Truck trends one year with ecoboost 14 mpg average

We purchased our 2012 EB in early Oct of 2012, and this is our stats, and see sig for towing mileage:

2012 F150 EB Mileage

Kevin O. wrote:

Perrysburg Dodgeboy wrote:

Fordlover wrote:
You know that 14 mpg included plenty of towing right? For comparison The Ram Hemi they have for long term testing is < 1 MPG difference from the Ecoboost currently.

Hmm... links don't work, looking thru the pics quickly I saw two cars being towed.

So that proves the EB does not provide the great mileage Ford claimed it would. One mile per gallon better then the V8 Ram with an Hemi. Nothing to brag about IMO. But then it does add up right? :B

Don

It's not just the 1mpg you get better then the Ram, it is also all that available payload that Ford offers in there 1/2 tons! The Ram 1500's payload is certainly nothing to brag about. . :B

I have 2,310# of payload with mine.

Perrysburg Dodgeboy wrote:

Fordlover wrote:
You know that 14 mpg included plenty of towing right? For comparison The Ram Hemi they have for long term testing is < 1 MPG difference from the Ecoboost currently.

Hmm... links don't work, looking thru the pics quickly I saw two cars being towed.

So that proves the EB does not provide the great mileage Ford claimed it would. One mile per gallon better then the V8 Ram with an Hemi. Nothing to brag about IMO. But then it does add up right? :B

Don

It's not just the 1mpg you get better then the Ram, it is also all that available payload that Ford offers in there 1/2 tons! The Ram 1500's payload is certainly nothing to brag about. . :B

Fordlover wrote:
You know that 14 mpg included plenty of towing right? For comparison The Ram Hemi they have for long term testing is < 1 MPG difference from the Ecoboost currently.

Hmm... links don't work, looking thru the pics quickly I saw two cars being towed.

So that proves the EB does not provide the great mileage Ford claimed it would. One mile per gallon better then the V8 Ram with an Hemi. Nothing to brag about IMO. But then it does add up right? :B

Don

You know that 14 mpg included plenty of towing right? For comparison The Ram Hemi they have for long term testing is < 1 MPG difference from the Ecoboost currently.

Hmm... links don't work, looking thru the pics quickly I saw two cars being towed.

Yes it shifted to get better fuel mpg than the ecoboost. Funny people think if a trans shifts in and out that it must be weak. If that truck was put into 4th gear with cruise set it would have not shifted and then had equal fuel milage as ecoboost. GM programs trans to shift in and out to achieve best mpg.

TomG2 wrote:

Buck50HD wrote:
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I don't need any misinformation about GM 5.3's... I've owned 3 of them over the years. The last was an 08 GMC. It got slightly worse mileage than my eco, even though it was 600 lb lighter, car mirrors, several inches shorter and couldn't handle a trailer.

The computer on the eco is always within 3% while the GM's were always optimistic by up to 8%.
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Ford is not the only brand that has made improvements in the last seven years. Compare new with new, if you want any kind of validity to your criticism.

Well even the new IMPROVED Chevy 6.2L can't hang with the Ecoboost towing 10,000lbs up the Ike Gauntlet. It did have better engine breaking i will give it that. :B


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4Ngaj4eG5s

otrfun wrote:


So, IMO, the question begs to be asked. Why are EPA MPG tests more accurate with some vehicles, and less so, with others? Consumer Report tests quite regularly note disparities between EPA and realworld MPG's.

There's probably no clear cut answer.

Manufacturers testing for EPA certification done on dynamometers. CR, which I'm no fan, of actually drives the vehicles. Can be argued that differences in test driver style/behavior make the difference, but I once read CR's description of their test procedures/protocols. Looked like they do all they can to keep the testing uniform.

Buck50HD wrote:
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I don't need any misinformation about GM 5.3's... I've owned 3 of them over the years. The last was an 08 GMC. It got slightly worse mileage than my eco, even though it was 600 lb lighter, car mirrors, several inches shorter and couldn't handle a trailer.

The computer on the eco is always within 3% while the GM's were always optimistic by up to 8%.
...snip.......

Ford is not the only brand that has made improvements in the last seven years. Compare new with new, if you want any kind of validity to your criticism.

I didn't fill your tank and you didn't fill mine. Your numbers are what you say, and mine are mine. Computers don't lie. Do they? Internet mileage is often surprisingly good or bad, depending on the author. I never did get the mileage benefit of the eco. It appears to have a torque curve well suited for towing.