What kind of MPG mileage are you getting with your Powerboost?

[daemonic3]

NOTE* you have the tow mirrors which will reduce your MPG's a little, I don't imagine they would make more than a .25-0.5 MPG difference at freeway speeds.

I have tow mirrors and thought that may be why I get so bad freeway MPG compared to my old truck, so I tried this experiment. I can powerfold my tow mirrors to make them as little wind resistance as possible.

I did 2 minute averaging on flat interstate at 74mph. The first run I got a difference of about 1mpg!! But I repeated about 10 times and found that it was in the margin of error. There actually was no noticeable difference folded or normal position.

I obviously couldn't compare to regular mirrors but I figured the folded position was as good if not better.

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[DarkSkyForever]

The easiest thing to do is make sure your tires are properly inflated. Under inflated tires can make you lose 10% or more of your fuel economy which when you're supposed to get 23-24, 2.4mpg is fairly significant.

 

[hussar1683]

I’m getting 22mpg
Wife gets 18mpg lol

I tried to teach her hybrid driving techniques but was told “I know how to drive a car”…..

Typical. Anytime I drive my wife’s car I get about 20% better gas mileage. I just stopped pointing it out to her because I get the same answer

 

[RossRR]

For my new truck, 502A PowerBoost Max Tow FX4, I topped the tank off this morning; odometer is reading 503.0 miles. The fuel gauge monitored "Full" and there were 58 miles on the truck when I bought it on Monday. So far I have put 7.119, 7.049, and 7.564 gallons of gas in the truck.
(503-58)/(7.119+7.049+7.564)=20.5mpg

 

[hussar1683]

For my new truck, 502A PowerBoost Max Tow FX4, I topped the tank off this morning; odometer is reading 503.0 miles. The fuel gauge monitored "Full" and there were 58 miles on the truck when I bought it on Monday. So far I have put 7.119, 7.049, and 7.564 gallons of gas in the truck.
(503-58)/(7.119+7.049+7.564)=20.5mpg

Why are you topping it off so often?

 

[RossRR]

Why are you topping it off so often?

Round trips to particular destinations and trying to stay ahead of the gas price inflation curve.

 

[hussar1683]

Round trips to particular destinations and trying to stay ahead of the gas price inflation curve.

 

[Gros Ventre]

Typical. Anytime I drive my wife’s car I get about 20% better gas mileage. I just stopped pointing it out to her because I get the same answer

I taught my wife to drive a clutch (There were dark ages you know). I'll never remark on her driving skills... I have noted she's a leadfoot... She definitely drives in the speed lmit plus 10 world...

 

[Josh35]

deleted my last post
somehow…My wife took the truck for a small road trip 450km and brought it back at 28mpg.

 

[EricR]

Hey, I don't know what's up with your trucks, but I'm getting fantastic MPG with mine!

 

[FrankThompson]

Hey, I don't know what's up with your trucks, but I'm getting fantastic MPG with mine!

I beat you

 

[DarkSkyForever]

I beat you

I don't know, his says 78 and yours says 105, I think he's winning...

 

[EricR]

I beat you

Not only did you beat my MPG, you did it in under 40 seconds!

It took me almost a minute and a half to get those kind of numbers.

 

[sledge4]

My first tank I got 23.8 MPG with my 302A XLT Powerboost.

The dealer said it ran a while around the lot while they were prepping it so probably could have been a little higher. See how tank 2 goes.

 

[Erickson85]

F150 Supercrew 502A 6.5 bed FX4, max tow, and moon roof. Live in central IL. I’m currently averaging 19.5-20.5 mpg per tank. Mix city and highway driving. Occasionally pulling a boat on the weekends. I do have a stretch on my way from the gym to work where I’ll average 26-28.5mpg running 45-50mph during that.

Done trips to central FL and Ky (3 times) Both instances running 77-80 I was averaging around 19-21. My 21 F150 max tow eco boost was only averaging 16.5-17 for the same KY trip route.

pulling our 14 enclosed anchor (I mean trailer). And she gets around 10. But she pulls it at 80 like a dream. Roughly the same mpgs as my 21. But the longer WB on my 22 handles the trailer a lot better. I do wish it had the 36 gal tank for that , but it is what it is.

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