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Location: East of Seattle since 1992, 615' Elevation, Zone 8b - originally from SF Bay Area
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Interesting how close they all were except for one. Still, I have bought 4 pickups since since 1973 and never considered MPG in my decision. My current 2017 F150 for example has the 5.0 Coyote V8 with 385 horsepower, and I went with it in order to tow our 6,000 lb. travel trailer. When not towing and no weight in the back, I can get 20 on the highway, 16 city. EPA when I bought it was 16/19 and on my previous 2007 Ranger, it was 15/20, not much better with only 207 Horsepower.
Interesting how close they all were except for one. Still, I have bought 4 pickups since since 1973 and never considered MPG in my decision. My current 2017 F150 for example has the 5.0 Coyote V8 with 385 horsepower, and I went with it in order to tow our 6,000 lb. travel trailer. When not towing and no weight in the back, I can get 20 on the highway, 16 city. EPA when I bought it was 16/19 and on my previous 2007 Ranger, it was 15/20, not much better with only 207 Horsepower.
The TFL guys also mentioned at one point that it's surprising how close the full-sized (1/2-ton) trucks are to the mid-sized trucks in fuel economy.
The top 3 trucks in the test - the Ridgeline, Tacoma and Ranger, all got about 26mpg, which was about 30% better than the worst truck in the test, which only got 20mpg on the mostly highway route.
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