Toyota Tundra vs Ford F150 Hybrid Fuel Economy Tests
Towing weight: 8,100 lbs Tundra Empty: 24 mpg Towing: 12.4 mpg F150 Hybrid Empty: 36 mpg Towing: 11.8 mpg Link
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n0arp wrote:RoyJ wrote:
I'd say for the vast majority of truck buyers, from light duty to heavy duty (Class 8), fuel consumption is the number 1 priority.
If that wasn't the case all OEMs would stick a supercharged big block crate engine and call it a day...
Fuel economy is a very distant priority for me, and always has been. I buy trucks for performance and capability, first and foremost. I wouldn't say I don't care, but it's barely on my radar... and the same goes for most people I know. The last few trucks I've bought don't even provide EPA estimates, and I'm sure that goes for a lot of people's trucks on here.
Most HD pickup diesels are already optimized for fuel economy, and fairly even across the 3. It's reasonable to use capability / comfort as the next metric.
I use extreme examples to illustrate a point:
If Ram modified a Hellcat/TRX engine for commercial duty (extensive cooling, etc.), shoved it in a 5500, and upped GCW to 50k lbs. Gets 1.7 mpg towing uphill. What's the take rate? I bet less than 5% would pick that over a lower performance Cummins.
