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Ford Fusion/Mercury Milan Real World MPG

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What is this discussion about? Ford Fusion, Mercury Milan, Fuel Efficiency (MPG), Sedan

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#90 of 214 2006 4 cyl.manual Ford Fusion S Milage. by fritzy

Mar 24, 2008 (10:52 am)

My odometer just turned 30K. I average 27.5MPG mixed mountain/city/highway driving with studded snow tires. I noticed that my front snow tires were wearing unevenly on the edges (all the curvy mountain roads) so I recently increased the tire pressure from 33psi to 36psi. My last tank averaged 29.7MPG buy my grip on packed snow and ice is not as good. I average around 29.5MPG with all season tires last summer inflated at 33PSI. I may increase the PSI to 35 when I switch over to all season tires the last week of May. Most of my driving is done at high altitude: 7,000ft upto the altitude of my house, elev. 9150ft. The fusion gets around great in the snow and Ice with studded snow tires. Drives through 12" snow without any problems.

#91 of 214 Fusion/Milan 4 cyl. MPG by g_allen

Mar 24, 2008 (12:00 pm)

As far as I can tell, particularly with the Milan, it can be essentially a 4cyl. Lincoln Zephyr/MKZ (although FoMoCo. will have you believe otherwise) save for a few goodies and pull around 30 MPG or so on the highway. I must say, that is pretty appealing these days with $3+ per gallon gas.
 
-Gary

#92 of 214 Re: I4 vs. V6 highway real world MPG. [g_allen] by dumbledore

Mar 25, 2008 (10:09 am)

Replying to: g_allen (Feb 23, 2008 6:23 am)
I have the I4 with 7600 miles on it and average 28.9 mpg. 60% highway 40% city

#93 of 214 mine by focus090

Mar 27, 2008 (7:40 am)

Replying to: dumbledore (Mar 25, 2008 10:09 am)
all city driving i get 17.7 mpg. i have the se v6. currently have about 2700 miles on it tho.

#94 of 214 K&N Air Filter by malagen

Apr 29, 2008 (8:20 am)

Has anyone here tried using the K&N Air Filter for the Fusion/Milan? I have had good success with them in the past my last car got a 5mpg increase after installing one, it was used however. Just curious to see if anyone else got their money's worth, or not.

#95 of 214 report by elkein

Apr 29, 2008 (9:25 pm)

Brand new owner here...
Car SEL /w AWD
city only so far.
19.8 mpg on the display.
This car was purchased used with 3512 miles on it.

#96 of 214 Re: report [elkein] by urnews

Apr 30, 2008 (10:09 am)

Replying to: elkein (Apr 29, 2008 9:25 pm)
Brand new owner here...
Car SEL /w AWD
city only so far.
19.8 mpg on the display.
This car was purchased used with 3512 miles on it.
 
Boy are you ever lucky. We purchased a new 2007 SEL AWD in December 2006 and our all-city gas mileage is still only 14.8, constantly. We now have 7,300 miles on the car.

#97 of 214 Re: report [urnews] by jeffyscott

Apr 30, 2008 (10:50 am)

Replying to: urnews (Apr 30, 2008 10:09 am)
The difference is probably because elkeins average trip is longer and/or his "city" is less "cityish" than yours.

#98 of 214 Re: report [jeffyscott] by urnews

Apr 30, 2008 (11:31 am)

Replying to: jeffyscott (Apr 30, 2008 10:50 am)
The difference is probably because elkeins average trip is longer and/or his "city" is less "cityish" than yours.
 
There is a lot of stop 'n' go, short trips, in our city driving. Salisbury, Md., is only 50 feet above sea level and the terrain is as flat and level as a pool table. It's a moderate climate and my wife and I are conservative drivers. Our SEL AWD has always gotten poor gas mileage, from the git-go. It was 13 mpg for the first 3,000 miles or so, so the 14.8 mpg is an improvement.
 
Hindsight is always 20-20. We love the Fusion but probably should have purchased a four-cylinder, manual transmission FWD model. However, even our four-cylinder 2.0 Zetec Focus station wagon only averages about 20 mpg in our city driving.

#99 of 214 Re: report [urnews] by akirby

Apr 30, 2008 (11:58 am)

Replying to: urnews (Apr 30, 2008 11:31 am)
This is like Deja-Vu all over again.......
 
(hi Boz!)

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