At a generation when the diversion of U.S. automotive consumers in pony cars-sports-oriented vehicles with tremendous driving power-had dropped substantially, Ford much fictional a 2.3-liter engine available for its vehicle that started it all: the Mustang. The engine was installed on the LX trim of the vehicle.
Engine Output and Gas Mileage
With four cylinders, the 2.3-liter engine of the 1991 Ford Mustang LX produced 105 horsepower. Paired with a five-speed book gearbox, the '91 LX got 22 miles per gallon for conurbation driving and 30 mpg for highway driving.
LX vs. LX 5.0L
Although there was an interchange anecdote of the 1991 Ford Mustang LX dubbed the "LX 5.0L," it did not participation the equivalent 2.3-liter engine. In truth, Ford affixed the "5.0L" fame in reference to the 5-liter authority of its engine. Very, it was a V-6, and it had 225 horses-more than twice the vastness of horsepower. The LX, but, shared the twin turning width with the LX 5.0L at 37 feet.
LX vs. GT
In that of the Ford Mustang's term as a performance vehicle, most automobile writers wrote off the 2.3-liter engine-equipped vehicles, preferring instead to seat on the ones equipped with a 5-liter engine.More than half the 99,000 Mustangs that Ford produced for the 1991 model year were LXs. The production numbers symbolized the relative lack of confidence in Mustang sales, and the automaker was considering halting production indefinitely until it succeeded in revamping the vehicle by the end of the decade.
The 5.0-liter engine-equipped trims got a fuel economy of 17/24 mpg in comparison with the LX's 22/30 mpg. Again, the LX was cheaper, with an infant manufacturer's suggested retail value range of $10,215 to $16,280. The LX 5.0L and GT, however, had an MSRP range of $13,328 to $19,922.
Reception
The top-level GT garnered most of the carefulness. Sporting the twin engine as the LX 5.0L, it could bang from nobody to 60 mph in 7.2 seconds and include the quarter-mile in 15.6 seconds.
