Best towing vehicles for best MPGs
What are some of the best current and past trucks/suv that allow for maximum MPGs when towing (for either smaller or larger TTs)?
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How's this for a comparison of diesel vs gas:
My friend's '12 6.2 V8 Ford Raptor towing a Lance 1575 trailer between La Grande and Mount Hood at 70 MPH through a horrendous headwind returned a spectacular 7.5 MPG. My '16 6.7 Powerstroke returned 16.5 MPG on the same stretch.
Disclaimer: I wasn't towing since I had to abandon my trailer in Boise due to a broken leaf spring that I get to go back and fix next weekend. If I was towing, I probably would have been able to eek out about 9 MPG, but keep in mind my trailer is twice the weight, taller, a foot wider, and double axle.
My friend's '12 6.2 V8 Ford Raptor towing a Lance 1575 trailer between La Grande and Mount Hood at 70 MPH through a horrendous headwind returned a spectacular 7.5 MPG. My '16 6.7 Powerstroke returned 16.5 MPG on the same stretch.
Disclaimer: I wasn't towing since I had to abandon my trailer in Boise due to a broken leaf spring that I get to go back and fix next weekend. If I was towing, I probably would have been able to eek out about 9 MPG, but keep in mind my trailer is twice the weight, taller, a foot wider, and double axle.
