2100 mile trip - Lariat v6

[Afsigma21]

I just did a 2100 mile trip from Oregon to Ohio in my 2024 Lariat v6 FX4.

Mountains, plains, traffic, open hwy. ALL the mixes. One adult and luggage, nothing significant for weight.

I got 19.5 MPG (per the trip computer) on 87 Octane running 80-82 most of the way. I think the bs mileage is due to 12+ hours of HIGH winds. On the first part of the trip mileage was over 20 and going up. As soon as I hit central Wyoming and winds picked up, mileage dropped. Had high wind advisories all the way through Indiana.

Had I slowed down and had normal winds, I think mileage would have been a LOT better.

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[superj]

Thats normal wind where i live and just under what i get with the 2.3 so i think you are doing ok

 

[RangerWilly]

I just did a 2100 mile trip from Oregon to Ohio in my 2024 Lariat v6 FX4.

Mountains, plains, traffic, open hwy. ALL the mixes. One adult and luggage, nothing significant for weight.

I got 19.5 MPG (per the trip computer) on 87 Octane running 80-82 most of the way. I think the bs mileage is due to 12+ hours of HIGH winds. On the first part of the trip mileage was over 20 and going up. As soon as I hit central Wyoming and winds picked up, mileage dropped. Had high wind advisories all the way through Indiana.

Had I slowed down and had normal winds, I think mileage would have been a LOT better.

Break in time as well. My mileage went up by 2 mpg after my first oil change at 2000 mi. (21.3) Same motor.

 

[Afsigma21]

This wasnt a "new" truck. Had about 5000 miles on it at the start of the trip.

 

[The Lone Ranger]

2.3 engine --- Several 140 mile round trips to Eugene, Oregon and back (65-70mph) and I have yet to get over 21 mpg (hand calculated) ......... kind of disappointed ...... what happened to the 26 MPG TFL reported on their mileage challenge video ??

 

[superj]

You only get 21mpg with the 2.3 doing 65-70? If speeds were that low here i would probably get high 20s but i set cruise at 81 to not get run over


At 70-75 i have gotten 25mpg driving from corpus to san antonio and also leakey to san antonio and back, both are 3 hour trips.

Picking pwople up from the airport so loaded down on the return route

 

[The Lone Ranger]

Was driving 65-70 to try and give the truck the best shot I could. Also in Oregon, State Troopers regularly use radar on the freeways (65 posted).

 

[superj]

Yeah, our speed limits are posted higher and some spots are up to 80 or 85, which doesnt help. (Though now it doesnt take 4 hours to get to the next town like it did in the 90s)

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