Just traded my 2001 BMW which was getting 21.5 mpg for the 2006 xlt, which has been averaging 16 mpg (70/30 city/highway) on the first 2 tanks. Certainly delighted, considering the added versatility and safety offered by the truck. My 2000 Jeep Wrangler, which weighs 2000 lbs less than the truck is averaging 15 mpg, and my 40 foot diesel pusher is averaging 7.5 mpg on a good day. So I can't complain when my truck is getting better mpg than my Jeep.

Ilan Shanon

 

BTW for what it is worth, my buddy with a well broken in Titan is only getting about 14mpg on the highway and his truck is not near the truck an F-150 is. Matter of fact we had both of them at the DC trip I went on and his truck looks REALLY wimpy sitting beside my FTX (sorry Mark).

Oh, and he lives in Florida where it is flat.

 

Nor would I, but when you don't ever see millage above 12MPG like me and you have to read in here how happy others are getting anywhere from 16 to 20, if you can believe them. Then you start to wonder what is different about these trucks that would account for such a difference and is there anything that can be done to change it. If there is I'd like to know. I dont even pay for my gas so it's not the $ its just the question as to why.

 

There are a lot of factors in getting good fuel economy. Over the 14.5K miles I've driven my F150, I bet the overall average MPG is close to 20mpg if not above it. Seems hard to believe but here's the reason why my truck doesn't use as much gas as others.

Driving condition:
I drive as close as possible to the speed limit and I rarely accelerate briskly, usually a slow take off. Most of the miles are highway, I use the truck mainly to transport a light weight motorcycle to race tracks along with a few long highway trips. Some long trips have some hills (which I average 21.5 both ways) but most of the roads are not very hilly and are at 55-65mph (where I get as high as 22.5 average both ways).

Truck:
Base reg cab work truck, 4.6L with auto, 2wd, 3:55 rear, long bed, has cruise which is useful on long trips. No modifications (except added Ford CD player and bed mat), stock tires (235-70R17) inflated to the max recommended pressure. I have the oil changed at the recommended 5K miles with 0w-20.

Now, if my truck had 4wd, oversized tires, lower gears, and I drove with the traffic(10-20mph faster) over hilly terrain and take off fast from stops, I suspect the best mileage would be in the 14-16mpg range.

MarkCh

 

same here, and no one believes me when I tell them that

 

Yupper. The 3v 5.4 gets great mileage, is comfortable and will go just about anywhere.

As far as the MPG, what a relief after a gasser Excursion.