How is your Ecoboost doing on MPG?

[Pete Roberts]

30 MPG overall for 36,000

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[Empire]

90% short 5 miles trips is brutally severe driving for an EB. Hopefully you have changed your oil 6 or so times in the 3 years of ownership?

Also, if the other 10% isn’t “Italian Tuneups” - start doing those and watch your mpg’s nudge upward!

Heres the Italian tune up MPG. 75mph average with full throttle to 100 a few times. Also my Maverick has the factory tremor suspension. So slightly higher in front. Fun.

 

[Chops]

Heres the Italian Tune Up MPG. 75mph average with full throttle to 100 a few times. Also My Maverick has the factory tremor suspension. So slightly higher in front. Fun.

Nice

I’ve yet to go 100mph. Been into the 90’s & the EB wasn’t even breathing hard!

My “Italian” Highway is I10 East/West in Southern AZ. Two lanes in each direction with cactus in between Plenty of Semi Truck traffic though - but occasionally a big enough gap opens up to let ‘er rip. Speed limit is 75 so it just takes a couple more seconds to get to 100+

 

[yrbrand1]

I'm curious how the Ecoboost owners are doing with gas mileage? Have you seen it improve over time as the engine broke in? I mainly use ECO mode and it has improved slightly since the truck was new

Currently I have 9,000 miles on my truck and around town I average 24 and last long trip I averaged just under 32 mpg. I'd love to get above 25 around town.

Between 34-32 mpg

 

[WJOHNM]

The numbers you guys are very impressive my new Lobo 350 miles is barely getting 15mpg, had a 22 FX4 that only got 17/18 around town which most of my driving is done, I did much better on highways 30/35 mpg. My 25 Lariat hybrid only got 30/35 mpg, which was fine with me. I know the Lobo has to break in, am sure it will get better, I hope!
NO I know what your thinking, I drive like a old man because I am! rarely going over 40/50mph on local roads to the park with the dog or grocery store.

 

[Chops]

The numbers you guys are very impressive my new Lobo 350 miles is barely getting 15mpg, had a 22 FX4 that only got 17/18 around town which most of my driving is done, I did much better on highways 30/35 mpg. My 25 Lariat hybrid only got 30/35 mpg, which was fine with me. I know the Lobo has to break in, am sure it will get better, I hope!
NO I know what your thinking, I drive like a old man because I am! rarely going over 40/50mph on local roads to the park with the dog or grocery store.

Maybe the “Quick Shift 7 Speed” transmissions in our Lobos are not as fuel efficient as the regular 8 speed? Same EPA estimates though.

I also drive like an old man because I am one. Although I keep it in Sport and use the paddles. 20mpg now after 2,000 miles. Was lower during break in iirc.

 

[Tbone91]

I haven't paid too much attention to mine. Just been filling er up and getting up to speed as quickly as possible maybe I'll start paying attention to the mpgs. Just over 15k now on my '24 XLT FX4 with 4k package.

 

[WJOHNM]

Maybe the “Quick Shift 7 Speed” transmissions in our Lobos are not as fuel efficient as the regular 8 speed? Same EPA estimates though.

I also drive like an old man because I am one. Although I keep it in Sport and use the paddles. 20mpg now after 2,000 miles. Was lower during break in iirc.

I will take 20mpg, lets see what happens after 1500/2000 miles, going to change the oil around their to get rid of the break-in oil

 

[CaliMav68]

Heres the Italian tune up MPG. 75mph average with full throttle to 100 a few times. Also my Maverick has the factory tremor suspension. So slightly higher in front. Fun.

 

[tiktokbrainrot]

The eCVT is another reason I chose the EB…

I 100% agree!

Because you wanted a less reliable powertrain?

The eCVT is a proven toyota level reliable part, while the 8f35 is an achilles heel with a known design flaw.

Maybe the “Quick Shift 7 Speed” transmissions in our Lobos are not as fuel efficient as the regular 8 speed? Same EPA estimates though.

I also drive like an old man because I am one. Although I keep it in Sport and use the paddles. 20mpg now after 2,000 miles. Was lower during break in iirc.

It is the same transmission. The 7 speed just disables 2nd gear, which is rarely used in the normal gasser models.

If you keep it in sport mode and do mostly city driving, then yeah 20 MPG is perfectly expected if not a little on the high side.

 

[Chops]

Because you wanted a less reliable powertrain?

Yes, I knew the eCVT was more reliable than the automatic when I chose my Lobo. But hey, as I shift through the gears with my paddles (listening to the rpm’s rise & fall) - I am very happy Also have a robust powertrain warranty & extended warranty.

Finally, the torque vectoring RDU is not available with the eCVT. Yes, I also know the torque vectoring RDU is less reliable than the RDU connected to the eCVT. Oh well, it sure corners nice

 

[Mudduck]

Because you wanted a less reliable powertrain?
The eCVT is a proven toyota level reliable part, while the 8f35 is an achilles heel with a known design flaw.

What is the known design flaw?

 

[Chops]

What is the known design flaw?

The eCVT has crappy bearings in the electric motors. Shame really - otherwise an engineering marvel.

 

[RodLS]

Just pasted 10k miles in my 25 Lobo. Lifetime average of 22.4 MPGs.
Majority of my driving is 50mph windy back roads.

 

[Mudduck]

The eCVT has crappy bearings in the electric motors. Shame really - otherwise an engineering marvel.

I guess they both have some issues, no knock to the MavBrid, but im leery of CVT transmissions with the luck I had with my Forester (2 replacements under warranty in 60K). I understand now its not the same animal, but in the moment it was a hard no for me.
I may get a Hybrid next time around. I can get down with a XL in EB form, but I feel like a Mavbrid would have to have all the bells and whistles to distract me from the lack of tinkering available.

Yeah, it would have to a loaded model. I wanna be bougie and drive with my pinky in the air....

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