http://www.fordf150.net/blog/59/2009-f-150-gets-better-mileage-than-gm-dodge-and-toyota/ Ford F150 Truck Blog Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:38:29 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 http://www.fordf150.net/blog/59/2009-f-150-gets-better-mileage-than-gm-dodge-and-toyota/comment-page-1/#comment-197 PMH Wed, 09 Sep 2009 23:26:11 +0000 http://www.fordf150.net/blog/?p=59#comment-197 Have seen the video and while it is impressive it is hardly iron clad - who is to say the gear ratios are the same etc. The 21 mpg published by Ford is downhill with a strong tail wind; my actual experience is 13.4 mpg to date on my truck [that is not a guess but an actual calculation on every mile it has been driven]; 16.6 was my highest and 11.6 my low on a tank full. This on a 2009 F150 4x4 CRW with 5.4 and 3.73 rear end but no load or trailer in tow and driving with a rather light foot. The most impressive part of the film was the body rigidity which could not be so easily tampered with in my view. Have seen the video and while it is impressive it is hardly iron clad – who is to say the gear ratios are the same etc. The 21 mpg published by Ford is downhill with a strong tail wind; my actual experience is 13.4 mpg to date on my truck [that is not a guess but an actual calculation on every mile it has been driven]; 16.6 was my highest and 11.6 my low on a tank full. This on a 2009 F150 4×4 CRW with 5.4 and 3.73 rear end but no load or trailer in tow and driving with a rather light foot. The most impressive part of the film was the body rigidity which could not be so easily tampered with in my view.

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