Ford Five Hundred vs. Land Rover Freelander MPG

Chart is based on 73 fuel economy reports for the Ford Five Hundred and 12 fuel economy reports for the Land Rover Freelander.

Ford Five Hundred MPG

Year	Body/Powertrain	flat, hilly, or mountainousLand	driving style: very light to "lead foot"Foot	A/C use: none to heavyA/C	constant stop and goTraf %	many stops per mileCity %	stop every mile or twoSub %	fairly steady speedHwy %	Hwy Spd	MPG
2007	4dr Sedan 203-horsepower 3.0L V6 CVT AWD	flat	light	hvy	1	15	9	75	70	23.6
2007	4dr Sedan 203-horsepower 3.0L V6 6-speed automatic FWD	flat	light	light	7	19	35	39	65	24.6
2006	4dr Sedan 203-horsepower 3.0L V6 CVT FWD	flat	light	light	0	0	43	57	60	25.5
2006	4dr Sedan 203-horsepower 3.0L V6 CVT AWD	flat	light	none	12	32	8	48	64	20.9
2006	4dr Sedan 203-horsepower 3.0L V6 6-speed automatic FWD	flat	light	light	5	22	45	28	66	23.9
2005	4dr Sedan 203-horsepower 3.0L V6 CVT AWD	flat	med	light	12	17	23	49	66	22.0
2005	4dr Sedan 203-horsepower 3.0L V6 6-speed automatic FWD	hills	med	light	11	9	22	58	68	23.3

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Year	Body/Powertrain	flat, hilly, or mountainousLand	driving style: very light to "lead foot"Foot	A/C use: none to heavyA/C	constant stop and goTraf %	many stops per mileCity %	stop every mile or twoSub %	fairly steady speedHwy %	Hwy Spd	MPG
2011	4dr SUV turbocharged 150hp 2.2L I4 Diesel 6-speed shiftable automatic AWD	mtns	med	hvy	1	10	29	60	108	25.8
2008	4dr SUV turbocharged 160hp 2.2L I4 Diesel 6-speed shiftable automatic AWD	flat	lead	light	10	10	20	60	85	26.2
2007.5	4dr SUV turbocharged 160hp 2.2L I4 Diesel 6-speed shiftable automatic AWD	flat	med	light	5	20	25	50	70	30.0
2004	4dr SUV 174-horsepower 2.5L V6 5-speed shiftable automatic AWD	hills	med	hvy	50	20	0	30	130	16.5
2003	2dr SUV 174-horsepower 2.5L V6 5-speed shiftable automatic AWD	flat	light	light	33	33	34	0	0	16.6
2002	4dr SUV 174-horsepower 2.5L V6 5-speed shiftable automatic AWD	flat	light	none	6	33	13	48	90	24.6

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Ford Five Hundred Real Gas Mileage: Pros
Year	Body/Powertrain	Comment
2007	4dr Sedan 203-horsepower 3.0L V6 6-speed automatic FWD	Fuel mpg: daily - 24-27; short trips (100-200 mi.) - 26-28; winter daily - 21-26 (lot of idling); and, long trips - 5000 mi in Mar. 08 was 27-32 depending on the leg. On the open country interstates the mpg eould start to drop if I exceeded 69 mph see full Ford Five Hundred review
2007	4dr Sedan 203-horsepower 3.0L V6 CVT AWD	Trip to Florida from WV 29.4 mpg. On the way back, 28.7mpg. I avg. about 24.5mpg back and forth to work, some in town driving (15%) mostly rural (85%). For an AWD and the size, this is fantastic. see full Ford Five Hundred review
2007	4dr Sedan 203-horsepower 3.0L V6 6-speed automatic FWD	24 MPG for a huge car! see full Ford Five Hundred review
2006	4dr Sedan 203-horsepower 3.0L V6 6-speed automatic FWD	excellent on long trips, 29 mpg see full Ford Five Hundred review

Ford Five Hundred Real Gas Mileage: Cons
Year	Body/Powertrain	Comment
2006	4dr Sedan 203-horsepower 3.0L V6 CVT FWD	hwy driving at speed limit (70 mph) gets about 20 mpg (based on 75000 miles driving experience) -- does not match the epa recommendations see full Ford Five Hundred review

Land Rover Freelander Real Gas Mileage: Pros
Year	Body/Powertrain	Comment
2011	4dr SUV turbocharged 150hp 2.2L I4 Diesel 6-speed shiftable automatic AWD	Diesel economy is my only disappointment. Advertised 7L/100km, gets 8.2L/100km best ever, usually ~9.1L/100km. That's: 40mpg IMP or 33mpg US advertised, actual is 34mpgIMP/29mpgUS best, 31mpgIMP/26mpgUS worst see full Land Rover Freelander review
2008	4dr SUV turbocharged 160hp 2.2L I4 Diesel 6-speed manual AWD	I ran this car for 86,000 and it returned an average of 38.94 (imp) MPG whihc is about 10 MPG better than the Discovery Td5 that it replaced - one of my objectives given the fuel price rises in UK in 2008 see full Land Rover Freelander review

Land Rover Freelander Real Gas Mileage: Cons
Year	Body/Powertrain	Comment
2004	4dr SUV 174-horsepower 2.5L V6 5-speed shiftable automatic AWD	Fuel thirsty which is understandable given its weight, the smallish underpowered engine (for this model) and the full time 4wd. see full Land Rover Freelander review
2002	4dr SUV 174-horsepower 2.5L V6 5-speed shiftable automatic AWD	It is like drink water. Not good on highway, worse in the city. see full Land Rover Freelander review