Mpg. All highway. Surprise.

[silverflash]

166 miles. All 60-70 mph. Computer said 29 mpg. Yes 29. My math said 26.4. Very pleased.

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[Leftcoast]

I tried a mpg run a few weeks ago. I tucked behind a semi and kept a consistent 30 mpg for 20 miles. That’s the only way I get above 25 on the highway.

 

[Okanagan Winemaker]

Same drive every day 50/50 highway city 25.5 mpg.

 

[CB750F]

No matter what I do it, seems I'm doing a constant 18mpg, not happy.

 

[Megawatt]

166 miles. All 60-70 mph. Computer said 29 mpg. Yes 29. My math said 26.4. Very pleased.

Do you have a base level ranger 2wd with skinny tires? I’m gonna guess that you are not in a FX4. Or you drove down a very large mountain and had a lot of coasting in you 166 miles or maybe a tail wind.

Fuelly.com list hundreds of 5G rangers. And majority of 5G rangers get the 20 mpg. And that is never a computer number it is always calculated by the true gallons to fill and current odometer which is way more accurate.

I’m all for good numbers for anyone but 29 mpg is not a real number that can be duplicated all the time. Occasionally for only 166 miles, possible but not always probable.

 

[GregsFX2Ranger]

Same drive every day 50/50 highway city 25.5 mpg.

I seem to be stuck at 25.7mpg. Never appears to move. Of course, I only drive 10 miles to work. 2 redlights. I have never reset it in 700 miles.

 

[silverflash]

Do you have a base level ranger 2wd with skinny tires? I’m gonna guess that you are not in a FX4. Or you drove down a very large mountain and had a lot of coasting in you 166 miles or maybe a tail wind.

Fuelly.com list hundreds of 5G rangers. And majority of 5G rangers get the 20 mpg. And that is never a computer number it is always calculated by the true gallons to fill and current odometer which is way more accurate.

I’m all for good numbers for anyone but 29 mpg is not a real number that can be duplicated all the time. Occasionally for only 166 miles, possible but not always probable.

The trip is mostly flat though I am going from 1500 ft elevation to 300. Over 166 miles. The same trip in my patriot would get 26 as well and it was rated at 25mpg highway. I have an fx4 stock. The 29 was the computer. My math at fill-up said 26.4. Every car is different in terms of it's sweet spot. The Patriots was at 55 mph. I'd get 28 over 180 miles if I kept it in 55. 65 it would tank to 25/26. 70, 24. So maybe rangers sweet spot is more along the lines of a normal speed limit due to its trans? I just know I am getting past the 24 highway so I am very happy. And I ran 89 on this 166 mike trip.

 

[I'm_A_Drifter]

Best fuel to use is top tier and the least amount of ethanol in it.

 

[Deleted member 1634]

Do you have a base level ranger 2wd with skinny tires? I’m gonna guess that you are not in a FX4. Or you drove down a very large mountain and had a lot of coasting in you 166 miles or maybe a tail wind.

Fuelly.com list hundreds of 5G rangers. And majority of 5G rangers get the 20 mpg. And that is never a computer number it is always calculated by the true gallons to fill and current odometer which is way more accurate.

I’m all for good numbers for anyone but 29 mpg is not a real number that can be duplicated all the time. Occasionally for only 166 miles, possible but not always probable.

That's what all people who get subpar mileage say. haha Excuses, excuses. haha

I'm in a XLT FX4 with the stock Hankooks and can easily, and consistently, average 27-29mpg on road trips. Over the entire ~500 miles of each tank too. The only problem is our truck doesn't take many road trips, at least not ones where we aren't towing. So at least for me, that's where the lower lifetime average comes into play. If I didn't spend a majority of my miles towing and/or driving through snow and ice at below 0F temps, then my lifetime average would probably be up around 25mpg. All hand calculated and dumped in Fuelly.

The thing with Fuelly is it shows the lifetime average of a particular vehicle, not the extremes on either end, unless you really dig into the particular data. So for me for instance, my max is 28mpg, and my min is 13mpg. There could be a lot of people like me (though I know there aren't) who get:
28mpg (highway) ~5% of the time,
23mpg (city) ~15% of the time,
20mpg (towing) ~40% of the time,
20mpg (off-roading) ~5% of the time, and
16-18mpg (winter) ~35% of the time.

So just because people get bad mileage more often, doesn't mean they don't also get good mileage too. Or at least could if they were doing a lot of unladen road trips.

 

[silverflash]

That's what all people who get subpar mileage say. haha Excuses, excuses. haha

I'm in a XLT FX4 with the stock Hankooks and can easily, and consistently, average 27-29mpg on road trips. Over the entire ~500 miles of each tank too. The only problem is our truck doesn't take many road trips, at least not ones where we aren't towing. So at least for me, that's where the lower lifetime average comes into play. If I didn't spend a majority of my miles towing and/or driving through snow and ice at below 0F temps, then my lifetime average would probably be up around 25mpg. All hand calculated and dumped in Fuelly.

The thing with Fuelly is it shows the lifetime average of a particular vehicle, not the extremes on either end, unless you really dig into the particular data. So for me for instance, my max is 28mpg, and my min is 13mpg. There could be a lot of people like me (though I know there aren't) who get:
28mpg (highway) ~5% of the time,
23mpg (city) ~15% of the time,
20mpg (towing) ~40% of the time,
20mpg (off-roading) ~5% of the time, and
16-18mpg (winter) ~35% of the time.

So just because people get bad mileage more often, doesn't mean they don't also get good mileage too. Or at least could if they were doing a lot of unladen road trips.

And since I don't tow........

 

[Deleted member 1634]

And since I don't tow........

Exactly. In that case I would expect you to be able to maintain a high average. High 20s on the highway, could even breach 30mpg if you work at it. I've gotten close but haven't gotten the chance to really hypermile it yet. I know there are some on here who have gotten over 30mpg with their 4x4 trucks. That combined with low to mid 20s in the city should net you pretty good.
Enjoy your good mileage and don't let the haters who get bad mileage bring you down! haha

 

[dokkerdam]

No matter what I do it, seems I'm doing a constant 18mpg, not happy.

all things being equal, something must be wrong with your truck. i'm getting up to 27+ pen and paper calculations in rural driving. worst 4wd mileage is something like 20 on the sticker. go to your dealer.​

 

[landiscarrier]

I too am always right around 25-26 on the highway at 65mph....and I'm really not complaining about that!

 

[Doc]

22.3 on the new truck 2021 ..87 octane..
22.6 on the tuned 2019 S mode only …93 octane ..

 

[Megawatt]

You 30 mpg dreamers fess up. Your units are actually on kilometers not miles.

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