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1) This oil change (8000 miles) is averaging about 18.7(edited: checked today to be sure), with a lot of highway miles at 70+mph. I have seen as high as 23.2mpg on a long trip at 60mph, and as low as 13.1 mpg at 80mph against a strong wind. Average around 17 around town if you keep your foot out of it. These figures are all by the vehicle's mpg calculator, I've hand calculated and it's very close.

2) Nope. If I lived in high mountains and towed a lot, the turbos would be useful; but neither applies and I prefer the linear power delivery of a NA engine. The 3.5EB does produce gobs of power, but it comes in a huge surge (part of the appeal I'm sure).

3) This problem was (I think) solved by early 2013; I have not had any issue with mine at almost 50k miles.

Long term durability was my concern also, when I was shopping for mine the problems with the '11 EBs were getting a lot of attention here. Cylinder deactivation is for CAFE and only adds complication, not reliability IMO. Haven't driven the '15 and up version so can't comment on the change to the 5.0.


edit: Oh and I'm using 5w30 in mine, have observed no drop in mpg.

redranger04g

1. Between 18-19 city, 21-22 highway. I have 3.31 gears.
2. No, BUT if I was towing close to max capacities frequently I would get the EB. But my truck just pulls a 6000 lb boat 4-5 times a year. My dad has an EB and constantly asks me why I get more MPG than him. He has an aggressive driving style and drives fast, and I keep trying to explain to him it is either ECO or BOOST, not both.
3. Not sure, I have a 2015, no problems with mine.

2WD

2013 5.0 3.55 axle Crew Cab 2WD, 35k miles
Lifetime avg. 18.4 mpg

16-17 city, 22 highway

If you tow a lot you should get the EB. Occasional towing or towing light loads frequently the 5.0 is good. The Fast Lane Truck did a nice video of the 5.0 doing the Ike Gauntlet with 9k lb trailer if you want to search for that.

Ledbetter

I have a 2013 5.0 4x4 crew cab 6.5' bed.

I drive fairly reserved...
Combined city/hwy is around 17. Highway around 23.


I'm happy with the 5.0 & would buy one again.

marks

I have a 2012 4X4 8200GVW extra cab with 3:73 gears. I am not on the highway much and I average 18.5 mpg. I have a little over 70k and have no rattles.

marshallr

I bought a lightly used, (17,000 miles) 2014 two weeks ago. It is a 4X4 Supercrew XLT with the 5.0. I looked around for about 2 months and spent countless hours doing internet searches for used 2012-2014 trucks in my area.

For me it was truly a toss-up. I drove examples of both and couldn't tell a bit of difference. The 3.5 turbo WILL tow more if properly equipped. But in 2 months of looking I never ran across a used 3.5 set up to tow significantly more than the 5.0. Every single used 3.5 I looked at had 3.31 gears. Every single 5.0 had 3.55 gears. The difference in towing capacity on the ones I looked at just wasn't that much. The 5.0 in mine is rated to tow more than I'll ever tow.

The tipping point for me was price. I found that I could get the 5.0 about $1500-$2000 less than the 3.5 in comparable used trucks. I passed on a 2013 nearly identical to the one I bought with 27,000 miles. Price was exactly the same. Had the price been the same, or if I towed a lot heavier trailers I'd have probably bought 3.5.

I've put over 1,000 miles on it in 2 weeks and have never let the 36 gal tank get much below 1/2 tank. The on dash computations have been within .1 mpg of my hand calculations on 3 fill-ups so I'll consider it accurate.

I don't do any real city driving, mostly rural 2 lanes or small town. I'm getting 17 mpg there. I used the on dash calculations for one 60+ mile interstate section with cruise control on 70 mph and got 20.5mpg. The overall average has been close to 19.

Greg Fields

#1- 18.7 all around.. 4700 on clock now.
#2- I'd only get the 5.0
#3- no problems so far......

elfiero

'13 FX4
15.1 mpg avg over 13,000 miles.
Didn't ever consider the Ecoboost.
Nothing beats the sound and the power surge of the coyote.

bordercollie 3

Have a 2012 64k no problems whatsoever here in flat de get 17 to 20 mpg. Last trip to South Hill Va got 29.9 round trip according to trucks fuel mileage. Trip a little less than 600 miles mostly flat and mid grade gas. Seems to run better for me. Everything stock origins tires Heard to many problems with ECOB. Np complaints.

bordercollie 3

[QUOTE="bordercollie 3;4779256"]Have a 2012 64k no problems whatsoever here in flat de get 17 to 20 mpg. Last trip to South Hill Va got 29.9 round trip according to trucks fuel mileage. Trip a little less than 600 miles mostly flat and mid grade gas. Seems to run better for me. Everything stock origins tires Heard to many problems with ECOB. No complaints. 4/4