Ecoboost 3.5 Towing MPG Sucks
Hi all, back after a couple years without a RV......I jumped back in with a Passport Ultra Lite 153ML, GVWR of 4500lbs. I just returned from picking up the trailer and pulled it with my 2017 F150 3...
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twodownzero wrote:dodge guy wrote:
10.2 is pretty good considering! Not sure what you were expecting?
Wait til he discovers that the engine is worn out at 80,000 miles, too. There is no free lunch. Ecoboost might get you better loaded mileage but it comes at the expense of low end torque and longevity. Everything in engineering is a tradeoff! Enjoy your V6 fullsize pickup; the results were predictable but the EPA MPG numbers were too good to pass up.
I am continually amazed with how many people believe that a turbo diesel will last forever but a turbo gas engine will have a quick death. It is neither the turbo or the fuel. It was what the engines are designed to do. Traditionally diesels were designed for commercial use and turbo gas burners for sports cars but traditions do change with time. The 2.7 and 3.5 EcoBoost engines are as much a truck engine as any other gas burner in a half ton truck. There are always outliers in any collection of statistics but those are exceptions, not rules. I notice that State Troopers keep buying them and those guys typically run their engines well over 300,000 miles. They would not put up with an 80,000 mile engine.
