Ford Ecoboost to 6.2L Economy
Time for a new truck. I'm looking at a F350 4x4 crew long bed with the 6.2l. I got really spoiled to mid 16's mpg cty/hwy mixed on the F150 for my commute. So come on...I can take it. How much of a...
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kw/00 wrote:
With emissions in full swing, diesels are not getting much better then gas mpgs... Some claim a huge amount but for us that have driven both, we know..... Also TFL just posted 15mpgs out of their trip with a diesel Chevy on the hwy. Granted it was a factory off road with a slight lift, but a lot of diesel trucks are running around here in Florida with huge tires and lifts, and despite being so called tuned, you know they are not getting top mpgs compared to the older diesels or stock versions. That Ford 6.2, Chevy 6.0 and Dodge 6.4 are all very well built gas power plants and maintenance is next to nothing... My truck get 17mpgs unloaded hwy at 70 in Florida.
Not sure if my truck is an outlier(16 Ram CTD 4x4 crewcab), but I certainly get a LOT better MPG's from the diesel in a 3/4 ton. People tend to downplay the mpg improvement, but going from 17mpg(which I think is optimistic) to 22+ unloaded is a 30% improvement. While towing I went from 8mpg to 12+mpg for a 50+% increase.
I doubt I'll ever save money from the diesel option, but I won't lose much and I get to enjoy a nice quiet ride towing up and down the mountains!
YMMV! Long story short, I see it as a large difference in MPG's between gas and diesel in HD trucks.
These are my last 2 unloaded highway drives. First is from KY down to south Alabama and 2nd is the return trip. This drive is a lot of 65-70mph highways so mpg's are a bit better than pure interstate at 75. As a bonus, the first trip was started with a full tank exactly. 2nd trip started at almost full. The range for highway driving unloaded is nuts.
Last picture was our family vacation from KS to TX and back with the 8500lb trailer attached the whole way. I usually get about 12-13, but caught a nice tailwind for the return trip.
