Anyone notice the 2 MPG increase on 2012's?

[Ruger]

FWIW, I have a suspicion is these are simply revised numbers based on testing of the 2011s. The 6.2L was a late model year option to the 2010s and I'm wondering if EPA sticker numbers for those trucks and the 2011s weren't based on the 5.4L rather than the 6.2L. What I do know is my experience with my 2011 has been closer to the numbers on the new EPA sticker than what actually came on posted on the truck.

Concur. I get 15.5 in town and at least 16.5 on the highway.

 

[BDRAG]

So why the **** do I get better milage in town than at 70 on the highway? Not un common if I baby it to get 15 in town but I NEVER get anything over 13.5 at 70 mph here in the 500 ft above sea level area. Now when I was in Colorado my milage was great, up to 17 /18 on the highway.........

BDRAG

 

[LSURaptor]

I'm getting 10-11 in town and hwy just depends on how fast I'm driving. 16-ish @ 70, 14-ish @ 80 and 12-ish @ 90.

 

[Dane]

So why the **** do I get better milage in town than at 70 on the highway? Not un common if I baby it to get 15 in town but I NEVER get anything over 13.5 at 70 mph here in the 500 ft above sea level area. Now when I was in Colorado my milage was great, up to 17 /18 on the highway.........

BDRAG

Weird. Why would you get better mileage at higher elevation? All things being equal, it should be worse the higher you get.

 

[swoop1156]

So why the **** do I get better milage in town than at 70 on the highway? Not un common if I baby it to get 15 in town but I NEVER get anything over 13.5 at 70 mph here in the 500 ft above sea level area. Now when I was in Colorado my milage was great, up to 17 /18 on the highway.........

BDRAG

Dude I am starting to think I am driving upside down or something. I get ****** regardless in the Raptor with MPG, but I really don't care since I now don't drive her too often. But the new Focus I bought is rated 28/38 city/highway.

I get 31/26 city/highway! WTF is that all about?!

Since this is a Raptor forum, I can get 20 avg MPG in the Raptor at 45mph with the cruise set and hitting no lights, no turns, no braking, no hills, etc. As soon as I get any sort of variance, it's dropped to 12 or 13 in the city. On the highway, I can usually ALWAYS manage at least 16.2. That seems to be my trucks magic number.

 

[BDRAG]

Dude I am starting to think I am driving upside down or something. I get ****** regardless in the Raptor with MPG, but I really don't care since I now don't drive her too often. But the new Focus I bought is rated 28/38 city/highway.

I get 31/26 city/highway! WTF is that all about?!

Since this is a Raptor forum, I can get 20 avg MPG in the Raptor at 45mph with the cruise set and hitting no lights, no turns, no braking, no hills, etc. As soon as I get any sort of variance, it's dropped to 12 or 13 in the city. On the highway, I can usually ALWAYS manage at least 16.2. That seems to be my trucks magic number.

I think one thing that hurts the milage is the fact that the tranny stays ingauged when you let off the gas and jake brakes ya. If it coasted some I think the milage would be improved some. If it let ya coast a tad. BUTT! We didn't buy these things to coast around and pulse like a ******* Prieus now did we! AHhahaaaaaaa.

BDRAG

 

[Humvee21]

Dude I am starting to think I am driving upside down or something. I get ****** regardless in the Raptor with MPG, but I really don't care since I now don't drive her too often. But the new Focus I bought is rated 28/38 city/highway.

I get 31/26 city/highway! WTF is that all about?!

Since this is a Raptor forum, I can get 20 avg MPG in the Raptor at 45mph with the cruise set and hitting no lights, no turns, no braking, no hills, etc. As soon as I get any sort of variance, it's dropped to 12 or 13 in the city. On the highway, I can usually ALWAYS manage at least 16.2. That seems to be my trucks magic number.

You can usually get better MPG without cruise control. Cruise control cannot adjust to things such as hills.

Good practices to increase MPG:
1. Coast to red lights, traffic lights, or slowed traffic.
2. Accelerate downhill (but not too hard).
3. Decelerate (a little bit) or maintain current speed when going uphill.
4. Try to maintain speed on the highway.
5. Avoid changing lanes too much (this causes you to speed up or slow down without you realizing it sometimes).
6. You can practice drafting on the highway but make sure you do it safely. (No, drafting is not the same thing as tailing...)
7. Windows up on the highway!
8. No A/C.
9. Accelerate smoothly to your cruising speed.

There are other things such as weight reduction and what not but I just want everyone to understand how to change their driving habits in order to achieve more miles per gallon.

 

[Droid]

I think one thing that hurts the milage is the fact that the tranny stays ingauged when you let off the gas and jake brakes ya. If it coasted some I think the milage would be improved some. If it let ya coast a tad. BUTT! We didn't buy these things to coast around and pulse like a ******* Prieus now did we! AHhahaaaaaaa.

BDRAG

Most vehicles keep fueling the engine when you take your foot off the accelerator, it's not as though they're putting it in neutral. The slower rate of deceleration that results is because they're continuing to give the motor gas, which of course is completely wasted if you're on the brakes too. Deceleration fuel cutoff is a good thing and can improve economy quite a bit. If you want the traditional behavior, just keep your foot slightly on the gas.

 

[Droid]

You can usually get better MPG without cruise control. Cruise control cannot adjust to things such as hills.

Good practices to increase MPG:
1. Coast to red lights, traffic lights, or slowed traffic.
2. Accelerate downhill (but not too hard).
3. Decelerate (a little bit) or maintain current speed when going uphill.
4. Try to maintain speed on the highway.
5. Avoid changing lanes too much (this causes you to speed up or slow down without you realizing it sometimes).
6. You can practice drafting on the highway but make sure you do it safely. (No, drafting is not the same thing as tailing...)
7. Windows up on the highway!
8. No A/C.
9. Accelerate smoothly to your cruising speed.

There are other things such as weight reduction and what not but I just want everyone to understand how to change their driving habits in order to achieve more miles per gallon.

Modernly the cruise control has quite a bit more data at its disposal, including pitch angle. I think Ford brands it "Grade Logic". It's not too amazing under cruise, but is quite impressive on hills in tow/haul mode.

As I'm sure you're used to it with your H2, the Raptor has a drag coefficient somewhere between that of a flat plate and a parachute. From what I've seen the only significant benefits come from just driving slower, which is pretty darn impractical.

 

[Humvee21]

Modernly the cruise control has quite a bit more data at its disposal, including pitch angle. I think Ford brands it "Grade Logic". It's not too amazing under cruise, but is quite impressive on hills in tow/haul mode.

As I'm sure you're used to it with your H2, the Raptor has a drag coefficient somewhere between that of a flat plate and a parachute. From what I've seen the only significant benefits come from just driving slower, which is pretty darn impractical.

I could understand that cruise control is, now, a better and more complex system but it still cannot, for lack of a better word, adapt to the environment of a hilly area. For example, you as a driver are going to be able to see the hill half a mile ahead and you'll think oh I'll speed up a bit before I hit this hill. The cruise control won't be able to do that. It will maintain its set speed and continue along churning the engine harder when it hits that hill rather than speeding up a bit before hand to make the passing of the hill "easier".

Yeah, you're definitely right about the going slower part. On my H2, it seems optimal to drive at around 60-70 and when it's really windy 55... I'd assume the Raptor is a bit better but probably not by much. Just food for thought, drafting behind an 18 wheeler at 100 feet will average approximately 11% of increased efficiency. This number was provided by the show Mythbusters. For the sake of the fine people of this forum, let's not get into the validity or credibility of the show Mythbusters. This statistic that I present to you all is just to provide some 'faith' to the benefits of drafting. With that said, you'll probably notice an even better increase in fuel economy due to the mere fact that you aren't speeding since 18 wheelers generally don't move that fast.