And the real gas mileage is...

[JennyJoannSuebeeMcNash]

FINALLY purchased 6x10 cargo trailer to do my camper build and went to GA to go pick it up yesterday. (This will be an ongoing project. Will post photos once completed.)

On the way to GA doing about 60-65mph on back road highways rather than the interstate, my Maverick again pulled an astonishing 38-39mpg...this is an Ecoboost, mind you. This is the second time I've pulled numbers like this. My usual highway mileage driving 70-75mph is about 33-34mpg.

Once an 1100lb cargo trailer was added, the Maverick handled it like a champ - really didn't notice the added weight. Speed still kept steady at 60-65mph (it's been a LONG TIME since I last pulled a trailer, so I was being overly cautious) but the mpg leveled off to 18-19mpg. Overall, I have no complaints for this little truck. Take THAT, Tacoma!

Thought it was interesting that the sensors in the truck recognized towing a trailer. Usually when I fill my gas tank, it registers at 442-450 miles until empty. When we stopped outside of Jacksonville to fill up with 1/4 tank, the tank registered at 277 miles until empty.

Safe travels to all, and ENJOY YOUR MAVERICKS!

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[MaverRick]

My overall average is now at 31 mpg after a 2500 mile road trip to San Antonio and back. Coming up on 8K miles and 11 months with this Truck.

 

[JennyJoannSuebeeMcNash]

My overall average is now at 31 mpg after a 2500 mile road trip to San Antonio and back. Coming up on 8K miles and 11 months with this Truck.

One year in, I was already at 17K. Been doing some driving!

 

[MaverRick]

One year in, I was already at 17K. Been doing some driving!

That’s a lot for one year! The most I Have ever done was around 20k miles in one year. At that time I was commuting between Central Florida and Miami. Glad those days are over! Lol

 

[IdahoDirtFarmer]

Great numbers for towing a wind sail. That's still about 10 mpg than I'd get in my full size. I was averaging about 26.5 on mine with a full tank of short 1 mile trips. I enabled eco mode and eco coach on mine. Same trips I'm up to 29.5 but that's likely due more to using the coach to watch my driving more than anything. On longer trips going to town I'm getting around 32. Love this little pickup.

 

[Maverickman74]

I really love how good these 2.0s are on gas. Yesterday we went 35miles of offroading with a couple thousand ft elevation climb. Then we drove 80-85mph all the way from Moab to Flagstaff. Still with a topper, tires at 33psi for wheeling, and in a Tremor that supposedly max's out at 24hwy. We managed over 25 mpg that tank. And we were rock climbing a tiny section of Fins n things at Moab and idling for several minutes at a time stopping to take pictures. Back in Arkansas and Louisiana we pulled a +31 mpg tank out on back roads running an average of 60 mph or so.​

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All with a topper "that totally kills mpg because it's so high" on a Tremor "that's a huge gas hog with it's mud tires and jacked up suspension and totally defeats the purpose of a Maverick".​

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To that I say, it has done over a 100 miles of offroading, climbed mountains, ran the length of the TexMex border at over 100 degrees(at night), and still I can break 30mpg if I take it easy!!!​

 

[JennyJoannSuebeeMcNash]

That’s a lot for one year! The most I Have ever done was around 20k miles in one year. At that time I was commuting between Central Florida and Miami. Glad those days are over! Lol

I'm doing a lot of back and forth to Tampa to see my grandson, traveling back and forth to GA every few months for camping trips, and doing what I call "dog miles": I drive home every day from work at lunchtime to take my dog out. That alone is putting 40 miles a day on my Maverick. My pup is totally worth it, though.

 

[GreenLady]

I'm doing a lot of back and forth to Tampa to see my grandson, traveling back and forth to GA every few months for camping trips, and doing what I call "dog miles": I drive home every day from work at lunchtime to take my dog out. That alone is putting 40 miles a day on my Maverick. My pup is totally worth it, though.

I hope you’re buying your gas in GA rather than FL. With the price of regular being $.20-.30/gal higher in FL I haven’t bought gas in FL for at least 6 months. I fill up just before crossing the state line after filling up in SC on my monthly trips. Of course being a hybrid I hardly use any gas while driving around town for 2 weeks

 

[JennyJoannSuebeeMcNash]

I hope you’re buying your gas in GA rather than FL. With the price of regular being $.20-.30/gal higher in FL I haven’t bought gas in FL for at least 6 months. I fill up just before crossing the state line after filling up in SC on my monthly trips. Of course being a hybrid I hardly use any gas while driving around town for 2 weeks

Unfortunately I don't live close enough to GA to buy gas there on the regular - this was a random trip. When we lived in NC (1995-2000) the SC border was literally a 1.5 minute drive and we'd get our gas across state lines. Gone are the days when I could fill my tank for $12. Wish gas would go back to $.89-.$99.

 

[B2000]

After 500 miles break-in my around town has been about 22-23 but I have not been pushing it hard or hauling more than a few hundred pounds on occasion.

 

[blu23]

Checked the mileage after a 50 mile drive. The bed was fully loaded (cover in place), as was the back seat. With a passenger and that load, I'm guessing 700 to 800 pounds in all, the Maverick delivered 37.7 average. I'm very pleased with that. We had the front windows down and the route was secondary roads where the speed limit varied between 25 to 55. Some hills where the transmission downshifted were also in the mix. All in all, I like it.

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