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Old 01-22-2017, 09:59 AM   #89
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Originally Posted by Zeke.Malvo View Post
How does the '14 GT500, with essentially the same power, transmission, and weight manage 15/24 mpg? This, with a modular engine based out of the 90's. The LT4 is an all new engine in a generation less than 3 years old, with technologies such as variable valve timing and skip shift, and it gets 14/20?
I alluded to it in my previous post. It has 3.31 rear gears (M6 ZL1 has 3.73) Ford changed the transmission gearing in the 13-14 GT500 to help with mpg (and hit 202 mph) to avoid the GG.
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