F150 2.7 22MPG vs Ram ED 23MPG

Perrysburg Dodgeboy wrote:
Hay Hybirdhunter here are some real numbers for you.

The EPA rates the four-wheel-drive 2015 F-150 with the 2.7-liter EcoBoost V-6 at 18/23 mpg, and when we put it through our Real MPG testing, we saw 17 mpg city, 22 mpg highway, and 19 mpg combined

The Ram EcoDiesel is EPA-rated at 19 mpg city, 27 mpg highway, and 22 mpg combined. In our Real MPG testing, it performed better than advertised, returning 20 mpg city, 28 mpg highway, and 23 mpg combined. Moreover, in our payload fuel economy test, it returned an observed 23 mpg.
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Read more: http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/trucks/1501_comparison_2015_ford_f_150_vs_ram_1500_chevrolet_silverado/#ixzz3KA0nfY4v

That is the 20% difference I mentioned, that ya know covers the cost premium of the fuel. The payload test (where the Ram was over it's payload lol) was not measured with any accuracy, as they mentioned. Not to mention the Ram took 800+ feet to attain passing speed, that is slower than most economy cars. If you factor in the Ram having 2/3 the power, while they were testing for performance, that rather quickly and easily explains the mileage disparity. Put a block of wood under the accelerator and things would even out in more ways than one. Better make it a thick block though.