Gizmo Highlights:
Does the 2022 Ford Shelby GT500 get good gas mileage?
The fuel economy of this Shelby GT500 model is:
- Terrible compared to all other cars.
- Terrible compared to other non-hybrid cars.
- Terrible compared to other non-luxury cars.
- Terrible compared to other sports cars.
- Terrible compared to other 8-cylinder cars.
The 2022 Shelby GT500 has a terrible fuel economy, with a combined gas mileage of 14 MPG (12 MPG city – 18 MPG highway). In comparison, the average car in 2022 has a gas mileage of 23.95 MPG (not including fully electric vehicles).
The 2022 Shelby GT500 is 42% less fuel-efficient than the average vehicle and is in the 0th percentile of fuel economy for all cars.
The 50th percentile or median gas mileage for all cars in 2022 is 23 MPG. You can generally gauge how good a car’s fuel economy is by looking at which percentile of gas mileage it falls under.
If your gas mileage is above the median, you are better than the majority. If your gas mileage falls below the 50 percentile, then most people have a better gas mileage than you.
Consider the 0-35th percentiles as bad, the 40th-60th percentiles as acceptable, and the 65th-100th percentiles as good.
Cost of Fuel
The 2022 Ford Shelby GT500 takes premium unleaded (recommended), the price of which will vary depending on where you live.
At $4.25 per gallon of premium unleaded (recommended), driving this coupe will cost you:
- 1-mile trip: $0.3
- 5-mile trip: $1.52
- 15-mile trip: $4.55
- 10000 miles per year: $3035.71
- 12500 miles per year: $3794.64
- 15000 miles per year: $4553.57
When driving 15000 miles per year, the average and median cost of fuel for all cars is $2676.92 and $2550 respectively (in 2022).
The 2022 Shelby GT500 is 70.1% more costly to drive than the average vehicle in 2022. It is in the 98th percentile of fuel costs for all cars, meaning it’s more expensive to drive than most vehicles.
Range
The 2022 Ford Shelby GT500 can go 224 miles on a full tank of gas.
Compared to other cars, the range of the Shelby GT500 fares terribly. The average range for all vehicles, in 2022, is 417 miles. Its range falls into the 0th percentile, below the median of 414 MPG.
By Vehicle Category
The 2022 Ford Shelby GT500 is classified as a sports car. The average and median fuel economy for this segment is 20.5 MPG and 19 MPG, respectively. This puts it in the 3rd percentile of the gas mileage for sports cars.
The 2022 Shelby GT500 is a non-luxury vehicle. Non-luxury cars are, on average, 20.8% more fuel-efficient than their luxury counterparts.
The average gas mileage for non-luxury cars is 26.52 MPG.
The average coupe has a gas mileage of 20.24 MPG. The 2022 Shelby GT500 is 30.83% less fuel-efficient than the average coupe.
By PowerTrain
The 2022 Ford Shelby GT500 is a gas car. This means that the car is powered by a gasoline engine, which takes gasoline as a fuel source.
The average combined gas mileage for a gas car is 22.75 MPG. At 14 MPG, the 2022 Shelby GT500 is 38.46% less fuel-efficient than the average gas vehicle. It is in the 1st percentile of gas mileage for the segment, putting it below the median of 22 MPG.
The 2022 Ford Shelby GT500 is fitted with an 8-cylinder engine. The average and median fuel economy for an 8-cylinder car is 17.13 MPG and 17 MPG respectively.
Horsepower-Gas Mileage Multiple
The 2022 Ford Shelby GT500 has a gas mileage-horsepower multiple of 10640 MPG.HP. The average sports car has an MPG-HP multiple of 8814. The higher the number, the better.
The gas mileage-horsepower multiple is an easy-to-understand indicator of how efficiently the powertrain moves the vehicle, relative to its power.
Heavier vehicles and cars with undersized engines will typically have lower scores. Sports cars and hybrids typically score higher. It’s best to compare scores with cars that are in the same vehicle category.
Vs. Other Ford Cars
2022 Ford cars have an average fuel economy of 22.89 MPG. The median (50th percentile) is 21 MPG. With a gas mileage of 14 MPG, the Shelby GT500 is one of the brand’s less fuel-efficient vehicles in 2022.
There are 28 2022 Ford models and trims (by per engine spec) sold in the United States. The Shelby GT500 ranks 28 by fuel economy.
Carbon Emissions
The 2022 Shelby GT500 emits 20989 pounds of carbon per year.
The average 2022 automobile, driving 15000 miles, burns roughly 13149 pounds of carbon per year.
Gizmo Score
We score the fuel economy of the 2022 Ford Shelby GT500 based on how well it fares when compared to other vehicles of its year. An average or standard score is 50.
Many factors are considered, such as the vehicle’s category, power, weight, and engine size (relative to other vehicles). For example, if a full-size pickup truck and a small sedan both do 25 MPG, the full-size pickup truck will typically have the higher score. This is because 25 MPG is considered excellent gas mileage for a pickup truck, but bad gas mileage for a small sedan.
All factors are not weighed equally, however. Most points go towards the fuel economy relative to all vehicles.
