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Old 09-06-2016, 12:53 PM
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Carlsbad to Laramie

Loaded up our gear. Mostly clothes and and a big cooler. My dad and I headed out on a big road trip. Really happy overall with the ecoboost performance. The ride was really comfortable and we made it just under 16 hours.
 
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Old 09-06-2016, 02:20 PM
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I thought it would be better. I usually get 21 in my 5.0 V8 4x4 Supercrew but that's going 60 mph all the way while others pass me at 75.
 
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There are long runs with 80 mph posted on the highway.

I kept it under 85mph most of the time.

I also went from sea level to 7100 feet. That didn't help. 😃
 
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Then, that, sir, is impressive.
 
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That is good MPG for that speed and climb.

But, keep in mind that the readout on the dash, which I call the Lie-o-Meter, isn't very accurate. It varies by the truck, but most on here seem to find the LoM to be optimistic. As an example, on my recent 2000 mile trip pulling a boat the readout was off .7 MPG, or 6%.

And, it varies by the MPG I am getting. Up at 18 MPG it is still off 6%, but that is more like 1.1 MPG. In other words, hand-calculating it is the only way to know.

Here's my results:

 
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