MARK VANDERBENT wrote:
As a GM fan, I appreciate the fuel mileage I get out of my 2000 suburban 5.3 with 200,000 miles. This engine will not beat the ecoboost is 0-60, but does the job towing our tt very well. I am sure that the fuel mileage of my 13 year old truck can beat the new high tech ecoboost. Wonder if the new 5.3 direct injected will give me even better that my old truck ??
I appreciate the fact that you are a big GM fan, as many of your posts read like a GM advert.
But you sure about your 13 year old truck beating a ecoboost in MPG? This
link (32MPG in Ecoboost F-150) might make you reconsider your boast.
From the story: "CleanMPG drove a two-wheel drive model from California to Georgia with a conservative 3.15 rear axle for maximum fuel economy. That doesn't mean they didn't use the truck like it was meant to be used. There were five adults in the pickup for most of the journey plus a cargo box full of camping gear and supplies that pushed the F-150's gross vehicle weight to 7,120 pounds --
20 pounds over its 7,100-pound GVWR."
