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Wards top 10
List the 2011 Mustang 5.0 as one of the top 10 engines, interestingly enough there is no v6 ecoboost. So help me figure out how Ford list the F150 in Canada as 10.7L per 100kmh at 26 Miles per gallon, on a calculator it is 21.9 MPG. Am I missing something?
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From: Spruce Grove, AB
US gallon = 3.78Liters
Imperial Gallon = 4.54Liters
Yet they do advertise in Imperial gallons, and no-where can you get the truck to display in imperial gallons, its either L/100km or miles per gallon (using US gallon).
The advertised fuel eonomy is still a stretch though. Downhill with a tailwind. I like the power, but my 2009 5.4L once broken in got consistently better fuel economy than this 3.5L ecoboost.
Sneaky marketing.
Imperial Gallon = 4.54Liters
Yet they do advertise in Imperial gallons, and no-where can you get the truck to display in imperial gallons, its either L/100km or miles per gallon (using US gallon).
The advertised fuel eonomy is still a stretch though. Downhill with a tailwind. I like the power, but my 2009 5.4L once broken in got consistently better fuel economy than this 3.5L ecoboost.
Sneaky marketing.
Last edited by nolagtime; Nov 6, 2011 at 07:49 AM.
Nathan
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From: Edmonton, Canada
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I don't know about that. The problem is that we all drive differently, and at different times--in different vehicles--even individual drivers drive differently. There is NO way I drive my EB the same way I drove my 4.2 liter. Even though I get better gas mileage with the EB, it would be a LOT better if I drove it like I drove my old truck. I'm careless with the accelerator now, because I have tons of power and I know my engine is economical.
"The "highway" program or Highway Fuel Economy Driving Schedule (HWFET) uses a warmed-up engine and makes no stops, averaging 48 mph (77 km/h) with a top speed of 60 mph (97 km/h) over a 10-mile (16 km) distance. The measurements are then adjusted downward by 22% (highway) to more accurately reflect real-world results..."
So the closest I have come to this is a straight stretch of highway where I set my cruise control at 90km/h and traveled on a level surface for about 20 miles. My fuel use came in at 29 miles per US gallon. (If you think your 2009 5.4 did better than this.... sure.
)
If I subtract 22% (see above quote) from 29mpg that I actually measured, I come up with 22.63mpg which is remarkably close to the advertised 21mpg.
You can see from the info above that I am actually getting BETTER mileage on the highway than Ford promised me.
Nothing sneaky about it.
I don't know about that. The problem is that we all drive differently, and at different times--in different vehicles--even individual drivers drive differently. There is NO way I drive my EB the same way I drove my 4.2 liter. Even though I get better gas mileage with the EB, it would be a LOT better if I drove it like I drove my old truck. I'm careless with the accelerator now, because I have tons of power and I know my engine is economical.
"The "highway" program or Highway Fuel Economy Driving Schedule (HWFET) uses a warmed-up engine and makes no stops, averaging 48 mph (77 km/h) with a top speed of 60 mph (97 km/h) over a 10-mile (16 km) distance. The measurements are then adjusted downward by 22% (highway) to more accurately reflect real-world results..."
So the closest I have come to this is a straight stretch of highway where I set my cruise control at 90km/h and traveled on a level surface for about 20 miles. My fuel use came in at 29 miles per US gallon. (If you think your 2009 5.4 did better than this.... sure.
)If I subtract 22% (see above quote) from 29mpg that I actually measured, I come up with 22.63mpg which is remarkably close to the advertised 21mpg.
You can see from the info above that I am actually getting BETTER mileage on the highway than Ford promised me.
Nothing sneaky about it.
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From: Madoc, Ontario
Originally Posted by nolagtime
US gallon = 3.78Liters
Imperial Gallon = 4.54Liters
Yet they do advertise in Imperial gallons, and no-where can you get the truck to display in imperial gallons, its either L/100km or miles per gallon (using US gallon).
The advertised fuel eonomy is still a stretch though. Downhill with a tailwind. I like the power, but my 2009 5.4L once broken in got consistently better fuel economy than this 3.5L ecoboost.
Sneaky marketing.
Imperial Gallon = 4.54Liters
Yet they do advertise in Imperial gallons, and no-where can you get the truck to display in imperial gallons, its either L/100km or miles per gallon (using US gallon).
The advertised fuel eonomy is still a stretch though. Downhill with a tailwind. I like the power, but my 2009 5.4L once broken in got consistently better fuel economy than this 3.5L ecoboost.
Sneaky marketing.
They can in, no way at all, determine how everyone uses or drives their truck but I think they are coming close with the estimates.