i have an 2011 f-150 ecoboost with max trailer tow package and it gets 20 lieters per 100 km is this normal? thx for any advice. i am towing 4000 pounds duel axel all aluminum trailer.

 

For our US friends, that would be 11.8 MPG. Nope, doesn't sound bad to me at all. For us Canadians that still like MPG, that would be 14 MPG. I'd take that any day.

 

thx! just was worrieing that there was something wrong with my truck

 

Ricky, when towing on the highway, the frontal area of the trailer makes a lot more difference than the weight. If that's a cargo or travel trailer, you are actually doing better than I would have expected.

I also wish that people would stop quoting "Canadian MPG". It's a useless and confusing measurement. But that's just my pet peeve.

 

I get 8 and 9 miles per gallon towing 8,000 pounds of travel trailer. Wind resistance and spooling turbos will not provide good fuel economy on almost any gas engine.

 

Yeppers, exactly what I get too! Taller the trailer, the more drag you get, drag eats horsepower!

 

It would also be helpful to know at what speed these fuel rates are. Pulling at 50 MPH I might get 14 MPG, but at 70, not so much.

 

I am getting around 9-10 mpg towing a 6500 pound enclosed trailer 65-70 mph. I tow it quite regularly.

 

wow I tow a 7890# TT I get like 11MPG with my 5.0 at 65 if I hit the hills I get a little less think last year I pulled over the grape vine in so Cal and it dropped down to 9 MPG. so I guess only thing the eco boost give you a quitter ride because MPG are pretty dam close. I hand calculated it so I might be a little off because the lie o meter says I am getting13 when towing

 

Most of the places of where I camp is cruising 70+ mph on the highway and/or very hilly, which isn't good for fuel economy. Eco or Boost!

 

The "Eco OR Boost" is a very good point to consider. The whole idea of that engine is its ability to make power throughout its RPM range when needed. I would wager that if you pulled the same exact loads with the same trucks (except one having the 5.0 and the other having the EB), staying side-by-side the entire time, they would get very close to the same mileage. OF COURSE the EB is going to burn more fuel if you pull the Grapevine hammer-down on both engines because the EB will be making more power the whole time because of its turbos and torque power band ability pulling it much faster in comparison. That's kind of the point. More power means more fuel (and more air provided by turbos).

I find the pi$$ing contests between these motors (all three actually) extremely humorous. They're very different beasts with very different capabilities. Comparing all these numbers is helpful in a limited way, but you have to remember that if you pull all the time, you know the ability to get the load accelerated to cruising speed faster is handy, as well as ability to pull at higher altitudes, but it comes at a cost. It's all up to each of you to figure out what you want out of your trucks. For me, the EB was a no-brainer. For someone else, the 5.0 or 6.2 was a no-brainer...

 

I tow 12,000 race car trailer and a loaded truck and get 13 mpg but I have a tow tune which really helps and whenever I tow I use manual control so that I can keep the engine rpm in the low end of the power band a and helps make the small hills without dropping out of 6th.

 

I agree with you...the main difference with the EGOboost is that is sustains less power loss at altitude than the 5.oL would pulling the same load. I could really care less how FAST it gets there...I just want that power in reserve for passing a semi going 25 mph up a 11% grade!

 

good point I was just surprised at just how close the MPG where. and again the three motors are great! I was not trying to sound like one was better than the other if that's how my last post sounded it was not my intent so sorry if it did.
thanks

 

I'm not able to compare the EcoBoost and the 5.0, but I can compare with the 5.4L engine. I found that I get about the same mileage while towing my 5000lb travel trailer, but I have so much more power for hills and passing.
It's the big improvement in unloaded mileage that impresses me.