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Originally Posted by UltArc
This should be a different engine. Ecoboost improvements should make a difference. Were you driving in a spirited fashion? As in, of you were testing the disappointing performance, and managed 37, I would be impressed.
I am neither fighting for or against the engine you tested, or the new one- just interested.
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I used all the techniques I do driving my Honda getting 35MPG when it's rated for 30MPG. I did get after it a few times, but I lived with the car for 3 weeks and put 2,500 miles on it, so it wasn't like a 3 day half tank deal. I kept a fuel log cause, ya know, once you get into the "Habit" of logging every tank and filling up every time, ya can't just quit because you're out of town.
Anyway, it was a dog, and no matter how carefully I drove it, same thing 36-37MPG on a car rated for 30 City/49 Hwy/39 Comb. I put a lot of highway miles on it. It was a manual 6 speed. I see the 1L is rated 39/56/47 with the same low HP so hopefully it returns better mileage, to me it would be worth not having any kind of acceleration and passing power, to get 45MPG. I just hated so-so economy and crap for power
It handled great, I liked how it looked, it was black with a dark grey interior, it was comfortable to drive. It had gobs of room being a wagon, and I had my music on a jumpdrive so I put that into the entertainment system and was able to play it. The side mirrors folded when you locked it which was quaint.
I didn't like the closed in feel of the front seats, the center console just filled the front end. You feel like you're sitting down inside it, the bottom of the front windscreen and door glass is a few inches higher than I'm used to. But, I do drive an 04 Civic which I sit tall in (I'm 6'1" and wear 30" inseam pants) and is known for its more spacious feel. Oh, one last gripe, one of those things you don't notice till you get on the highway...No Cruise Control. FTW, so maybe this knocked a few MPG's out of the stuffing.
The Garmin GPS that was installed from the factory was god awful, not a reflection on Ford per se, just a point of note, I have a different Garmin that works great.