21 MPG seen on 4 Door Badlands 2.3L

[johnston.zach]

I was at the Milwaukee show yesterday and the bronco reps literally let me look through everything, Owner Manual, MPG (21 mpg btw was showing this 4 door Bandlands SAS 2.3L [The rep did say this was probably the highway MPG as they have been driving city to city]), etc.

Owner manual was very detailed I did not take any pictures as the rep was with me, but it definitely has a nice search function and easy to use.

Overall I was super impressed. The bronco blew me away. It does not feel like a big car, but the seats and the texture on everything was a lot more impressive than people seem to think. The dash does not feel cheap like people or saying and the doors are super light. I don't know if I can wait another month before I have it. I would have drove off the lot if I could.

Visual proof posted by @chaustin:
Was at the same viewing last night (wednesday april 28) 4 door badlands, )didn't see any sas markings), snapped this photo. shows 20.9mpg.

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[tedsnephew]

Wow, 21 mpg with SAS seems really good. I'm expecting 17-18.

 

[beachman101]

will be more than happy if this is the case

 

[Rubicon 2 Badlands]

That's awesome! Do you know if that was the 2.3 or 2.7?

 

[Chrism81]

at least this is the most concrete info we got since it's from the owner manual. Hopefully it's true

 

[johnston.zach]

That's awesome! Do you know if that was the 2.3 or 2.7?

2.3

 

[johnston.zach]

Before this blows up, please don't take this as 100% fact. You'll only set yourself up for disappointment.

The rep did say this was probably the highway MPG as they have been driving city to city

 

[beachman101]

2.3

damn

guess that puts the 2.7 in the already established 17mpg range

oh well at least thats a selling point for the 2.3 autos

 

[onetong8r]

The rep did say this was probably the highway MPG as they have been driving city to city

I went to the Bronco show in St. Augustine, FL and the Bronco guy there was VERY tight lipped about MPG. I first asked if we could turn the ignition on and see the dash display and features and he said no. I then asked about the MPG driving down from Michigan and he said he wasn't allowed to discuss anything related to MPG or gas consumption. If my 2-door 2.3 Sas gets over 20 on the highway I'll be pleased.

 

[FourHorses]

Doesn't surprise me at all. I can break 21 out on the open road with my F-150 3.5L FX4.
Wife's Explorer 4x4 can break 27 with the 2.3L.

 

[vrtical]

Sas 2.7 running the off road for a couple days 17.x mpg. i dont see why 19 is out of the question for good highway which is what I said its going to be based on my experience with the F150.

 

[BadSquatch77]

Had a 2.7L badlands with 33 inch tires here on Tuesday and the rep said the mileage was even higher than 21 before he got into town.

 

[DonM]

Even if it is upper teens for daily mixed driving....that's still a far cry better than my 2006 F-150 with the 5.4!!!

 

[FourHorses]

Even if it is upper teens for daily mixed driving....that's still a far cry better than my 2006 F-150 with the 5.4!!!

Yeah, my 07 FX4 with the 5.4 was a bit painful. My 98 was even worse though.

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