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Old 05-15-2010, 02:18 PM   #4979
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Originally Posted by Indy2010 View Post
Good gas mileage in the Mustang GT 5.0 is a big selling point for Ford. In my experience, if you want something, you usually have to compromise something else. Is it possible that they could not meet their target MPG and HP without some less than optimum tuning in the auto transmission (specifically at lower throttle positions / rpm)? Just wondering....
While that is possible, they still shouldn't be as dumbed down as people are saying. The manual transmission cars are still getting just about the same mileage.
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