Normal Mode versus Eco Mode - Which has better MPG?  

I tried that early on but found myself looking more at that then the road, so for safety reasons I switched away from it. Perhaps I’ll give it another go for the sake of science! Thanks for the tip!

@@KevinExclamationPoint same here 😎

Thanks for the comment Pat. That’s good info!

Hey, thanks for the comment. I never lifted the truck but imagine if you lifted it AND put 35’s on it that would be a normal drop in MPG to expect. Do you hand calculate your MPG? If you’re going off the trip computer I noticed it was always reading higher than what I actually got. I know larger tires can affect the odometer as well.

@@KevinExclamationPoint I didnt lift it necessarily. I only leveled the front end. But yes I expected the mpg to drop some with the tires and leveling kit but not like it did. Every truck I've ever bought I take within a week or so and do a leveling kit and tires because stock are pitiful. I've never had one drop like this one did. Ridiculous the day and age we live in with technology that no one can put out a 150 size truck that gets 25 to 30 mpg. I take that back they could but wont. Even the people I talk to with stock tires and no leveling kit and they have to absolutely baby it to get 20 mpg. The most disheartening part is the mpg on the interstate where it should do it's best it's the worst. Have you notice the mpg is worse on interstate running 75? Or does yours not do that

@@hendersonhow2andreview17 gotcha, yeah, the leveling obviously isn’t as drastic. In my experience, the Powerboost got better MPG in city driving due to the hybrid aspect. On the highway it’s just a ICE 3.5 Ecoboost as it barely if ever goes in to full electric mode.

Hahaha! There’s a video online of a goat named Kevin that’s pretty funny. I think it’s always funny to give a pet a name a person has, especially a common name such as Kevin. I wonder how much tech the Bronco and F150 share when it comes to drive modes and how they affect fuel consumption and shift points. I can’t imagine they’ll have reinvented the wheel to much there. Thanks for watching and commenting!

Interesting. I wish I did more experimenting with drive modes early on, but was mostly in eco. Thanks for sharing your experience. I’d be interested to see if that stays the same for you as you put more miles on.

Thanks for sharing! This is pretty close to what I experienced and am at 5,000 miles now. It’s good to know someone else using 87 octane like me is getting similar numbers, although I don’t have the tow mirrors. I think you’re right about the EPA test using premium fuel. I plan to do a few tanks on premium soon to see if it makes a difference (once has prices drop a bit more). Thanks again for taking the time to comment.

Could you explain the +3 bias and how you entered into the trucks computer. Thanks

Thanks for the comment. Is your truck 4X4? That might be the best fuel economy anyone in the country is getting with that powertrain. Not saying I don’t believe you, but if you search online the majority say they get much worse than that. Hopefully your truck treats you well! Thanks again!

Nice! Thanks for the comment. Glad you’re getting good mileage. I’d say it should be better than the 5.4! lol!

I will tell you right now, and I haven't used mine to pull yet, it will absolutely spank the ever loving shit out of your 5.4 Triton!!! I have one in my '08 F250 and my 08 is going to be renamed Gutless The Terrible after I pull for the first time with my '22 PowerBoost.

Thanks very much! Cheers!

Yeah, I’ve found headwind can impact MPG significantly. Thanks for sharing!

I don’t go that fast in the city and also sometimes get 24 to 29mpg in the city as well.

Interesting. Seems like there’s a couple sweet spots for this power train. Perhaps the engineers knew that. Anyway, thanks for the comment. I’m not too far off from overall MPG at 5K.

With my 21 eco-boost I get 18-21 on the Highway doing 78. But once I hit a headwind over 10 mph it goes to 18. I use 93 octane to achieve this and mostly on cruise (adaptive). I am sure that once there are some miles put on the truck you will start to see an improvement. When I started with it new I wasn’t impressed with the gas mileage at all. Btw I try and use the tier one gas as well. I know if I use 87 on the hwy with a headwind I was getting like 16 mpg.

@@scottcorliss9203 thanks for the advice. I’m going to try a few tanks on 93 soon now that gas has come down a bit. I’ll hopefully post my results in a forthcoming video. Thanks again for your comment.

My 23 power boost gets the same on interstate. Once you pass 65mph milage goes down hill

But you can tow a lot more!

You’re definitely trending much higher average MPG than me, but I definitely agree that Normal mode feels like it performs better. Eco mode doesn’t have the same feel when accelerating. Thanks very much for the detailed comment! I’d love to be able to say I was averaging 24 MPG at 11K!

This is good info. Thanks Dennis, much appreciated. Glad you’re getting along with your new truck.

Hahaha! Yes, I know but then I’d be going below the speed limit and people wouldn’t like me too much!

Hi Marlene! Thanks for sharing. I’m going to try 93 octane on my next few fill ups to see if it can improv my numbers. I agree, regardless these are great numbers for a full size truck. Thanks for the comment and I hope I can get to that many subscribers someday! Would be cool for sure.

@@KevinExclamationPoint please let us know how 93 octane works for you. I am really interested in any difference it would make. I hear that the 93 may not affect MPG but may give a bit more performance. Can't wait to hear how it works out for you. Thanks again.

@@marzbarz72 will do. I plan to post a video on it. I’m going to run 93 for three consecutive tanks though, to give it a fair chance, so the video will be a bit!

With my job right now it’s always a mix of city and highway, but I plan to try an all highway MPG loop sometime soon. I get better than 16mpg around town usually. I think getting a new truck in addition to the gas prices wouldn’t really be worth it for you right now. The same 21 KR today would cost you several thousand more. Unless you can get an incredible trade in offer (which may or may not be possible), you’d still lose money. That’s just my opinion though. Thanks for the comment!

I have a 22 powerboost. 25+ avg in town and about 22.5 on the road. That's in the Phoenix area

@@502troy5 so far I have already put 9k miles on the truck using super unleaded and only getting 19.3 mpg on the hwy and around 20 mpg in town. Unless I hit a headwind then it drops dramatically. Another reason that I may be getting les mpg is that the highways here in Tx speed limit 75 and I usually cruise at 78. I also carry about 500 pounds of tools and supplies for my work. My 21 non powerboost was getting 14 -16 around town and 18 - 19 on the Highway. Don’t see a significant change since I do mostly Highway travel but I do work in the truck so it is definitely saving on the idle time.

I don’t think there is a way. Every time I started the truck it asked if I wanted to stay in the same driving mode I was last in, but unless I clicked “ok” it reverted back to normal mode.

Thanks for the comment Chad. Yeah, I think you’re right. The throttle in Normal mode does feel noticeably more responsive, and I can see how it might be easy to blast off the line.

It numbs the initial throttle response which makes a lead foot like me not burn as much gas from the line. So, at lower speeds it makes a difference in MPG.

Delay response, maybe? That can be fixed by installing medal monster from banks engineering. Look at the tac and where the shift points are coming dependent on the settings.

Hey Mark. I’m in the middle of doing a 3 consecutive tank 93 octane test. I promise I’ll do a sport mode tank when that’s done! Thanks for the suggestion!

Hey John you’re the first person to say you don’t like them and others have said they do like them, so right now democracy says they stay, but if enough people say they don’t like them then I will of course stop inserting them. Thanks for watching either way!

@@KevinExclamationPoint I agree with John R. Kevin still use them but practice "less is more"

@@KevinExclamationPoint those little videos are why I just subscribed

@@everything11235 thanks Alex. I had stopped doing them in my newer videos because a lot of people were saying they didn’t like them. I can tell you and me would get along! I’m glad you appreciate them!

100% agree. Thanks!