Quote Originally Posted by Fleet 500
I did post some mpg figures on the "Ford Crown Vic" thread. It's around 17-25 mpg in the 4,000-lb Town Cars; maybe 1 mpg more on the Ford Crown Vic and Mercury Grand Marquis. In any case, very good mileage for a full-sized, 6-passenger car. I've seen 6-cyl Toyotas, Mazdas, etc get the same or even worse mpg. And, of course, many trucks and SUVs, even the smaller ones, average only 17 or 18 mpg.

The plastic manifolds were from '96 until at least '98; not sure when they went back to whatever they were using before. My '95 TC does not have the plastic manifold. The owners would just put on an aluminum manifold, no big deal, and the engine would last 200,000, 300,000+ miles.

Anyway, the 4.6 Ford engine is one of their best and has been around quite a while (since 1991, I believe).
I'd been now inclined to agree with you. It isn't particulary high tech or powerful but it seems to be a jack of all trades.

Give me a BOSS 5.4L v8 from a Falcon any day though