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Let's hope Rangers get better numbers than this.

Ford Ranger If you're leaning Colorado, consider this. Screenshot_20230523-075644
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2023 Chevy Colorado
2023 Chevy Colorado2023 Chevy Colorado With Mud Terrain Tires2023 Chevy Colorado ZR22022 Chevy Colorado2022 Chevy Colorado2022 Chevy Colorado ZR22022 Chevy Colorado2022 Chevy Colorado ZR2
EngineTurbo 2.7L I4 L2RTurbo 2.7L I4 L3BTurbo 2.7L I4 L3BTurbo 2.7L I4 L3B2.5L I4 LCV3.6L V6 LGZ3.6L V6 LGZTurbo-diesel 2.8L I4 LWNTurbo-diesel 2.8L I4 LWN
Transmission8-speed automatic8-speed automatic8-speed automatic8-speed automatic6-speed automatic8-speed automatic8-speed automatic6-speed automatic6-speed automatic
Drivetrain2WD/4WD2WD/4WD4WD4WD2WD/4WD2WD/4WD4WD2WD/4WD4WD
City (mpg)20/1918/17171619/1918/171620/1918
Highway (mpg)25/2323/21191625/2425/241830/2822
Combined (mpg)22/2120/19181622/2121/191723/2219
 

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I agree, the milage isn't great, but that posting of 16mpg is a bit low. It's rated at 17mpg city & 19mpg highway for the ZR2. 19 & 23mpg for a WT
given the small sample size of only people who post on the forums, this seems like a lot of issues. I couldn't find another one I saw but someone got completely wrong mirrors on their truck, too. many reporting the paint chipping is happening to them and the gaps aren't correct between panels.
Actually, forums will have an extremely lop-sided amount of complaints/issues compared to non-forum people, because people tend to seek out avenues to express their complaints.
 

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To be fair, NONE of the small turbo engines are good for fuel economy. See Ford's multiple EcoBoost lawsuits for evidence.
 

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What do you expect from an engine making over 400 lb/ft of torque? Power requires a lot of air, and a lot of air requires a lot of fuel. Displacement means nothing. It's all about how much power an engine is making.
 

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Actually, forums will have an extremely lop-sided amount of complaints/issues compared to non-forum people, because people tend to seek out avenues to express their complaints.
i would expect that to become true as time goes on, where people get issues and come to the forums looking for a solution/discussion.

however when the accounts claiming these issues were created prior to the truck being shipped or received, it tells me they were already members of a niche community excited for their day 1 order and not so much people seeking the forums to express a complaint after the fact.
 

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What do you expect from an engine making over 400 lb/ft of torque? Power requires a lot of air, and a lot of air requires a lot of fuel. Displacement means nothing. It's all about how much power an engine is making.
old gearhead proverb: there's no replacement for displacement. That Frontier with naturally aspirated V6 making 310hp and getting 18/24/20 mpg looking pretty good right now. Runs on regular 87 octane too. My Maverick turbo is recommended to run 91 for best overall performance.
 
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The Colorado also gained 400lbs over the previous Gen where the Ranger lost weight.
 

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The Colorado also gained 400lbs over the previous Gen where the Ranger lost weight.
who woulda thunk all that plastic on the front end weighed that much?
 

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What do you expect from an engine making over 400 lb/ft of torque? Power requires a lot of air, and a lot of air requires a lot of fuel. Displacement means nothing. It's all about how much power an engine is making.
better than 16-18..... The previous year was better. They added more weight but is really worth it?
 

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What does the ranger 2.3L get for fuel economy? Can’t imagine it’s much better.
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