Texas .5 Ton Truck Showdown

Tystevens wrote:

tinner12002 wrote:
Just my personal opinion but I don't understand why if someone knows they will be pulling an RV quite a bit why they would even consider a 1/2 ton truck especially over the long haul...too many light duty parts there to get that great mileage for me.

All about the right tool for the job. Yes, someone towing a heavy RV "quite a bit" would probably be better served with a 3/4 or 1 ton. But for someone like me, who drives the truck 18k miles a year not towing and about 1k towing only 6k lbs, it makes a lot of sense. My last Ecoboost was great for this duty, and I expect the new 2.7 to treat me even better.

Only 1/2 way through my first tank, but I'm at 20.7 mpg for my regular commuting according to the dash computer (which in my 2011 was pretty much spot on). Compare that to about 18 mpg for my 3.5 EB, and about 16.5 mpg for my Duramax for the same commute.

I'm glad they are making 1/2 tons that actually tow pretty well when they need to. I bought a diesel years ago in part because towing with 1/2 ton gassers was such a chore (and yes, mostly because I always wanted a diesel). The 3.5 Ecoboost towed exactly like I was hoping it would. Hopefully this 2.7 does the same.

If you get ambitious how about doing your commute several days with the auto engine stop function working and a few days without and let us know how it affected economy and how you feel about it.

The engine should have plent of power considering that it has about 45 more ponies than my '91 F250 with a 460cid V8. As far as I could determine that truck had the highest tow rating of anything made that year: 12,500lbs on a 5th wheel. When I first got that truck I was amazed with the amount of power it had but everything is relative. People expect a lot more power these days.

Correction: the 2.7 has 95 more ponies that my '91 460cid.