Curious about real world towing economies, we all know there is a drop off in economy when towing but what kind of dropoff is the ECO seeing IRL?
The only concrete figure I have seen out there is from Diesel Power Mag when they did thier sibling rivalry between the 15 and 25. Over 260 miles, loaded to 105% of its GCVW it pulled down 19.46 MPG. Fantastic when you consider that guys with the Ecoboost 150 see mileage drop off to single digits under moderate towing.
But now if you mosey on over to fuelly the trucks that have met the 5 fill up cut off average out to 22 MPG. If we're to take Diesel Power at face value it means that the 1500 loaded to past its official capabilities will only see a 2.5 MPG drop off in economy?
As fantastic as that is you cant fault me for being a little doubtful, when something sounds too good to be true it usually is. Now if you have information that can validate that minuscule 2.5 MPG drop off I'm all ears
The only concrete figure I have seen out there is from Diesel Power Mag when they did thier sibling rivalry between the 15 and 25. Over 260 miles, loaded to 105% of its GCVW it pulled down 19.46 MPG. Fantastic when you consider that guys with the Ecoboost 150 see mileage drop off to single digits under moderate towing.
But now if you mosey on over to fuelly the trucks that have met the 5 fill up cut off average out to 22 MPG. If we're to take Diesel Power at face value it means that the 1500 loaded to past its official capabilities will only see a 2.5 MPG drop off in economy?
As fantastic as that is you cant fault me for being a little doubtful, when something sounds too good to be true it usually is. Now if you have information that can validate that minuscule 2.5 MPG drop off I'm all ears