womps wrote:
I put about 20,000 miles a year on my 2012 ecoboost. Half of these miles I carry a quad and equipment in the box totalling 700 lbs. My mileage doesn't vary whether I am loaded or empty. So if the 2015 Ford F150 is 700 lbs lighter I wonder what difference the mileage will be with the same poertrain. I average about 17 m.p.g. with 1/2 highway and 1/2 rural with very little city driving. Love the power but I got better mileage with my 2010 F150 with the 5.4 V8 powering it.
Interesting response; thanks for the real world numbers. Most people I know w/ a 5.4 don't get very good mileage out of it, so interesting that your EB isn't doing any better.
Yeah, I'm wondering just how much difference the 700 lbs will make for normal driving. For flat-land driving especially, aerodynamics is a much bigger part of the fuel economy equation IMO. For example, I've pulled a large 20 ft enclosed cargo trailer with a frontal area similar to my TT, but it was unloaded and probably weighed quite a bit less than my TT. I got the same mileage I always get w/ the TT (about 10 mpg). Conversely, I've towed a Suburban on a flat trailer, the combination probably weighing at least a thousand pounds more than my TT, but having a much better aerodynamic profile, and I got close to 14 mpg for that trip.
