Friday, June 25, 2010

Ford Mustang gets 776 miles on tank of gas

Ford Mustang
The new V-6 engine along with the advanced six-speed transmission in the car is a key element in delivering both fuel economy and performance for Mustang," said Dave Pericak, Mustang chief engineer. Ford achieved its superb EPA rating without a hybrid engine in the Mustang, even though it makes the Fusion Hybrid and MKZ Hybrid.

The Mustang rounded past the 1,000-lap mark at 7:26 p.m. Wednesday, 12 hours and 26 minutes into the challenge, but the car wasn't close to being out of fuel:

Mustang engineer Seong Park was behind the wheel when it finally came to a halt on the backstretch of the NASCAR track at 12:41 a.m. ET.

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