1,500 Mile East Coast Trip (Excellent MPG's)

[josephp732]

We just drove our 2025 Ford Ranger Lariat 4x4 with the 2.7L EcoBoost from Florida to New Jersey, and I came away very impressed with the truck.

We started in Punta Gorda, FL, drove up to Kennedy Space Center, then continued to St. Augustine, FL, Myrtle Beach, SC, and Mt. Airy, NC (Gomer Says Hey! ), before making our way to Madison, NJ. Overall, it was a five-day, four-night road trip covering approximately 1,500 miles, with the final leg taking us through the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains and Shenandoah valley.

We did some local driving in each town and generally cruised at around 75 mph on the highways. The Ranger was exceptionally comfortable throughout the trip, and I was pleasantly surprised to finish with an average of 25.2 MPG.

Before leaving, I took care of several maintenance items. I changed the engine oil to Amsoil Signature Series 5W-30, replaced the front and rear differential fluids with Amsoil Severe Gear, and installed a B&M deep transmission pan with additional fluid capacity. I also replaced the transmission filter and refilled using eight quarts of Amsoil ULV transmission fluid.

All in all, the Ranger performed beautifully. The comfort, highway manners, and fuel economy exceeded my expectations, especially considering the truck's 2.7L EcoBoost and the amount of highway and mountain driving involved. It was a great opportunity to put some miles on the truck and see how it performed on a longer trip.

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[Bill Hippel]

Good to here that you Ranger performed well. I will be making a 1000+ mile trip from Pennsylvania to Daytona Florida, a trip i have made 30+ times over the last 25 years. Over the last four years we have taken my maverick on the trip and the last 19 months with the new Ranger, I have not taken the Ranger to Florida but I'm considering taking the Ranger this time.

 

[jawzborne]

I don’t know how you guys do it in the 2.7 lol. I can’t get more than 21-22 normally, my best I Think was 23 on some lower speed highways

 

[CACTUSGREYFX4]

I did a shorter one(500 miles) and got 29.5 in my 2.3. Ninety percent was secondary roads @ 55mph.

 

[sbrookssc]

We just drove our 2025 Ford Ranger Lariat 4x4 with the 2.7L EcoBoost from Florida to New Jersey, and I came away very impressed with the truck.

We started in Punta Gorda, FL, drove up to Kennedy Space Center, then continued to St. Augustine, FL, Myrtle Beach, SC, and Mt. Airy, NC (Gomer Says Hey! ), before making our way to Madison, NJ. Overall, it was a five-day, four-night road trip covering approximately 1,500 miles, with the final leg taking us through the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains and Shenandoah valley.

We did some local driving in each town and generally cruised at around 75 mph on the highways. The Ranger was exceptionally comfortable throughout the trip, and I was pleasantly surprised to finish with an average of 25.2 MPG.

Before leaving, I took care of several maintenance items. I changed the engine oil to Amsoil Signature Series 5W-30, replaced the front and rear differential fluids with Amsoil Severe Gear, and installed a B&M deep transmission pan with additional fluid capacity. I also replaced the transmission filter and refilled using eight quarts of Amsoil ULV transmission fluid.

All in all, the Ranger performed beautifully. The comfort, highway manners, and fuel economy exceeded my expectations, especially considering the truck's 2.7L EcoBoost and the amount of highway and mountain driving involved. It was a great opportunity to put some miles on the truck and see how it performed on a longer trip.

One question, with such low miles, looks like 6700, why all of the differential and transmission fluid changes ?

 

[josephp732]

One question, with such low miles, looks like 6700, why all of the differential and transmission fluid changes ?

I'm a pretty big believer in changing out breakin fluids at around 5k miles. I did my first oil change at 500 miles and then at 2,500 miles and again at 5,000 miles. I also changed the rear diff cover to the Ford performance one and then change the factory transmission pan to a B&M. Both now have drain plugs so service is easier.

I did find some metal shavings in the OEM transmission pan that I documented in this post: https://www.ranger6g.com/forum/thre...miles-some-metal-flakes-in-the-oem-pan.33570/

 

[sbrookssc]

I'm a pretty big believer in changing out breakin fluids at around 5k miles. I did my first oil change at 500 miles and then at 2,500 miles and again at 5,000 miles. I also changed the rear diff cover to the Ford performance one and then change the factory transmission pan to a B&M. Both now have drain plugs so service is easier.

I did find some metal shavings in the OEM transmission pan that I documented in this post: https://www.ranger6g.com/forum/thre...miles-some-metal-flakes-in-the-oem-pan.33570/

I do usually change the engine oil at 1000 miles when new, but I hadn't done the gear oil or transmission fluid that early. Interesting about finding aluminum shavings in the transmission. I do like the idea of drain plugs on everything

 

[Morningpride]

Good to here that you Ranger performed well. I will be making a 1000+ mile trip from Pennsylvania to Daytona Florida, a trip i have made 30+ times over the last 25 years. Over the last four years we have taken my maverick on the trip and the last 19 months with the new Ranger, I have not taken the Ranger to Florida but I'm considering taking the Ranger this time.

We tow our 20ft RV from Juniata County to Orlando at least once a year. Nice easy ride. Are you going 81? Or 95??

 

[Bill Hippel]

We tow our 20ft RV from Juniata County to Orlando at least once a year. Nice easy ride. Are you going 81? Or 95??

95 I live 20 minutes away from 95 and then 15 hours 95 south.

 

[Wildo]

Did you figure the gas mileage the old fashioned way, or just took the computers word for gospel! My trucks computer is always off by at least a mile, and I don’t mean in good way

 

[CACTUSGREYFX4]

Mine was hand calculated.

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