Toyota Tundra vs Ford F150 Hybrid Fuel Economy Tests

agesilaus wrote:
Who buys a p/u for it's fuel economy?

That it would pay back any price premium if so incurred.


Ran into a man had exact same truck as I, save for gasser V8. He’d kept good records. And though my FE is far above the pitiful average, his fuel burn numbers were good enough that where we’d expect him at 200k to install a re-man engine and keep his truck able to work to original spec . .

. . . I’d be hard-pressed to make back my engine premium if I DIDN’T get it past the B50 350k mark and then some more. With no engine repairs. (A new set of injectors is pretty much the throat-cut).

Once the energetic price of fuel flipped circa 2007, diesel was no longer economical for Joe Sixpack. Diesel wasn’t 50-cents per gallon lower, it became 50-cents higher. A gallon of diesel has 1/3 greater energy content than gasoline. Anytime diesel is one-third higher cost per gallon it’s FE magic goes away.

Choosing a truck based on FE is more about same-to-same. Choosing a Dodge over GM or Ford was easy. Their engines didn’t last long — 225k life — and FE was never as good.

If FE matters, you plan for it. Goals. Changes to driving habits. Changes to use.

Records & Discipline. Soon becomes habit.

How long will you keep it? How many miles will it accumulate?

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