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Old 10-07-2015, 06:03 PM   #51 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by oil pan 4 View Post
Do we know for sure if these ever got 27mpg in the real world?
AeroStealth's 2014 3.5-Liter EcoBoost will do 22-mpg @ 62 mph on a calm day at 4,000 elevation.
Ford figured that the 2.7-liter/700-lb diet might be good for 2-mpg.So maybe 24 mpg @ 62 mph would be a reasonable expectation.
With a Diesel TDI engine we'd be looking at around 31.2 mpg.

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