6th Jul 2011, 08:53
11 MPG in a Fox Mustang? What was under the hood, a supercharged V-16? With 4.11 rears? 11 MPG in a 1980s Mustang, That was the most outrageous fuel mileage claim I have ever heard.
If I drove civilized and normal, my 1990 5.0 was easily capable of 26 MPG or more on the highway, and around 16-18 in town. It had tall highway gears.
14th Jan 2011, 14:48
The Fox body was light in the rear end, but dangerous? I never felt either of mine were dangerous in any way. I also drove one of them through the tough upstate NY winters. I did have the traction lok 3.08's though, so that could have made a huge difference. I wouldn't have kept them at all, never mind buying a second one, if I even thought for one second they were a dangerous car to drive around in. I can only think this is a bit of an exaggeration, since there are still so many of them around, and they are still a popular car. Wouldn't they all have been totaled by now if they were so dangerous?