2017 Ford F250 Diesel Highway Towing MPG and 0-60 MPH Review 

Dustin Jennings I agree.

Yes I remember when he only spoke Russian to Roman only

Lol

Was he acting back then? If he wasn't then his progress is quite amazing.

Or my Russian has gotten better hahaha Seriously, Andre is my favorite host.

+RMH 666 Andre says thanks!

I'd like to see both, but good point

Gazooo29 agreed I want to compare it to my 15 f-250 powerstroke

Cody McElvany it's adds up bub. 5 mpg towing is a lot better than 3 mpg it will save you a lot of money.

tommy hammond I drive that and more with my ford these week I have seen 3 Chevys 1 ford 3 rams.

MotorTrend tested it and its 20 MPG (unbelievable)

+Andy Martz yes, we will be doing this in latter part of May.

If you get the gas engine your an idiot the whole point to get a 250 is the diesel

+Ed Sunderland You are welcome.

Darrell Trammel my kenworth’s was 75k

ericp726 with our 2014 Ram 2500 Cummins with 3.42 towing our fifth wheel at about 14000 lbs we get 12-13 going about 80-85 on our Texas toll ways. Going normal highway speeds of 70-75 it's around 14

ericp726 where do you live because in Colorado It's mile above sea level and how fast do you go was it 70 mph like them that all plays a part in the mpg, and I'm glad you have the 6.7 power stroke is best diesel engines you can buy in trucks in my opinion.

I live in Kentucky, about 800 feet above sea level. I set my cruise control at 70 MPH.

My grandparents own a business they do a lot of hot shots and he own, two 2012 ram 3500 and one 2013 ram 2500 all have the cummins and he own one 2013 3500 Ford super duty with the power stroke and well he had to put a lot of money in the rams so he sold the 2500 ram it had 89k miles on it was just a bad truck and he sold the one of the 3500 rams it had around 130k when he sold ok trucks but not great and the Ford still going strong it has about 350k haven't put much money in it he did buy a 2012 dmax but it over heat a lot so he sold it it only had 30k on it, he now own about four rams 3500, three Ford 3500, and one Ford 2500 with the 6.2 gas and four ford 150 two have the 5.0 and the other two have the ecoboost and one Chevy 1500.

ericp726 that's really impressive man.

+RedWings-44 Yes, waiting longer lets the fuel settle a bit more.

Mike Utoober it won’t double the mileage lol , it will make a significant difference of 2-4 . Deleting it is illegal, and as much as I hate the dpf system as anyone else . They are getting better , and there are actually safe dpf tuners now that add mild power and help mileage . Don’t get me wrong so many issues have been caused by the dpf , but let’s face it’s not going anywhere .

Nigel Naughton I wondered that too, and it looks like he did.

Erineo Penaloza he did an excellent job .

+Crocodine Huizar no official update yet.

'Cause an F250, with Diesel, is meant for towing. If you typically don't tow, you'd have bought an F150 Ecoboost instead.

bcubed72 so you will be towing every single day of the week .. it would be nice to see what kinda mpg you will get empty. so you are going to be dragging a trailer with you everywhere you go even to the store for groceries??

I'm assuming a sensible person doesn't own a F250 Powerstroke Diesel as an only vehicle! You're gonna use the truck as your work vehicle/toy hauler/etc, and have...I dunno, a sedan or mid-size SUV as your grocery getter? "The right tool for the job," and picking up ramen noodles with this rig is like driving finishing nails with a 10# sledge! For one thing, you won't be able to fit it in a parking spot...

Not everybody wants to spend money on two vehicles plus you gotta pay insurance on 2 vehicles now if you did that.. Better off getting a truck for play and work.. Any sensible person that is getting a diesel will be windering what the mpg.. Also ramen noodle is nasty

bcubed72 if hammers cost $80k then you bet people would only be using the one the have.

Right now it’s probably like $180 from empty to full depending on where you are I’m in Washington

Kyle Vanwinkle my friend gets a little bit over 20 in his 7.2 empty at 55 miles per hour

My 97 12v Dodge does 24mpg running empty @60mph, 21mpg @70mph. Pulling the load in this test it would do no less than 16mpg, probably 17mpg @60mph.

Well...that sucks.

Are you going to purchase or rent the trucks for them? You know they get whatever the makers give them right?

I get where you're coming from, my thing is mashing up a nose heavy Powerstroke (factory) over another factory built 3/4-ton off-road gasser, that's a no brainer.

+Paulo Abesamis We will be testing more HD and others trucks soon. Please stay tuned.

Carlos Guevara Fords new 7.0L when it comes out its going to replace the old v10 and they might be upgrading the 6.2 that or there going to replace it to with the 7.0L I guess we're going have to wait and see.

there has been zero official or semi-official news about a new 7.0l engine, sorry.

4.10 rear vs 3.55

+truckguyjoe yes, this is interesting. The Dually is heavier, but has more tires for traction. The Dually had. 4.10 rear end, this truck had a 3.55.

Roger, that makes sense. Goes to show the importance of gearing. Thank you for the reply.

Truckguyjoe yea the 4.10 will be good for 0-60 and pulling real heavy loads but for lighter loads the 3.55 would be better especially with a diesel if you were to race on a long hill lightly loaded the 4.10 it would run out of rpms and the 3.55 should drive around them because it would be in the better torque range of 1800-2200 rpms But in a gas version you would want a 4.10 or 4.30 because your rpms can go much higher and your best torque is around 4500 rpms

Cody Berry look up bigtruckbigrv he's doing a series called 2017 trucks under $30,000

Because this is what they're given. They've explained it a million times. This is common practice for press vehicles.

SteveLord this generation always wants the highest cost and most gadgets but can't afford it

+Cody Berry Yes, we will compare base HD trucks in mid May!

Noel Slater That’s what make them work so damn well.

Mark Klisch ooooh 19 mph, I can get up to 80 mph with my dodge

Oops miss spelled 19 mpg

Jaime A Vasquez Jr nobody cares about it

The diesel is a nearly $9,000 option and is much more costly to maintain. The 6.2L V8 has plenty of power and torque and will fill the needs of most people who buy one of these trucks.

Troy Mustgrave Well I care since I asked about it. That and the fact that TFL have tested the GM 6.0 V8 and the Ram 6.4 Hemi. I just wanted to see what their results were with that truck what with it shedding some weight.

UnsulliedSpy Thanks, that's 9k worth of gas and other useful things. For my planned needs, which is towing a beat pick up twice a year, tow a 10k # dump trailer 3 times at the most, the V8 Gasser is what would fit my needs perfectly.

I don't know the exact oil capacity of the 6.7L PowerStroke but I'm guessing around 18 quarts, whereas the 6.2L should be around 6-7 quarts--if memory serves they both share the same recommended change interval. Plus the diesel needs DEF as an added expense (and possible headache in freezing weather), and lord help you when something eventually breaks. People seem to think that they can just buy a diesel and it will last forever but it's not uncommon to have failures (especially on newer diesels with their complicated and expensive emissions systems).

+Cobb Well, he is towing 12,500 lbs. weight of one extra person is relatively not big

okan elkin 18 wheelers getting 8mpg? they must be a true 18 wheeler tandem tandem set up. my 2015 Kenworth w900 btrain fluid hauler weighing 63500kgs only gets 1.4 mpg loaded. I do have 30 wheels though vs 18.

Rob Varley definitely the standard US/Canada 18 wheeler. 53' tandem axle trailer. my truck gets mid 7's. these are US MPG's too, ~3.78 L to a US gallon. some of the trucks get into the 8's at my company, I've seen the numbers posted on the wall in our drivers room.

okan elkin crazy man! I thought those trucks were in the 5mpg range. I just did the math and my truck is 3.2mpg. but it's also a heavy hauler and goes through a lot of mud and steep hills.

Rob Varley my routes are all paved and I mostly just set the cruise control and point the steering wheel. 2015 Freightliner cascadia evolution is what I'm driving, and what most of our fleet is. most trucks should be able to get better than 6 mpg (any truck I've driven has, unless i had a lot of layover time with idling for a/c). 80,000 lbs max for these tandem trailers. slowing down helps a lot too. our fleet is limited to 100 km/h.

okan elkin yah that's a lot lighter than my 140 000lbs lol! I've never driving an 18 wheeler except when I got my license. I feel like I live at the fuel station sometimes because everyday I have to fuel that thing up. I wish our trucks got better fuel mileage but theyre just too big.

Başkan 3.Devre Ford is a lot better in my opinion.

Başkan 3.Devre chevy all the way

Başkan 3.Devre Definitely the chevy.

That depends on your needs and preferences. If you are purchasing a 4x4 HD truck I would lean towards the ford because of the solid front axle. However, if you stay mostly on the highway I would consider the chevy because the IFS rides much better on the highway and the chevy truck seems to not squat as much while towing a trailer. Just my 2 cents, hope I helped.

Ford if you want it to last and be able to pull something

Reg Sparkes Why do what the EPA does? This truck isn't for skids it's for working people

Hoss Cartwright You tell em Hoss!

Hoss, EPA doesn't rate mileage on trucks over 1/2 ton.

This is a penis truck. It doesn't matter how they test this thing because the people who can afford it won't care about any of it. It's just shits & giggles for us peasants.

+Reg Sparkes Thank you for the feedback.

THIS! My friend has a 1996 F-250 with the 460 in it, and his easy on the go pedal driving nets him about 8MPG. It has 120k miles. My 06 Ford E-350 with the 5.4 v8 gets around 15MPG during the summer months.

@@trp2413 Bullshit.

Yup! These lil ones love their new toys till the overly complicated high tech plastic wrapped in computers breaks and then they get bill. 😂

460s can't compete at this level. Incapable of moving this weight at this speed regardless of economy.

turbolq4 beat the 460 off the line,up the hill and to the shop and bank,an old school 460 has a much lower overall cost per mile

ditto. same here

Wally Twixter But you can also lease it sir....

Wally Twixter that's why you pay cash

cash isn't any different then financing these days, sadly enough.

can't lease f250 Diesels.. unfortunately. or i Would

fit4ya1975 ever heard of interest? There is a big difference between cash and a loan.

congrats. that's a better truck, too!

+Barbara Schenck We will test gas V8 3/4 ton trucks in May.