7.3 vs ecoboost

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May 29, 2016 | 01:54 PM

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finallyo3gt

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Originally Posted by nateairman

This whole debate has put household talking.

The question for me is fuel economy. I feel that the 7.3 is better than a ecoboost. Some of you that get to drive both chime in.... thanks

I get about 18 on a 33,000 mile avg in the Explorer. I've seen 21-22 hwy at 80mph. I haven't done any long trips, but with the travel trailer it gets about 12mpg.

The truck is 15-17 avg on mixed driving, and I don't have a good long highway trip to base on, but it seems to be about 17 or 18. With the travel trailer I was about 10-12.

Also the 7.3 has happy and unhappy speeds. 60-65 is unhappy, which is really unfortunate considering that's a great speed to pull the trailer at. The Explorer will pull at pretty much any speed I wanted to.