Ford F150 vs Ram 1500 Hybrids Ike Gauntlet Test

Lwiddis wrote:
Good information. I’m just not ready to buy premium gasoline.

You don't have to with the Ecoboost, especially when you are only going to be running half throttle anyway.

I looked it up for the Ram and they don't recommend premium either. Their manual says:
"This engine is designed to meet all emissions regulations and provide satisfactory fuel economy and performance when using high-quality unleaded gasoline having an octane range of 87 to 89 as specified by the (R+M)/2 method. The use of 89 octane “Plus” gasoline is recommended for optimum performance and fuel economy."

I noticed that TFLTruck did not tell us how much premium that they put in either truck or if they had any idea what the fuel history of the trucks had been. For all we know they just put a gallon of premium on top of 30 gallons of 87 octane.

I really wish that they would get over their hang up with using premium in all of the gas engines.