I have a 2012 CCLB 4x4 with 3:73 gearing, On the open highway running between 70-75 I am getting 16.5 ish hand calc. and the dash says 17. Loaded with my 4 horse living quarters trailer and 4 horses I am getting 9.5. Not bad in my book.

 

The engine is a 2010 Mustang GT 3v.
I'm doing a 87 Turbo Coupe 4.6 swap.

Both of my personal trucks are 2wd because the only time I use them is in the spring thru fall.

I can see where you guys that have to drive in bad weather would opt for the 4wd.

I drive a 2wd 2013 F-150 ext. cab 5.0 at work and I love the way that traction control handles ice and snow. Easy on the gas and easy on the brake and it goes straight.

 

That's great mileage for a 4wd running at that speed empty !

Once I go over 65 mpg in my truck, the mpg takes a dive.

 

My neighbor had an SVO Mustang, sold it about 7 years ago. Yeah, that will be a nice upgrade.

The F-150 seems to do better in snow than the Super Duty. My old man has a 2011 5.0L. It is 4x4, but he rarely uses it. Gets around well in 2WD. That 5.0L is a nice engine.

 

I agree.
The 5.0 engine is great.
The one I drive at work is an STX model and looks sharp.
Drives and handles great and has more power than I will ever need.
Gets 21 mpg hywy.

I almost bought a 2013 F150 5.0 2wd with 23K miles.
Then a day before I was going to go look at it, I saw the ad for the F250 I have now.

I may have sacrificed 5 mpg (hywy) by buying the F250 instead of the 1/2 ton, but when I tow my loaded 20 ft. enclosed trlr., I am glad I bought the Super Duty.

 

Agreed, the Super Duty is a better tow rig, especially if you plan to tow heavier loads relatively frequently. But the 5.0 is really quiet and smooth, and surprisingly powerful, and even his 4x4 model gets 18-19mpg highway; it has gotten over 20 a couple of times. He has a tonneau cover on his; I've heard that helps.

Our city recently replaced its fleet of police cruisers...they went from all Impalas (yuck) to a mix of Explorers & Tauruses but the Chief somehow now has a new F-150 4x4 STX extended cab for his cruiser. All black, alloy rims, hidden strobe lights in the grille, back window, etc. This replacing his former unmarked Impala! Very sharp truck.

 

Yeah, that F-150 x-cab STX I drive at work has gobs of power.
Love that truck.
Big brakes, quiet, handles great, great stereo, great hywy mileage, and lots of power.

 

I bought an F250XLT 4x2 super cab 6.2 l with 3.73 gears 6 sp tranny last November that is only getting 10 mpg city. I don't drive slow but nothing that should impact my mileage too much. I took it easy at first to see what mileage I got it was still only around 11 mpg, now I ride it a little harder, but not like it's a drag racer or anything. I really think it should get a little better mileage, from reading this topic I think I get the worst mpg a 6.2 can get, lucky me.

 

I've had these two trucks:

2012 F-250 Crew Cab 4x4 6.2L XLT 3.73
2015 F-350 Crew Cab 4x4 6.2L Lariat 3.73

Both basically could not do any better than 10mpg in the city, and often it was worse. I wasn't flooring it at every stop light, by any means, but I wasn't granny-driving either. Sounds about like you are driving.

On a long highway drive in New England, the best I'd see was about 16; Interstate driving resulted in 14mpg.

Lifetime average of the second truck was 10.9 for all the city and highway combined.

 

I haven't seen 10 mpg since I put 34.5" mud tires on mine. It's usually 9-9.5 in town and 14 on the freeways.

Put some e85 in it and it will get down under 8!

I don't drive too hard either but I always have 1000 lbs in the back between tools and the rack.

 

I have 6.2 - auto - 4x4 - standard cab - 8' bed - 3.73 and generally average 14 mpg around town - which generally includes trips of 12 - 15 miles at 50 - 60 mph.

 

I am up to 2500 miles on my 2016 CCSB 4x4. Drove up the interstate for the first time, about 200 mi round trip and for that the dash said 13.8. My usual driving is mix 50town/50rural back roads, and 11-12mpg hand calc. I will update after I have at least 5k on it.

 

Not sure where you are located, but don't forget winter blend fuel. The SD 6.2L really takes a hit during the winter months.


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I'm almost at 20,000 miles. I have 13.3 lifetime average. In the summer I went on a couple short (300 miles +/-) trips and was getting a little over 14. I drive mostly around 75. My local driving is a mix of highway & city & traffic so my speeds vary from 0 to 80. Just before the winter blend fuels came out I thought I would get my lifetime mileage over 14. I have my first lone trip (over 1,200 miles) coming up. I'm hoping to get over 14. I doubt this truck will get over 15 with me driving it.

 

Might get another gallon or so after the motor breaks in.