That's the first time I've looked at the 09 and said to myself, "Yes, that's a sexy truck."

 

I love how people start getting 22 mpg with their trucks when Ford unveils a new fuel efficient model.

These are the numbers Tbird reported in a previous post:

 

When you consider all the engineering that Ford did to achieve "Superior Fuel Economy", including putting in a 3.15 rear end, it's really nothing to brag about.

 

What the point your trying to make? Under the same circumstances the SFE model will be hard pressed to do much better. The current model Sierra's and Silverado's get much better MPG numbers then this SFE F150 will. It's really not that impressive.

 

The point is you were not being truthful bout your mileage.

 

That is very impressive. Any truck that can manage 21 hwy with that much towing power is awesome.

 

Not true, I have gotten as much as 22 MPG with my 5.4, just because I don't brag about it in my posts doesn't make it any less true. Believe it, don't believe it, I don't care. The conditions I spoke of in the post you quoted were the best MPG I had achieved to that point. I have since been able to do better. After I installed my Roush catback I consistently average just under 16 MPG city (15.8 actually).

 

This is what you said in another post in a reply to someone getting 13 mpg...

I don't care what mileage you get. Just be honest about it. You said you get 19-22. That's a pretty good number. Then you say you have gotten "as much as 22" meaning one time when you coasted downhill without fuel and after a roush catback installed, that's not being completely honest.

 

Whatever Rambo, I don't have anything to prove to you or anybody else. It's good to see you have so much free time on your hands, but since there isn't alot of recent news on the '09 I guess it keeps you busy. You can pull all the old quotes you want, it doesn't change the here and now. Your calling me a liar because of stuff I posted months ago (or even years ago). When the SFE model comes out we'll see if it gets anywhere near what Ford claims.

 

LOL...too funny, and sadly, too true!


Hey, I've gotten 99.9 mpg in my F-150 (when I press the mileage reset button, going down a hill, in neutral) why can't the '09 get that good of mileage!!!!

 

First point, its not what "Ford claims", its what the EPA tested using the new, more stringent mileage standards.

Second, due to the new way the EPA calculates mileage, the '09 should get at least what is advertised.

If you are confused about how the new EPA ratings work, and how they compare to the old pre-'08 ratings, you should do some simple research.

Not sure why you would be so startled that the '09 with a 6 speed automatic would get better mileage than an '08 with a 4 speed auto, especially when the '09 weighs less. It's really not rocket science.

Congrats to Ford for offering better mileage, more capability, more HP and more stump-pulling torque.

 

22mpg is possible in a 5.4 so i tbird isnt lying. my dad can get 22 going b/w 65-70 on the interstate in his 08 KR. sister gets 21 in her 06 lariat going about that speed.

but i do agree fords still behind on MPG. my buddies chevy 1500 gets 24mpg just cruising with that active management or w/e its called.

 

Owning a 5.4L 4x4 myself, I know exactly what it is capable of mpg-wise. Loosely throwing around someone else's anecdotal numbers really doesn't add much to the conversation, especially when you are quoting people second hand and don't even mention if the vehicles are 4x4 or 4x2 or the exact conditions the vehicles were driven in.

Thats why the EPA has a standard test that all vehicles are rated against and that why they changed the test in '08 to be more accurate.

Bottom line is that it shouldn't surprise anyone that a vehicle that is lighter, more aerodynamic, has a 6 speed vs a 4 speed auto, a higher-efficiency engine, and has been rated higher in independent mileage testing, should get better mileage.

As the other poster mentioned, its hillarious that now the 09s are about to come out, all of a sudden the previous year models got amazing gas mileage.

 

You can't go by the onboard computer says. An exhaust may help but whats to say an exhaust wont help the sfe the same? If we are talking truth in advertising we should be talking stock trucks. I refuse to believe that anyone gets over 20mpg in a stock 04 F150 tank after tank. Dividing the miles you drive by the number of gallons used to FILL UP the tank, tankfull after tankfull, will yield the truth guys.

Flame me if you want to.....

 

This is very correct. There is really no way to get an Avg any other way. Never pay any attention to what them stupid onboard calculaters say. One min im cruizeing and it says i have 50 miles till empty then 2 mins later it says i have 20 then it says i have 40 and in that time i aint changed speed or gained more weight?? They are so inacurate it's unreal. Sometimes it even says im getting 38mpg instant on some roads and i know for a fact that it's not, then a mile down the road on same incline it will drop back to the normal amounts. My wife complains about the MPG i get from it and she says she gets 30-35mpg all the time and i just laugth. Then i took her out in it one time and said to her show me how to get that then. She was lucky to get 12mpg She was just always looking at it at the wrong time, mainly when slowing down coming upto lights.