Harbinger Posted August 4, 2014 Share Posted August 4, 2014 (edited) The 3.7 L is very fast! I got my 2014 3.7L up to 130mph. It got there easily with plenty of motor left, it was smooth like a feather floating over glass. Edited August 4, 2014 by Harbinger Robert Iggy Cerami, robertlane and Connie Farina 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeBrown Posted August 4, 2014 Share Posted August 4, 2014 (edited) The 3.7 L is very fast! I got my 2014 3.7L up to 130mph. It got there easily with plenty of motor left, it was smooth like a feather floating over glass. I don't believe I've been over 80 mph. However, during a recent trip I really noticed the response when I "gunned" it a bit to pass. It was tremendous. My only point of reference is to my late 2000 Lincoln LS V6 which needless to say was not as powerful. Edited August 4, 2014 by JoeBrown Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robertlane Posted August 4, 2014 Share Posted August 4, 2014 The 3.7 L is very fast! I got my 2014 3.7L up to 130mph. It got there easily with plenty of motor left, it was smooth like a feather floating over glass. I'd like to take one to Texas (Terlingua) and open it up! I got a Shelby GT up to 128 and got caught - it was a "catch and release" by the police though! :happy feet: :shift: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EatDirtFartDust Posted August 5, 2014 Share Posted August 5, 2014 Here's mine: Ran out of room before 130 though. Robert Iggy Cerami and Harbinger 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harbinger Posted August 8, 2014 Author Share Posted August 8, 2014 Here's mine: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHkgHqFPk&feature=gp-n-y&google_comment_id=z12scrmhfwuijbjju04chbchwtb2shp5p2o Ran out of room before 130 though. I love that sound. Connie Farina 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cliff Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 Here's mine: Ran out of room before 130 though. I noticed on your video that your mpg was over 21. I have a 2014 2.0 that gets terrible mileage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R2D2 Posted October 15, 2014 Share Posted October 15, 2014 :) If you are running it at the highest RPMs all the time its no wonder you are getting poor gas mileage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EatDirtFartDust Posted October 15, 2014 Share Posted October 15, 2014 I noticed on your video that your mpg was over 21. I have a 2014 2.0 that gets terrible mileage. This was right after a 90 minute drive, on the highway, with the cruise set at 85 mph. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NV Rick Posted November 4, 2014 Share Posted November 4, 2014 The 3.7 L is very fast! I got my 2014 3.7L up to 130mph. It got there easily with plenty of motor left, it was smooth like a feather floating over glass. My "speed" days are long over. Back in the '70s I had a '68 Shelby GT500 convertible that I would regularly run on the x-way at up to 135mph usually at night and with no traffic. During pursuits, I could never get a squad car over 110, but that was a bit scarier on city streets. Now that I am older (and hopfully wiser) I generally keep my speed at about 5-10 mph over the limit. My lifetime mpg on my '14 MKZ-h is at 38.1mpg. If it weren't for the mountain pass between here and Vegas, I'm pretty sure it would be in the mid 40's. Robert Iggy Cerami 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Iggy Cerami Posted November 5, 2014 Share Posted November 5, 2014 NV Rick how many miles do you have on your MKZh ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NV Rick Posted November 6, 2014 Share Posted November 6, 2014 NV Rick how many miles do you have on your MKZh ? About 5600. The lifetime mpg continues to increase slowly. When we first got the car, it was around 36.7. After I started to better understand how the ICE and EV interacted, It is rising steadily, if slowly. Depending on how often and where I drive, I can gain .1 mpg every couple of weeks. Around home, it is not unusual to get over 50mpg when driving to and from Pahrump, which is about a 20 mile round trip. Yesterday, we dropped off Freddy (our little idiot dog) for grooming in Las Vegas. We drove about 15-20 miles to Findlay Lincoln and averaged 56.3mpg and that was at around 70mph most of the way. If we lived in Nebraska or Indiana, I'm guessing we would be averaging over 45 mpg. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myron D. Brown Posted July 21, 2015 Share Posted July 21, 2015 (edited) Do you want to die!? 130 mph!? Edited July 21, 2015 by Myron D. Brown Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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