Ordered a 25' Lariat Hybrid , Having second thoughts ...

[Jonny44]

Are those screens in the Ford app? I certainly can't find anything like that there!

No, these are from the Fuelly app. I keep full track of mileage because it's used for business driving as well. It's free and easy to use.

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[LilMags500]

I also commute 100+ miles/day. Pics from the 22 model 2wd hybrid over 2.5 years and the current AWD hybrid over the last 2 months. I haven't done any towing with the new one yet, but the '22 model did a fair amount (about 1/5 of the miles) max towing my side-by-side.

It seems your 22'
has achieved much better economy than your new Mav ... I'm really hoping
to get high 30 mpg's and beyond , seems like some get it , and others don't even
come close :-(

 

[mittencamper]

It seems your 22'
has achieved much better economy than your new Mav ... I'm really hoping
to get high 30 mpg's and beyond , seems like some get it , and others don't even
come close :-(

Warmer weather is giving me better mileage. This was town 25-45 mph and rural 55 mph travel. When I drive 75-80 and the temp is 28F, I’m getting around 28-30mpg.
But yes, it seems the FWD hybrid does better.

 

[Suzukiridr14]

I have no interest in a car , I want a truck even if its small and has a small bed . That's why I'm
wanting a Maverick . Seems like the perfect choice , just still on the Hybrid / EB fence .... I cant thank
you and everyone else enough for the valuable input I'm getting , this is a great forum !

If your doing a lot of interstate driving over 60 mph, you would be better off with the eco boost engine. The hybrid is more for local running around, and slower driving to get great mpg.

 

[TNFurb]

I know this thread lost steam and is a couple weeks old now. But I posted earlier that once I had a chance to get on the interstate again I would post my MPGs. This is a screen shot of my trip computer after getting on the FL turnpike headed towards Orlando. I got up to 70 mph and set my cruise and reset the trip computer to 0 so that I could get an mpg reading at a constant 70 mph for at least 100 miles. Traffic was light so I had no slow downs. As noted this was on the FL turnpike which is mostly flat. My tires were at 35psi cold. There was very little wind that day. Temps were warm enough that I had my AC running. So it is possible to get 40 mpg on the interstate. I can say I got this mileage the entire two day trip back to Nashville. I got even better mpg when we hit traffic since that caused me to have to go slow for extended stretches.

 

[LilMags500]

I know this thread lost steam and is a couple weeks old now. But I posted earlier that once I had a chance to get on the interstate again I would post my MPGs.

Thank you , it didn't lose steam for me , this is great info . My build week starts today
and I'm starting to get excited and looking forward to the new truck more and more . I'm
starting to believe I made the correct choice in going with the hybrid . I have 15 miles of
my 60 mile commute on the highway and the rest is 30-45 MPH with traffic on the way home,
I think its a good scenario to get the best mileage ...

 

[Waterick]

I know this thread lost steam and is a couple weeks old now. But I posted earlier that once I had a chance to get on the interstate again I would post my MPGs. This is a screen shot of my trip computer after getting on the FL turnpike headed towards Orlando. I got up to 70 mph and set my cruise and reset the trip computer to 0 so that I could get an mpg reading at a constant 70 mph for at least 100 miles. Traffic was light so I had no slow downs. As noted this was on the FL turnpike which is mostly flat. My tires were at 35psi cold. There was very little wind that day. Temps were warm enough that I had my AC running. So it is possible to get 40 mpg on the interstate. I can say I got this mileage the entire two day trip back to Nashville. I got even better mpg when we hit traffic since that caused me to have to go slow for extended stretches.

Have you adjusted your AFE or is that the factory computed MPG? If you deduct 5.5 percent from that, it's not far off from what I see after adjusting my AFE.

 

[TNFurb]

Have you adjusted your AFE or is that the factory computed MPG? If you deduct 5.5 percent from that, it's not far off from what I see after adjusting my AFE.

That’s factory. I have not adjusted it.

 

[Phimosis]

Thank you , it didn't lose steam for me , this is great info . My build week starts today
and I'm starting to get excited and looking forward to the new truck more and more . I'm
starting to believe I made the correct choice in going with the hybrid . I have 15 miles of
my 60 mile commute on the highway and the rest is 30-45 MPH with traffic on the way home,
I think its a good scenario to get the best mileage ...

Thank you for this response. This is the first mpg screen shot I have seen that is 65+ mph (69.36 mph in this case). Most every mpg post is cherry picked from their “best mpg screenshot album” and turns out to be less than 60 mph average, which plumps up the mpg read out because of decreased drag. As mentioned above, virtually every stock vehicle is programmed to give you a more optimistic mpg read out than the actual mileage.

If the computer is +5.5% optimistic, that would still be an honest 39.2 mpg at 70 mph. Way better than I’ve ever seen in my ecoboost.

 

[Joseph Cobbs]

I have a hybrid since the first year they came out in 2022, thus no all wheel drive option. I live in Puerto Rico and drive in hot weather and rain often. I usually have a foil board or surfboards in the back. I had a lot of recalls and problems with my truck as it was the first year. Ford ran out of parts and the mexican replacements mostly failed. Ford fixed everything for free, it was at the dealership more than 12 times in almost 3 years. When its running it runs great, plenty of power, 46 mpg over 20k miles. The plastic interior scratches super easy but they have probably changed that by now. I had to pay way over list in Puerto Rico 37,335 for a XL with a few options. I drive it in electric only as much as possible which means slow starts until 20 mph then gas it and get up to 50 fast on then, streets and 65 on the highways. If you are going to tow a lot, the turbo motor or the more powerful and stronger frame of the Ford Ranger is a better choice. Gas was 6 $ A gallon in California when I bought mine and 4 $ in Puerto Rico. I spent less than 20 on gas a week and I drive all over the Island looks for wind to Wing foil or waves to surf, thus I enjoy the great MPG 46. The little hybrid handles well for a little truck. I raced 5 different Fords and a Honda Civic type R at Willow springs for 35 years. I built a very nice GT-40 replica. Spent over 100 k but it weight was only 2300 lbs with a twin turbocharged 351 Cleveland, very fast a scary. My Mustangs had between 400 to 500 hp build up 302s.

 

[identifyasatruck]

I know this thread lost steam and is a couple weeks old now. But I posted earlier that once I had a chance to get on the interstate again I would post my MPGs. This is a screen shot of my trip computer after getting on the FL turnpike headed towards Orlando. I got up to 70 mph and set my cruise and reset the trip computer to 0 so that I could get an mpg reading at a constant 70 mph for at least 100 miles. Traffic was light so I had no slow downs. As noted this was on the FL turnpike which is mostly flat. My tires were at 35psi cold. There was very little wind that day. Temps were warm enough that I had my AC running. So it is possible to get 40 mpg on the interstate. I can say I got this mileage the entire two day trip back to Nashville. I got even better mpg when we hit traffic since that caused me to have to go slow for extended stretches.

you went 100 miles and only got 5 mile in Electric...thats not good at all. i can get minimum 5 miles on my 12 mile commute to work. But then the you got the very good 41.7mpg highway.

so does that mean that Cruise Control purposely avoids EV and yet somehow does a great job conserving gas? i never use cruise control.

 

[TNFurb]

you went 100 miles and only got 5 mile in Electric...thats not good at all. i can get minimum 5 miles on my 12 mile commute to work. But then the you got the very good 41.7mpg highway.

so does that mean that Cruise Control purposely avoids EV and yet somehow does a great job conserving gas? i never use cruise control.

I assume that once you get to cruising speed at 70 mph, you rarely go all electric at that speed. I figured the electric miles were in the rare down slopes of the road. The area of the Florida turnpike I was on is extremely flat, so not many down hill slopes at all.

 

[LilMags500]

Good morning everybody , just like to let you know my Maverick hybrid arrived yesterday at the dealer and I am doing all the paperwork today and either picking it up today or tomorrow .
I decided to stick with the hybrid after reading tons of content here . I would like to thank everybody for their input and I will be onto the next thread soon!

 

[TNFurb]

Good morning everybody , just like to let you know my Maverick hybrid arrived yesterday at the dealer and I am doing all the paperwork today and either picking it up today or tomorrow .
I decided to stick with the hybrid after reading tons of content here . I would like to thank everybody for their input and I will be onto the next thread soon!

Very nice. That’s Space White with BAP right? Looks great. Will look even better on a sunny day! Congrats. I think you will love it.

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