Ecoboost 3.5 Towing MPG Sucks
Hi all, back after a couple years without a RV......I jumped back in with a Passport Ultra Lite 153ML, GVWR of 4500lbs. I just returned from picking up the trailer and pulled it with my 2017 F150 3...
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Agree 100%. Should have just been marketed as a twin turbo.
Any time those turbos are spinning they are using a lot of gas. With the turbos spinning, the gas mileage will be in the 8-10 range depending on speed, wind direction, and hills, or lack thereof.
Driving on a 55 mph country road with cruise set at 60 and running empty, I can get 20 & change.
Fully loaded pulling my 27' trailer, at 63 mph on an interstate, it will usually get between 8 and 10.
Any time those turbos are spinning they are using a lot of gas. With the turbos spinning, the gas mileage will be in the 8-10 range depending on speed, wind direction, and hills, or lack thereof.
Driving on a 55 mph country road with cruise set at 60 and running empty, I can get 20 & change.
Fully loaded pulling my 27' trailer, at 63 mph on an interstate, it will usually get between 8 and 10.
tragusa3 wrote:
Ford never should have marketed it as "Eco-boost". People expect the Eco part of the name. If they would have named it "monster V6", people would not have the expectations of efficiency and it would live up to that name!
I adore mine. It towed my 6.5k pounds around the country several times. It did it more relaxed than any truck available, aside from the big diesels. Couldn't have asked for anything more. Oh, and not one problem.
On a 7k mile cross country trip pulling 3.5k pound TT, we averaged 11.1 over the entirety. On two other 7k mile trips with 6.5k pound TT, we averaged 9.5.
Effortless power comes at a price. I'd rather tow effortlessly and get 9mpg than be wound up like a top and get 10mpg.
