Mustang recommended Octane

Asked by Jimmy Nov 13, 2020 at 09:23 PM about the 2012 Ford Mustang V6 Premium Convertible RWD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

2012 Ford Mustang 6 with 135,000 miles. What octane should I be using? The
manual says 87, but the car is sluggish on initial acceleration. Would you move
up to 89 octane?

2 Answers

F_O_R answered 4 years ago

87 octane is good. There is no benefit to 89 octane but try it if you like. A V6 is gonna be slow because it is not a V8. Tune it up if you have not done so.

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Bob answered 4 years ago

So the manual says 87 octane, why would you even question that? Use 87!

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