High miles F 150 EcoBoost V6
The Ford F 150 with the EcoBoost V6 has been around for some time now. Enough time for some high miles to accumulate. My question is for owners of F 150's with the EcoBoost V6. Do you use y...
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ib516 wrote:DukeAJuke wrote:goducks10 wrote:Howie3 wrote:
I have about 30k miles, about 1/3 of this towing a 5k TT over the past two summers. No issues to date, gets decent mileage non-towing (25 mpg Hwy) and starts at -30C (-20F) like it's summertime. Had a long day of towing thru ID over White Bird Pass & Lewiston Hill at 95°F. The truck maintained 65 mph in 4th gear on both climbs and didn't break a sweat. Admittedly, I don't have a large TT but with more truck than I need it is nice to set the cruise and sit back and enjoy the trip. No regrets, I would buy another one.
How the heck do you get 25mpg with an EB, 4wd and MaxTow which has the 3.73 gears when a 2wd EB with 3.15 gears is rated at 21mpg?
Maybe that's why the EB is nicknamed the EgoBoost.
There is no way you get 25mpg towing a 5000lb trailer. I have a 2012 and my buddy has a 2011 and both of us get about 13MPG towing trailers around the same weight...
The way I read that he's claiming 25 mpg empty, not towing. And yes, being from Red Deer (Alberta, Canada), he'll be using Imperial gallons, which are 4.54L vs US gallons which are 3.78L. So deduct 20% from his claim (5 mpg) and he's claiming 20 mpg US running empty.
When I drove one (2012 F150 4x4, Ecoboost), pure highway @ 70 mph, I averaged 21 mpg US under ideal conditions (no wind, no A/C needed, no stops, etc).
On mpg when towing, most reports I have read from owners are in the 8 - 10 mpg range. Pickuptrucks.com did a test and when pulling a 9000# cargo trailer (not a weighted flat deck), they got 8 - 9 mpg. Interestingly, they got very similar mpg pulling the same trailer with an identical F150 with the 5.0L under the hood.
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I figured he was empty @25 mpg. Just figured way too high. There needs to be a 'conversion check', you know like 'spell check'. Km's and imp gals throw everything off.:)
