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Fast Mopar wrote:
Bionic Man wrote:
According to fuelly, the 3.5 averages about 16 MPG. The 2.7 comes in at 18.
The Hemi comes in at about 15 MPG. And the EcoDiesel comes in close to 23.
According to the Motor Trend long term real world test from around 2 years ago, the F150 3.5 Ecoboost averaged around 14.5 mpg for the year and the Hemi Ram averaged around 15.5 mpg for the year. The numbers on the Ford might be a little better now for 2017.
I friend of mine has a '12 F150 3.5 EB crew cab 4x4 and long term fuel mileage is 16.4 mpg and drives mostly in town and is hard on the go pedal.Bionic Man wrote:
According to fuelly, the 3.5 averages about 16 MPG. The 2.7 comes in at 18.
The Hemi comes in at about 15 MPG. And the EcoDiesel comes in close to 23.
According to the Motor Trend long term real world test from around 2 years ago, the F150 3.5 Ecoboost averaged around 14.5 mpg for the year and the Hemi Ram averaged around 15.5 mpg for the year. The numbers on the Ford might be a little better now for 2017.FishOnOne wrote:
If I were purchasing a new 1/2 ton truck today it would no doubt be a gas truck since the performance is so much better over the diesel and getting over 20mpg is very respectful.
Unless you could find a leftover '16, gas would be your only choice since the '17 Ecodiesel hasn't been certified for sale yet.Fisherman wrote:
If I were purchasing a new 1/2 ton truck today it would no doubt be a gas truck since the performance is so much better over the diesel and getting over 20mpg is very respectful.
If you want maximum fuel economy in a gas truck get a F150 2.7 EB.
Hahahaha, and you'll get to meet every gas station owner as soon as you tow more than a bag of groceries.
Isn't that typical of all gassers when towing?Perrysburg Dodgeboy wrote:
Recommended for peak performance. I tried premium a few times while towing and found no advantage. I've been using nothing but 87 for over five years now.
Add the fact that Ford recommends 91 octane fuel when towing ... Don- According to fuelly, the 3.5 averages about 16 MPG. The 2.7 comes in at 18.
The Hemi comes in at about 15 MPG. And the EcoDiesel comes in close to 23.
Pretty clear who is still the fuel economy leader. - If I were purchasing a new 1/2 ton truck today it would no doubt be a gas truck since the performance is so much better over the diesel and getting over 20mpg is very respectful.
If you want maximum fuel economy in a gas truck get a F150 2.7 EB.
Hahahaha, and you'll get to meet every gas station owner as soon as you tow more than a bag of groceries. ROBERTSUNRUS wrote:
:) Hi, yes Ford recommends premium fuel for loaded or towing, but it's not required. My truck went cross country, over 13,000 miles while towing my 6,000 lb. trailer and never once had premium in the tank. Do the test again with regular in the tank and show us if it's better or worse. Will it beat the Dodge Ecodiesel? No; We already knew that. Will this video convince me to buy a Dodge or Ford 1500/150 Diesel. Hell no!
If I were purchasing a new 1/2 ton truck today it would no doubt be a gas truck since the performance is so much better over the diesel and getting over 20mpg is very respectful.
If you want maximum fuel economy in a gas truck get a F150 2.7 EB.- The next thing they need is "hill knowledge" like some big rigs ,a GPS database with hill length and height and distance built into the transmission.That will stop unnecessary shifting and anticipate down shifts.
very neat ,like a driver would do using his eyes. - One thing I often dislike about reviews is that they place the truck in drive and let it do its thing rather then get to know the truck and it's capabilities and report on that. So in the case of a long downhill descent a truck that will drop three or four gears right away without any driver input and hold the grade at a constant 55 mph will likely score high. Unfortunately that truck will behave the same way on all the short little coulies as well. I think I would prefer having my truck requiring a touch of the downshift paddle to get it to fully hold back on the long descent that way on the little hills I can easily let it gain a few mph on the downhill to help carry it back up the uphill.
