What kind of MPG mileage are you getting with your Powerboost?

[Porpoise Hork]

With about 3200 on the clock now and MPG's just keep getting better and better. Easily averaging 23-24 city and 28+ freeway with the overall tank average of 23.6 with a 50/50 mix of driving.

Over the holidays took a trip out to the in-law's ranch about 90 miles away and managed to hit 31.4 mpg in it. This is with 4 people 2 dogs and a weekend's worth of gear. Granted I was behind a semi for a good portion of that (showing yellow on the range indicator on the cluster) but still impressive to say the least.

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[RuggedGoods]

I have to say that the mpg reports in this thread are pretty encouraging. I am considering ordering a '23 PB; was initially concerned by some people saying mpg's in the teens still, makes you wonder why to bother. But my guess is that those folks probably suck at driving, and pound on the brake pedal every time they approach a stop light.

 

[RossRR]

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[RuggedGoods]

Haha i might just do that. If I drag my feet long enough (still gotta line up my full down payment, confirm if financing isn't completely awful % for the rest, fully convince the wife, and choose all exact options, etc) then I might get slid into a 24 f150 instead.

I bet the wheel/tire package plays a large roll as well. all weather tires on 18"s probably gets you a full mpg better than A/Ts on heavy 20"s. I was about to spec the towing mirrors until I thought about that obvious mpg penalty as well.

I am also a Ross.

 

[Thebear]

After 36,000 miles I’m averaging 23.5 mpg. It has been an awesome truck. Love it!

 

[lacartus]

One of my regular trips that hovers around 20MPG, it's about 100 miles highway (65-70MPH) where I used BlueCruise and the rest typical start-stop urban where I get the electric miles. I have a few things working against me:

• heavy truck (6000+lbs, I believe), fully loaded lariat, 6.5bed, max tow, 120lb tonneau, etc.
• heavy wheel/tires (100lbs 20", 20lbs a corner heavier than my stock combo, see below)
• tow mirrors
• leveled 2" with fox 2.5

Around town I get anywhere from 21MPG to 17MPG. The big difference is boost. This is noticeable using the MPG screen on the highway. As others have said in this thread, cruise control hurts MPG because it goes into boost trying to hold a MPH. One work-around I found was to follow a semi that would drop a few MPH on the climbs and and BC would follow without needing to call for a lot of boost.

Overall, I'm pretty happy with the mileage for this truck.

 

[wrgrimes]

Just a confirmatory question for the smart among you-
I have asked before and understand the answers.
There are 2 trip meters- Trip 1 and Trip 2. Each of these can be reset by the driver.
There is a third trip meter visible in MyView that resets each time the truck is started.

In MyView there is a Fuel Economy window that gives average miles per gallon. This window can be reset. At present, Fuel Economy mpg matches my Trip 2 mpg (which has never been reset).

My suspicion is that resetting Fuel Economy will also reset Trip 2.
Is this the correct assumption?

It would be nice if the Fuel Economy window was independent of Trip 1 or Trip 2. This would effectively give a 4th trip meter.

 

[JIMFOUNTAIN]

Just a confirmatory question for the smart among you-
I have asked before and understand the answers.
There are 2 trip meters- Trip 1 and Trip 2. Each of these can be reset by the driver.
There is a third trip meter visible in MyView that resets each time the truck is started.

In MyView there is a Fuel Economy window that gives average miles per gallon. This window can be reset. At present, Fuel Economy mpg matches my Trip 2 mpg (which has never been reset).

My suspicion is that resetting Fuel Economy will also reset Trip 2.
Is this the correct assumption?

It would be nice if the Fuel Economy window was independent of Trip 1 or Trip 2. This would effectively give a 4th trip meter.

Trip 2 only resets by pushing and holding the ok button on the steering wheel. Fuel economy reset is independent of trip 1/2/This trip

 

[wrgrimes]

Trip 2 only resets by pushing and holding the ok button on the steering wheel. Fuel economy reset is independent of trip 1/2/This trip

Thanks
So I can leave Fuel Economy alone to yield mpg for the life of the truck.
Trip 1&2 are completely independent and at my discretion.
Thus there are 4 separate options for mpg (excluding pencil and paper)?

 

[Grayson]

 

[ChiefD]

Here is a graph of my milage for 21 F150 FX4 Platinum Powerboost. Some of the higher milages were long highway trips below 70 MPH. With the last fill up I set Auto 4WD to see if there is any real impact.

 

[powerbeast]

22mpg right now or 11 litres per 100km

 

[Snakebitten]

The return of mild/warmer temperatures makes it so much easier to great mileage out of this wicked fast truck.

A few days of unusual frigid weather revealed to me why so much variation there is between reports.

 

[MJ Heat]

The return of mild/warmer temperatures makes it so much easier to great mileage out of this wicked fast truck.

A few days of unusual frigid weather revealed to me why so much variation there is between reports.

Yep. You are right. I am at 27.7mpg on about 50 miles today & that is by far the best I have seen in a while. It was also 60 here today & it hasn’t been warm like that in a long time.

 

[Snakebitten]

Yep, just got home from the office. Worked late and so traffic was light.
Warmer temps and nobody in front of me messing with momentum, since in adaptive cruise, it's THEIR right foot determining how smooooth my truck can flow.

Amazing this wicked powerful brick can stuff EPA numbers so easily without having to hypermile.

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