MPG - what is yours?

[Kevin W]

2.7 Base 4 door automatic Sasquatch’d 15.9 mpg 6000ish miles running premium.

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[Broncenstein]

Premium fuel? Eco mode? No hills?

I'm trying to figure out how people are getting over 21-22 mpg. It must be because I'm constantly climbing hills where I am.

NW Ohio where it is pretty flat. I shift at 2300 rpm to stay out of the Turbo as much as possible. I also drive 55mph on the country roads. I will say, I drove 1 hour with a tailwind and got 25mph on the tank, but then fought the wind for an hour on the way back home and the average mpg for the tank dropped to 19, so wind has a huge effect.
I also always drive in normal mode. I noticed ECO mode hurt mpg when highway driving slightly, but it helped slightly in city driving. 87 octane gas as well

 

[Catatonic]

If you never get your engine up to operating temperature you get condensation and moisture(water) in the engine. Not allowing an engine to run up to operating temperature is not good for longevity. My drive to work is 4 minutes tops. I do not drive my vehicles with a cold engine never have.

I learned from Peter Brock of Cobra fame that they would target 220 oil temp when racing to boil the water out of the oil. ECO mode on bronco can close those active shutters, and combined with a little higher rpm driving I can get up to 220 pretty quick (not from a cold start of course, let the little bugger slowly get some heat in it first).

 

[alfrnas]

17.1 with 35s

 

[Taltyman]

Just an FYI that MPG can change based upon other factors such as altitude. At least in our wrangler (no bronco yet) we get 14-16 in Texas. But we go to Ouray Co a couple of times a year and up there we get 16-19. My assumption is that the computer figures out that the air/oxygen is thinner at the higher altitudes and adjusts the mixture. Our home in Texas is at 500' and our 2nd home in Ouray is at about 8,000'. At first I thought that going over mountain passes, etc would kill the MPG and I suppose it does to some extent but overall I get a gain of about 2 MPG. Your results may vary.

 

[jdawg]

17.2, Reg. Mainly town driving. Zero flat road driving.
2.7 BD 4D.

 

[A51Asheville]

16.9 with my stock BLack Diamond 4dr Sass so right around where the EPA puts it. Mix of granny driving and "spirited" driving.

 

[Knownman]

What are you getting in real world driving? Add your model, engine, trans, Sas or not. Before I got mine I really wanted to see real world numbers. Not complaining….. smiles per gallon.

Sasquatch 4 door hardtop with 2.7l Lux auto. I'm averaging 18 mpg now in mostly city, stop and go in LA. I run 87 octane only and use normal driving mode.

 

[KingWillard]

Black Diamond 2.3 manual with no mods, roof rack, 5000 on the odometer, run 91 fuel. Mostly short trips <3 miles in town, some medium 10-20 mile forest/ off road trips, and a 100-200 mile road trip thrown in once or twice a month. 17.9 mpg average overall.

 

[dtrump]

16.8 mpg 70% city driving, 2 door Badlands Sasquatch 2.3 manual

 

[TyGuy40]

I feel the same way, 2.3 manual base upgraded to the black diamond steelies with all terrain tires that come on those. I think I went from 30 in to 31.6 in roughly.

I haven't been pushing the Bronco hard because I'm on the at first thousand miles, 65 on the highway, not going super high on shifts, etc. The best I've really seen is about 18.6 miles per gallon per the dash and per my hand calculations.

I run regular gas and I try to stay on the Eco mode. Most of my driving is done in rural Georgia so a lot of two lanes running about 55 mph.

I know most people will say well don't buy a Bronco for miles per gallon, but I did expect the EcoBoost to do a little bit better.

your own math mine might be off. That could potentially add a couple miles per gallon.

It has ECO in the name. I expect better. I dig the power and HP, but still - I'm getting 14-15 city even with the best gas.

 

[wbrainbow]

22 Black Diamond 2.3 auto. Just drove 612 miles in upstate NY and averaged 21.6 mpg. I was hoping for 18 mpg so pleasantly surprised.

 

[Bradnewt]

2.3l 4dr Badlands with auto non squach. 16.4 mpg over 155 miles hand checked. I towed my boat for 40 miles of the 155. The rest are morning and afternoon commute miles. If I can keep consistent speeds around 55-65 I can average 19.2. My lifetime average according to the computer is 17.4. Slightly better than my Jeep TJ.

 

[Djstang2011]

2 door badlands 2.7 lux non squatch, 2k miles so far. My normal drive I have gotten 18.5 mpg hand calculated. Towed a 3k pound 5x8 enclosed trailer from PA to Myrtle Beach, About 600 miles, avaeraged 14.3 mpg for the trip. Worst tank was 13.5 mpg, best tank was 15.5 mpg. I tried to use eco mode towing, but cruise control let the speed setting drop way too much so I stayed in normal mode. Set cruise at 65 to 75 depending on traffic. The worst tank was basically all at 65 mph.

 

[Bronc_Bronc]

All things being equal weight is going to be something like 1%+/- MPG per 100lbs of vehicle weight. (heavy tires, heavy roof vs. soft top, bash plates, bumpers, cargo etc...).

The 2.7 will handle more weight more efficiently, and at some point becomes the more efficient engine in this vehicle.

Rolling resistance of tires, and roof racks (aerodynamics) will also have noticeable effects.

I'd imagine a 2.3 2 door base stripped down, street tires, fastback soft top , with an air damn / front skirt to, prevent air from going under the rig (and or actually lowering the suspension) would get close to 30MPG with gentle driving and 25 normal driving.

I used to hyper-mile which is mostly driving techniques, but stripping weight and doing some DIY aerodynamic (think like what you see hanging off the top of the back of semitrailers and the side skirts they put on them) mods can net 10%+/-.

I could get 48 MPG out of a stock 1991 Civic hatchback... I could have broke 50 had I wanted to strip the interior I have no doubt.

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