Ford announced that its 2011 Ford Mustang V6 is set to compete in the 1,000-Lap Challenge around the Bristol Motor Speedway on a single tank of gas. This means it will have to cover 533 miles on one tank. The Challenge will take place in June and fans are invited to win a 2011 Ford Mustang V6 is they manage to guess the exact number of laps the car will complete on a single tank of petrol.
The official numbers say the 2011 Ford Mustang V6 can manage a fuel economy of 31 mpg. The power of the 2011 Ford Mustang V6 comes from a 3.7-liter V6 engine that develops 305 hp.
Apart from the 1,000-Lap Challenge, the company has also announced that the 2011 Ford Mustang V6 will be the official pace car of the Food City 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup event.
Ford Press Release:
Since first coming off the assembly line 45 years ago, Mustang has always been known for its sheer power and speed. Now you can add another element to that reputation -- best-in-class fuel economy.
One year after the Ford Fusion Hybrid, America's most fuel-efficient mid-sized sedan, successfully eclipsed 1,000 miles on a single tank of gas, Ford will put its new 2011 Mustang V6 on a similar
quest as it attempts to run 1,000 laps on a single tank of gas at Bristol Motor Speedway on June 23, and they're inviting consumers to be involved.
A team of Ford engineers and celebrities will attempt to prove Mustang's ranking as the most fuel-efficient pony car to date by circling the half-mile NASCAR bullring at least 1,000 times – more than 500 miles – and highlight the 3.7L V6 model's best-in-class 31 mpg.
Fans can be involved in the Mustang 1,000-Lap Challenge by entering a national sweepstakes in
which they will guess the total number of complete laps that Mustang will complete during the Challenge. Ford has designed a specific website for fans, who can register their guess at www.Mustang1000LapChallenge.com between March 21 and June 23, 2010.
The grand prize winner will be randomly selected from all those who correctly guess the number of laps completed during the Challenge and will take home a 2011 Mustang V6 coupe.
"We all know how much fun it is to drive Mustang, but in today's market it's also about fuel economy," said Jamie Allison, director, Ford North America Motorsports. "By going 1,000 laps or more on one of NASCAR's most popular tracks, we expect to show that when it comes to Mustang, you can be mean and green."
The Mustang 1,000-Lap Challenge will begin the morning of Wednesday, June 23 with a team of Ford test drivers continuously circling the track billed as "the world's fastest half-mile" until the vehicle runs out of fuel with a goal of surpassing 1,000-lap mark.
"To go at least 1,000 laps at Bristol means we'll be going twice as far as the NASCAR drivers do
during their races, and we'll be doing it without a pit stop," said Fritz Wilke, Mustang Brand Manager.
The V6 Mustang will be no stranger to Bristol by then, having been selected to serve as pace car for this weekend's Food City 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series event.
This event is a follow-up to last year's challenge in which Ford NASCAR driver Carl Edwards participated in driving the 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid a total of 1,445 miles (an average of 81.5 mpg) on a single tank of gas around Washington, D.C.
