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Old 04-07-2015, 01:44 AM   #29 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by ksa8907 View Post
for what its worth, "the fast lane truck" on youtube tested a new lincoln navigator with the 3.5 ecoboost towing a trailer up the mountains in colorado. IIRC the average over 7 miles was around 4 mpg. Worst case scenario but it does highlight that even a relatively small engine can be extremely thirsty when you have a couple turbochargers.

3.6 mpg
https://youtu.be/Q3fjr1G60G8
My little 2.0L turbo engine can go from 44mpg to 0.55mpg with about 3" of throttle pedal movement.lol
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