So, I just turned 8k on the clock, after picking up the truck in Feb. At first, the mileage was pretty low, but I figured once I learned what the truck needed and got a few miles on it, that things would improve.

If I drive with my foot in it all the time, I average somewhere between 9.5 and 11.2 mpg. During my normal driving, I see around 13.5 or so, and for the life of the truck, I am averaging 13.9, but that is a little skewed by a couple of drive in movie trips.



In March, I did a commute being as thrifty as possible with the throttle, and this was the result, with an average speed of 65. My commute is 38 miles one way, and takes between 50 minutes and two hours, depending on traffic.




Today, I tried the same thing again, over the same route, averaging 65, with the same light traffic. this was my result.




I know this is not very scientific, but it is a good median example of what I am seeing out of this beast, six months into ownership.


You can see through my last 5 tanks that I am averaging close to 15 mpg with them all. In this horrid Houston traffic, I am more than pleased. I was only getting 19 mpg out of the SHO. I had prepared myself for 11 mpg when I made the decision to buy this truck, so I am way ahead of what I expected.






I look forward to seeing what the mileage is when I started heading up to Stillwater for football games this fall.




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Not bad at all! Especially for that powerhouse!

 

With my kind of driving (open road, no traffic) I really bet I could get what my 5.4L's all got.

That's great news Gip. Nothing better than beating what you budgeted! I am right at 19 for the life of my truck (hand calculated).

 

Not bad. How ya liking the ol' 6.2? I love mine with a passion! I've got about 27,000 miles on my truck now. I ordered her in Oct. '10 and took delivery in Jan. '11. I thought the same thing when I ordered my truck. And I too was pleasantly surprised when my mileage was better than 13mpg around town. Normal around town driving (with my foot out of it), I'm getting 15 or so. After some modes, now I routinely get 19-20 mpg at 65mph. I can get 23mpg at 55mph, but that's with perfect conditions, you know? After I decide which tuner to go with I'm expecting to do better yet. Check out my albums to see my displays. I think you can still eek out some more mpg's from here.

 

i have averaged 15 mpgs over my first 8000 miles on my 2011 raptor. i see 17 mpg regularly on the freeway. around town is where gas mileage suffers....

 

I am loving this truck. I am so glad I went with the 6.2.

I think this will be about the top of my mileage, due to how horrific my commute is each way. Hopefully I can get close to 20 when I head to OK in a few weeks.

I haven't decided what I want to do for motor mods yet .. I might tune it, and I might do the a cam swap and a tune.

 

wow wish i would have got a 6.2 now. but there was now way i wanted the low MPG but sounds like it might just be a myth if you can keep your foot of the fun peddle

 

I love my 6.2 F150 Lariat 4x4 Screw. I was very surprised how well this engine does on gas for a big block. I get any where 14.5 to 16 in town depending how I drive it and on the road easily get 18.5 running on the flat lands of Arizona and some times 19. I usually run 65-70 on the Interstates. I recently did a 400 mile tow with my 10,000 lb plus toy hauler and averaged 8.4 going into our mountain country and return home. I didn't think that was bad at all. I had all power I needed and the 6.2 did not disappoint in that department. The engine braking was great using the Select Shift Transmission feature. I hardly had to touch my brakes on steep inclines. Very stable towing too I might add.

 

Man that is good MPG!!!

 

This is good news. I may be in a 6.2 next year. Thanks for reporting the findings OP and others!

 

My 2012 5.0 is easily 2+ MPG better than my 2006 5.4 and with more power to boot. All of Ford's lineup (cars too) is pretty impressive and has come a long way in the last few years....although coming from pretty awfull makes improvement easier.

That being said...and I get the whole 6.2 thing...15 MPG would be hard on the wallet if you drive much. I drive 22-28,000 miles per year....let's use 25,000 to make the math easy. 15 mpg would mean 1667 gallons of fuel. 18 mpg would mean 1389 gallons. 278 extra gallons at $3.8 is $1,057/year....about $7500 if I keep it 7 years on top of the initial upgrade engine cost.

 

If you tow and/or need raw power *AND* want halfway decent gas mileage when you drive conservatively, that's what the Ecoboost is for. If you don't need that much power, that's what the 5.0 is for.

Yes, the 6.2 gets decent mileage for what it is, but it's still less than the EB or the 5.0.

 

ok so i ask would the little 3.5 twin turbo have the same engine braking power, say as the 5.0 or 6.2? i am not saying ones better than the other so please don't flame on me. just want to know witch would offer better engine braking? as i have been known to over load my truck and trailer down and head over the hill to do some work. both would be same gearing i would guess that it all falls on the motor and pistons size and number of positions doing the work = compression ? or am i wrong?

 

LOL, I get 15.5 mpg with my 5.0 FX4 with 10,000 miles.

 

Take the block of lead out of your right boot.