Roaring Gorilla
Active Member
You are correct about adjusting the driving. My last vehicle was a 2015 Camaro V6 Coupe. However, I would argue the acceleration rates are pretty similar. I try to not hard accelerate in this truck - sometimes it is hard NOT to avoid doing so when I have to deal idiots on the interstate on my commute daily.I was a bit frustrated at first with the MPG not meeting manufacturer specs. When I bought the Ranger, I had been driving my wife's Kia Optima for 6 months after selling my 15 Colorado.
Her car requires more throttle input in ECO mode than the Ranger required to accelerate at a normal rate. I learned the Ranger does not require a lot of throttle input to accelerate.
With that knowledge, I changed my driving style and the MPG improved by 2 MPG. I'm at roughly 15k miles on the truck and get a consistent 20.5-21 MPG city and 26 MPG.
Most of my driving is city, but as of 2 months ago, I make bimonthly trips to North Texas for work, 250 miles each way. It took some time for the highway mileage to come up but it did as stated with cruise set at 75 MPH.
I tried using premium fuel for better MPG but the gain did not offset the cost, so I only use 87 octane. I only use 93 when I'm towing or hauling.
It seems to me that it takes my truck about 7 miles of highway driving(in Texas climate) to get up to operating temp and switching to closed loop. A lot of idling will tank the mileage. Also, the mileage is very susceptible to headwind. While I was heading north at 75 MPH, a front was blowing south, giving me a 20 MPH headwind. My mileage for that trip was 19 MPG.
So, the truck is capable of getting the MPG, it's the driver that has to learn the truck.
I am still concerned about my MPGs. I have yet to have tank average 20 MPGs or greater. It is frustrating and I am about 5k in.
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