2015 head-to-head · Midsize Car

2015 Roush Performance Mustang vs Toyota Avalon

MPG, range and what each one really costs you to fuel, from official EPA ratings and recalculated with your own gas and electricity prices.

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✓ Cheaper to run
$3,703/ year to fuel
16 MPG
✓ Cheaper to run
$1,938/ year to fuel
24 MPG

FWD · 3.5L 6-cyl · 6-speed automatic · 24 MPG

The 2015 Toyota Avalon is the cheaper one to run. Driving 15,000 miles a year with $3.95/gal premium gas and $3.10/gal regular gas, it costs about $1,938 a year to fuel (24 MPG), versus $3,703 for the 2015 Roush Performance Mustang (16 MPG). That's roughly $1,766 a year, or about $8,828 over five years.

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Fuel cost over 10 years

  • Roush Performance Mustang
  • Toyota Avalon

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Roush Performance MustangToyota Avalon
$3,703 Your annual fuel cost $1,938
16 MPG Combined efficiency 24 MPG
13 MPG City 21 MPG
23 MPG Highway 30 MPG
98 cu ft Passenger volume 104 cu ft
13 cu ft Cargo volume 16 cu ft
553 g/mi Tailpipe CO₂ (g/mi) 365 g/mi
3/10 EPA fuel economy score 6/10
3/10 EPA greenhouse gas score 6/10
Gas Powertrain Gas
Premium gasoline Fuel Regular gasoline
5.0L 8-cyl supercharged Engine / motor 3.5L 6-cyl
6-speed automatic Transmission 6-speed automatic
RWD Drivetrain FWD

✓ marks the better value. EPA scores run 1–10 (10 is best). Volumes come from the EPA interior volume index and aren't published for every body style.

Roush Performance Mustang vs Toyota Avalon across model years

  • Roush Performance Mustang
  • Toyota Avalon

Annual fuel cost of the most efficient configuration of each model year, at your prices. Click a point to open that year.

How they differ

Per EPA interior volume figures, the Toyota Avalon has more passenger space (104 vs. 98 cu ft); the Toyota Avalon has more cargo space (16 vs. 13 cu ft).

Among 69 2015 midsize cars, the Roush Performance Mustang ranks 66th and the Toyota Avalon 42nd for lowest fuel cost.

Frequently asked questions

Which is more fuel-efficient, the 2015 Roush Performance Mustang or the 2015 Toyota Avalon?

Measured by cost to drive, the Toyota Avalon. The Roush Performance Mustang is rated 16 MPG combined and the Toyota Avalon 24 MPG (EPA, most efficient configuration of each).

How much does it cost to fuel the 2015 Roush Performance Mustang vs. the Toyota Avalon per year?

At 15,000 miles a year with $3.95/gal premium gas and $3.10/gal regular gas, about $3,703 for the Roush Performance Mustang and $1,938 for the Toyota Avalon.

Which has more cargo space?

The Toyota Avalon, with 16 cu ft of luggage volume versus 13 cu ft (EPA interior volume index).

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