2.7 eco boost gets 18.5 mpg average according to Motor Trend
Dang topic heading was supposed to say 2.7 eco boost. Sorry can't figure out how to fix it yet. That's horrible. Not much better than 5.3 last year with a steel body Link
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buddyIam wrote:
Mich,
What is the premium for the 2.7? It looks like the 2.0 eco boost on the Escape is about a 1500 dollar option. Now if your not paying cash then there is the added interest. After the warranty there is going to be a much higher repair cost if you are planning to keep it for a while. Of course I say that because of the complexity of a turbo engine.
Also when used under hard driving the 3.5 is recommended to use premium fuel. I would suspect the same will be true for the 2.7.
Taking all that into consideration why not take the more capable and just as efficient 3.5 eco boost? It has about the same premium at purchase.
I was not trying to suggest that there is not a premium for a premium engine. Whether it is the ecodiesel, ecoboost or one of the cylinder deactivation engines. Just to illustrate that a 20-30% improvement in mpg is significant. Lets face it, simple pushrod carbureted no emissions engines are long gone. Even the simple base engines can be expensive to repair or diagnose due to all the electronics.
