Ferrari 458 vs Ford Mustang
The Mustang costs less to run, by the official figures: about $10 a year less in New Zealand, $10 in Australia, £10 in the UK and $10 in the US.
Side by side
Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.
A typical year's fuel
- New Zealand
- $4,301
- $4,288 (better)
- Australia
- $3,558
- $3,547 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £2,613
- £2,605 (better)
- United States
- $3,323
- $3,313 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 13.3 L/100km
- 13.3 L/100km (better)
- UK
- 21 mpg
- 21 mpg (better)
- US
- 18 mpg
- 18 mpg (better)
- On a full tank
- 647 km (better)
- 445 km
Space
- Seats
- 2
- 4
- Boot
- –
- 408 L
- Length
- 4,527 mm
- 4,811 mm
- Weight
- 1,380 kg
- 1,746 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 4.5 L V8 petrol
- 2.3 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
- Power
- 425 kW (better)
- 232 kW
- Torque
- 540 Nm (better)
- 475 Nm
- Gearbox
- 7-speed dual-clutch
- 10-speed automatic
- Drive
- RWD
- RWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- –
- ★★★☆☆
- Euro NCAP
- –
- ★★☆☆☆
- Airbags
- –
- 8
A typical year: New Zealand 11,000 km (Ministry of Transport's average for a light vehicle); Australia 11,100 km (ABS Survey of Motor Vehicle Use average); United Kingdom 11,265 km (DfT National Travel Survey average of about 7,000 miles); United States 21,726 km (FHWA average of about 13,500 miles). Real costs depend on how and where you drive. Work out a particular trip.
458 or Mustang?
Which is cheaper to run, the Ferrari 458 or the Ford Mustang?
The Ford Mustang: about $10 a year less in New Zealand, $10 in Australia, £10 in the UK and $10 in the US than the Ferrari 458 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Ferrari 458 or the Ford Mustang?
The Ford Mustang, at 13.3 L/100km (21 mpg UK, 18 mpg US) to the Ferrari 458's 13.3 L/100km (21 mpg UK, 18 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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