Wards does not like the Eco-Boost

Michael in MN wrote:

The Mad Norsky wrote:

So eco-boost owners can relax and drive like the sedated 83 year old librarian for your best fuel mileage.

And when you drive like a sedated 83 year old:



That was from a 300 mile trip on the pan-flat prairie at 55-60mph, no wind or tailwind.

I got 24.5 on a 300 mile trip under similar conditions (snowy/slippery, no wind or tailwind, couldn't drive more than 55mph).

I've also gotten 6mpg on a 300 mile trip, towing against the wind on a red flag day at 60+mph.

:E

You took a picture of your gauges while driving 65?!? Yikes! (I think that's right up there with texting while driving.)

For those pointing out the eco-boost gets worse gas mileage in the winter - this is true of cars built to be fuel efficient too. Both my wife and I get around 10%-15% worse mileage during the winter than we do during the summer in our daily drivers: '03 Honda Insight, and '14 Prius. I've seen people on forums able to return their Insights to summer mileage by blocking the radiator (so the engine runs hotter - like it does during the summer), but our temperature around here varies too much day-to-day for me to be comfortable doing that. Just a thought that it might not entirely be the fault of the gas mix, but also the engine operating less efficiently in colder weather.