/06/24/2011-ford-mustang-v6-runs-776-5-miles-on-one-tank-48-5-mpg-w-v/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19529399/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/06/24/2011-ford-mustang-v6-runs-776-5-miles-on-one-tank-48-5-mpg-w-v/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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<div style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><small>2011 Ford Mustang - Click above for high-res image gallery</small></strong></em></div>
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On Tuesday, June 23, a group of <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/ford/">Ford</a> engineers hit the track at Bristol Motor Speedway in Tennessee in a completely stock <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/mustang">2011 Mustang V6</a>. When Mustangs are usually on track the drivers are in search of outright speed, but that wasn't the case this time around. Instead the team of five drivers alternated every hour to see how far they could make the Mustang go on just one tank of gas. The new 3.7-liter V6 in the Mustang is rated at 305 horsepower <em>and</em> 30 mpg on the highway, and the team's goal was to cover 1,000 laps of the 0.533-mile "bull-ring" track.<br />
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Twelve and a half hours after they started the car rolled to stop having covered 1,457 laps at an average speed of 43.9 miles per hour. The 16 gallon tank had been depleted at the rate of 48.5 miles per gallon. Not bad for a 305 hp sport coupe and as they say, your mileage will vary. A lot.<br />
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<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-mustang-1-000-lap-challenge/">2011 Ford Mustang 1,000 lap challenge</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-mustang-1-000-lap-challenge/#3115169"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/06/lat-webb-ford1000-266_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-mustang-1-000-lap-challenge/#3115171"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/06/lat-webb-ford1000-255_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-mustang-1-000-lap-challenge/#3115183"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/06/lat-webb-ford1000-008_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-mustang-1-000-lap-challenge/#3115168"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/06/lat-webb-ford1000-274_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-mustang-1-000-lap-challenge/#3115182"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/06/lat-webb-ford1000-011_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br />
[Source: Ford]<p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/06/24/2011-ford-mustang-v6-runs-776-5-miles-on-one-tank-48-5-mpg-w-v/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>2011 Ford Mustang V6 runs 776.5 miles on one tank, 48.5 mpg [w/Video]</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/06/24/2011-ford-mustang-v6-runs-776-5-miles-on-one-tank-48-5-mpg-w-v/">2011 Ford Mustang V6 runs 776.5 miles on one tank, 48.5 mpg [w/Video]</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Thu, 24 Jun 2010 12:33:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/06/24/2011-ford-mustang-v6-runs-776-5-miles-on-one-tank-48-5-mpg-w-v/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19529399/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/06/24/2011-ford-mustang-v6-runs-776-5-miles-on-one-tank-48-5-mpg-w-v/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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