Curmudgeon

While we're awaiting the EPA numbers for the 2015 F-150s, it may be informative to note that EPA has rated the 5.0L engine in the 2015 Mustang at 16 city/25 highway/19 combined with A/T. Surely, the 5.0 in the F-150 can't improve on that...can it?

PhiDeltDave

Probably not. I predict 14-15 city/23 highway/ 17-18 combined.

All Hat No Cattle

Well, if we are comparing apples to apples, this is what the 2015 5.0 has to beat.

Ron AKA

My thoughts would be that weight reduction would have more impact in the city than the highway. Predict about 17 city, 18-19
Combined, and 22 on highway.

2013SCREW

Chevy advertises their 5.3L as16 city/23 hwy mpg with 355 HP 383 lb-ft. I'd say that this is what Ford needs to beat with the 5.0L. They will probably beat it with the 3.5L eco but I think they need to do it with the 5.0

PhiDeltDave

Exactly.

Daytoman

Which is precisely what the 5.0 gets (real world mpg) in our 2013 xlt screw 4x4.
With the weight loss, it better do better than that.
Fwiw we do mostly city driving in the xlt and it still averages 17-18 mpg. Plus if I used 100% real gas we could add another mpg or two to that number.
I use 100% gas in my RAM and I get 18-20 mpg week in, week out.

So if the numbers you guys are predicting turn out true, color me UNimpressed. They should be better than that considering the weight loss.

powerboatr

why do you only use 100% gas in the ram...but not the 150?

TheWhiteBeast

With a 3.08 rear end. Talk about a dog.

Daytoman

The RAM is a keeper and it's also my daily driver. I don't risk running corn fuel in it. I put a fair amount of miles on it. Plus I run the recommended 89 octane. It really responds well to the pure gas, both in mpgs and performance. I ran corn fuel in it a few times because I had no choice. The mpgs dropped big time so for the above reasons I can more than justify real gas in the RAM.

The F150 is my wife's grocery getter/soccer mom/weekend running family car. She doesn't put a lot of miles on it and it's a short timer. It will be sold in the next 6 months or so. I don't care if it burns corn fuel most of the time. It would take a loong time to justify the added expense and trouble of always finding real gas for her truck. I have very little reason to bother with the real gas in it.