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Originally Posted by RGSchmitt
A few years ago I had a Lincoln Town car as a rental (large) that
gave 27 mpg in moderate driving. EPA ratings for the similar Ford
Crown Victoria and Mercury Grand Marquis are 15 city and 23 highway
(mpg).. Pretty good for a 4061 lb car.
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I had a fairly new (about 4000 miles on the clock) rental Town Car earlier this year and the trip computer said 24mpg (US gallons of course) when I collected it, and I'd managed to get it down to 19mpg 2500 miles later when I returned it. I had of course been driving it at European speeds, shall we say! It is, I think, a 4.6 V8, that struggled to haul its 4061 lb up freeway inclines, and handled like a boat. Corners on freeways were alarming if you were going too fast (over 80mph or so) as the weight shifted and the air suspension lurched. I loved it as a honeymoon car, but wouldn't want one of my own.