towing mode to avoid lugging?

[Phimosis]

i TRIED the search and couldn't find anything so forgive me if i missed it.
'24 EcoB 4WD here.
I dislike how much the regular drive mode lugs below 1500 rpm so i was using Sport in-town driving but it's a bit too high rpm for my tastes.
i tried TOW mode and it seems to fit the bill as an in-between rpm level. Other than holding it's gear more going downhill, it seems just right for me, for under 60 mph driving.
Q: is there anything inherently wrong with this other than a bit less mpg and perhaps more engine wear? i'm thinking 1300/1400 rpm lugging is worse. thx.

You’re misinterpreting what is going on. “Lugging the engine” is running at low RPM with a high load, like 80%+ of maximum load. The Maverick does not do this, even when towing a trailer in the normal drive mode. And yeah, I’ve tried it with a 3,500 lb trailer in the mountainous west. It will let you pull a few pounds of boost 2,200 rpm, but ask for anything more than that and it will immediately downshift and get you up to 2,800 rpm or so before it will start spitting out 10 lbs of boost.

Iif you’re experiencing 1,500 rpm, then the engine is under very low load and is at no risk of being damaged. That is what we call “cruising”, not lugging. If you’re cruising, it is better to run at low rpm because it is more fuel efficient because the pumping losses are lower.

The engineers have programmed the Maverick, just like every one of their ecoboost powered vehicles, to make power at the most economical engine parameters that are safe from engine damage. And then they set a margin of error to ensure that the engine is never run at the boundary of safe parameters and unsafe.

Automotive engineers understand automotive engineering. This is not Ford’s first rodeo.

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[Brianx]

You’re misinterpreting what is going on. “Lugging the engine” is running at low RPM with a high load, like 80%+ of maximum load. The Maverick does not do this, even when towing a trailer in the normal drive mode. And yeah, I’ve tried it with a 3,500 lb trailer in the mountainous west. It will let you pull a few pounds of boost 2,200 rpm, but ask for anything more than that and it will immediately downshift and get you up to 2,800 rpm or so before it will start spitting out 10 lbs of boost.

Iif you’re experiencing 1,500 rpm, then the engine is under very low load and is at no risk of being damaged. That is what we call “cruising”, not lugging. If you’re cruising, it is better to run at low rpm because it is more fuel efficient because the pumping losses are lower.

The engineers have programmed the Maverick, just like every one of their ecoboost powered vehicles, to make power at the most economical engine parameters that are safe from engine damage. And then they set a margin of error to ensure that the engine is never run at the boundary of safe parameters and unsafe.

Automotive engineers understand automotive engineering. This is not Ford’s first rodeo.

Thanks!

 

[First Sergeant]

I sure hope the automotive engineers understand what they are doing. Maybe the software engineers could then learn from them. For the software guys, it is not their first rodeo, more like their first mutton busting!

 

[Brianx]

They didn't fasten their seat belts!

 

[First Sergeant]

They didn't fasten their seat belts!

Haha. I hope some governmental "safety" agency is not reading this. We would have mandated airbags as well as the belts (not to mention soft padded materials ) on every bull, horse and yes the "mutton busters"!

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