2017 Ford Raptor Highway Towing MPG Review with 7,000 Lbs Behind It 

Anybody notice the license plate said "Jrassic". Raptor. Jurassic. lol

it's incredible how refined you have made your videos in the last 5 years! Nice work gentlemen!

I don't think I've ever seen Andre do a bad video. Very good on camera.

Meanwhile every Ford dealership is sold out of their Raptors for 5k over sticker. It looks like the people that can actually afford these aren't spending their time in RU-vid's comment section.

Damn lots of ecoboost haters! I have been getting a new Raptor every 2 years since they came out. If you ignore the sticker shock you might realize the resale value is CRAZY on these trucks. More than ANY other truck. Difference from trade value to a new one has been between $4500-$9000 on mine after 2 years! What other new truck of this caliber cost you only between $200-$375/month to own? NOTHING. Plus the 3.5 ecoboost is really fast stock and especially with a tune :) I like it. My old V8s sounded better and if i kept the trucks longer than 3-4 years i'd rather have something less complicated than the ecoboost but there is no other truck as fun to drive as the Raptor. They are an absolute blast. The new Ram is nicer than any 1/2 ton truck by far. Almost bought one this time but could not get past how much fun the Raptor is to drive. It turns heads too. Everyone loves the Raptor. Never had one single issue with any of mine.

That blue on the new raptor looks freaking sexy

Just went and picked up a 6x12 enclosed trailer today with my 2015 2WD V8 F150, got 19.8mpg on the interstate (70mph) on the way to the guy's house, and 10 on the way back. Empty trailer. Truck was even shifting down to 4th gear in some cases to maintain 70. And this is minimal hills in northern Florida. It's insane how much difference towing a shed makes on your fuel economy. I once towed my friend's car on a car dolly (~4,000# vs this trailer's 1200#), and I averaged ~16mpg on that same interstate.

Pretty respectable considering the power level, vehicle weight and load. Not to mention the progressive rate shocks and extra ride height.

I just took my 2017 Raptor with a17x9x8 trailer, about 5k pounds and was getting 7.9-9mpg for an average of 8.7. Went about 800 miles

Our trailer is a small 16' Jayco travel trailer. It weighs about 2900 lbs. loaded with 30 gallons of water and supplies. I have the SuperCrew cab 2017 raptor and it pulls it like it's not even attached. Love it. Pulling my trailer in "SPORT" mode and still blowing away the average car on acceleration is funny as hell. Driving conservatively on completely flat roads I average about 11.5 mpg towing what equates to a flat brick wall in the wind. Of course terrain and how windy it is affect the MPG, but that's what we've averaged each time we've gone on vacation with it. Also, as for MPG... I could really care less. That's not why I bought a Raptor. It's SPG all day (Smiles Per Gallon)!!! My license plate reads: CARNVR :D

I love that that truck doesn't have push button start

ANY gas engine will suffer when laden with 7,000 lbs, not just this truck. Buy a diesel if you're wanting more efficiency when towing.

So you're pretty much towing a challenger??

Did they reveal the CAT scale weight? Curious to see how close they were to GCWR. I'm thinking with two of them in Raptor on scales they should be about 1300-1500lbs under GCWR. Also I've read the GCWR for the SuperCrew Raptor was 14,250lbs on tfltruck site and on fords site. Yet the video says 14,080 lbs? What did it say in the door jamb?

I don't think few miles difference in mpg is going to make a big difference. People buy trucks not for mpg. People who are interested in mpg buy hybrids.

Dang, that is good MPG for a truck with this type of performance and capability....!!!

I wish you guys could get your hands on a 2017 f 150 2.7 ecoboost and do the mpg loop with the 7000 lb trailer. I want a camper and it would be about 22 ft long and around 6000 lbs. Just would be curious on the mpg and if it would struggle at 70 mph. Thanks!!!

people talk about the tundra fuel mpg this is basically the same.If you want power your gonna have to usually sacrifice a little fuel

with a raptor its smiles per gallon

What was the old 6.2 raptor? I knew this one would be low but I am averaging 13.8 city commuting which I never got with my lifted LX Lexus

Hoping you guys get to do the same with the Durango SRT once it's released. Current info I can find says it will be rated to 8600 pounds.

Uhm. Correct me if I'm wrong but I have a 2019 raptor and it's the same engine . The truck does not call for premium fuel like he indicates in the video??

Man in austria we do pay about 5-6 €/gallon depending on the qualiti of the gas. 95 up to 102 octane. An the raptor as testet kosts 140 000 dollars ;)

Do you have to use 91-93 or will 87 or e85 work?

did u rent that guys truck from turo? cant wait for the ike

He mentioned that the computers used to be off by 5-10%, but if I did my math correctly the computer is off by 4.76%. Which is still basically 5%.

what is hte payload and towing capacity of the rapotor

what happened to Roman and Nathan? I never see em anymore

Could ya'll guys do a pro trailer backup assist on the Raptor for new customers of this vehicle who are curious about towing

$70,000 truck. I give no shits about MPG 😜

Because people buy Raptors for towing and fuel economy.

Daaaaamn thats 33.6L/100km aloooooot

Pretty good since the non raptor F150 3.5L 10 speed did what 9 something MPG.

i wonder why ford didnt make a 3.5 turbo V8. you'd still have the supposed benefits of a smaller engine, but you'd still have the cross plane v8 exhaust note. maybe just a little higher timbre than the 6.2, but stil a v8 tone that would make the thing a lot easier to swallow.

i love watching these tests, but I love my 01 GMC with 100050 miles that I walked out the door in 2002 for 25008. Just can't see paying these prices.

What is the tongue weight on it?

I have a 2018 Raptor SuperCab. Tow rating is 5k or 6k with WDH. I was looking at the anderson wdh until I came across this. My trailer is 2000lbs and car is 3000lbs. Looking for the safest way to tow. Can I use this or is a wdh necessary? The wdh seem like a pain to set up, if I could use this instead, I’d rather do that. What would you recommend?

I think it'll hit 10.

do the land cruiser cliffs hanger 2.0

Pretty similar to what my Tundra 5.7 did with a 7k lbs travel trailer...

But HOW WAS THE HANDLING?

9 mpg and no less is what I was thinking. Especially with 7000 lbs.

That was more of a base model raptor I can tell by the lights in the back and the mirrors

You can be a wanna be cowboy on one side of the video and a video editor on the other

Any one know what is the song name at 2:00

Fuh..i never seen a amazing truck like this get hated on by people that will never drive it. Ford got the pickup game on lock..

62K would be nice price to buy one but it seems like all the new Raptors within 200 miles of where I live is 72K - 110K.

second click on the second fill sure was longer than the first fill.

What did the original raptor do on this same test?

Having driven the v8 and v6 back to back I can honestly say the v6 is a over stressed joke! I went to the dealership with the intention of buying a new 2017 raptor after being involved with the building of some very amazing aftermarket (v8) raptors. Oh well , maybe I will buy a new jeep rubicon instead.

What is that hitch you are using?

Does Jake know you towed with his truck?

Not bad. Most won't drove 70mph, so I'd expect the mpg to be higher towing with a Raptor.

If you ever need a raptor in the nj area lmk I have a 2017 fully loaded

The best reason to not get keyless start is because I'm pretty sure you can't have the door pin pad entry and keyless go! It'd be awesome if they could figure out how to have both...

You probably busted the payload limit. I love the phony 8000 tow limit which you buy into. Andre and Mr Truck seem good for 400 lbs and the tongue weight and hitch for at least 900 lbs put you over payload towing just 7000lbs.

It's the parasitic drag not the weight that kills towing fuel economy. The flat plate drag on an enclosed trailer is worse than an open trailer with a load of the same weight.

Pretty sure the srt10 had the highest horsepower and torque of any production pick up truck to date

I get over 15 mpg in my 13 stx pulling. It has 35 in. tires on it. my camper is a 32 ft bumper pull with slide. 11k pounds plus or minus 100. glad I have a 5.0. same color, thou

Considering the rabiddity(is that a word) of truck guys fanboyism you should consider making truck nuts books with either all three brand on it, or one cover for each.

less electronics ( luxury stuff ) in the raptor the better it will be & good thing the truck is not push-start button only .

so 2" of squat was a lot on a Tundra with a 9,000 lb trailer but it's optimal on the Raptor with a 7,000 lb trailer...

Testing the towing MPG of a vehicle that already has the fuel economy of an RV without towing kinda seems a little pointless.

U Lucky guys this price amazing 70 thousand dollars it’s nothing !! compared with price in Sweden 133000 thousand double F... price I love this car 👌🏽

You DON'T want push button start . Push buttons fail easy.

Regular key is preferable in my opinion. I don't like driving around with a bulky key fob, other keys, small multi-tool in my pocket.

I`m more impressed with the fuel prices. At $2.35 a gallon for 87, by me that puts 93 at about $3.15!

People hating on a truck they can't afford.. how rare lol typical internet warriors

shitburg, PA has 87 costs 2.75a gallon

love Americans complaints about cost of gas. 1.20$ a liter in Canada for regular. that's 5$ a gallon so quit complaining!

What a one-dimensional truck. Worst payload of any F150, lowest towing, not a great rock crawler, too wide for a standard home garage, fuel thirsty, etc. It's very much a niche truck that isn't for most people.

Raptors are for when you want a sports car, and a truck in one, not exactly tuned for efficiency. .

You forgot the mercedes pickup which haaaaaaas. 750 hp

Jesus, no wonder the world is running out of petrol. My car can do 100 km for about 4 l that's about 65 miles to the gallon. You guys get less than 8 miles , crazy.

what the hell is 85 octane. the minimum is 87 midgrade 89 and premium 93 here in Ohio

Keep the keys ford

DANG! To think my 1996 ram 2500 8.0L V10 4x4 gets the SAME mpg towing with a gcw of 14000 as a 3.5 raptor when I'm going up and doen long grades going 80mph and driving through lousiville city rush hour! The ecoboost really isn't that good when it's towing huh?

Before watching the whole thing I'm guessing about 8 mpg

Life Hack, Drive car at 55mph to get max mpg

1:22 DOG

I think they should of stuck with the 6.2 v8. Having that small v6 with turbos just makes it have more that can go wrong with it. V8 had plenty of HP and was just a basic motor with a lot less done to it than the ecoboost.

Ike

If you buy this, you are not concerned with fuel economy. No other truck on the market can offroad like this while being able to hit 0-60 in 5 seconds putting sports cars to shame in a straight line.

This comment section is cancerous...

Damn $2.85 for 91

Short version. 8.4 mpg 100 mile loop.

I think andres is about to overtake mr truck in the double chin race

Not bad considering the extra power and weight over a regular f150

$33 bucks to drive 98 miles.. holy balls....

Hey, Kent, check it out! Then drops his drawers. 😘😂

You exceeded the payload capacity of that truck

Ha ha ha, when you have a truck to huck at the dunes, who cares about mpg!? When I hit up Oceano I get about 4mpg!

No one is really going to tow 7,000 pounds with a truck every day or weekend. I'd like to see regular every day things being towed on the towing test like a boat or maybe a double axle trailer with 1 or 2 atvs on. Most people will not own a trailer that size or will even tow that much

incoming V8 lovers that have never driven a TT but hate it anyway.

eco... my ass! get a greaking diesel and be done with it.

1200 lbs payload.LOL What a joke.

Why test this with 7K trailer...load it up like ford says to do with a F150....12k baby....lmao

That fuel mileage computer isn't off by anymore than your unscientific method. In fact, the computer is measuring every single injection of fuel into the engine. I would believe the computer over your method. How do you think they calculated remaining fuel in Apollo 13? Computer measurements. And, another thing 8.8 is bad. My 2004 Titan got 11 with 7500lbs of boat and trailer.

im pretty sure topping off your truck is going to lower your mpgs

I came to watch an American truck and expected the review to be from an American not an import or do Russians no more than Americans about pickup trucks I'm getting a drink.