Ridiculously low Gas mileage ENOUGH already WTF is going on ?

[BradG]

I had a "72" Maverick that got better gas mileage.

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[Bn1970]

I'll just leave this here. draw your own conclusions.

2022 subaru forester--------------26/33
2022 subaru forester wilderness----25/28
that's a half inch lift and all terrain tires. size did not change.

2022 civic base wheels/tires 33/42
2022 civic touring wheels/tires 31/38
16's on 215 vs 18s on 235

2022 colorado 4wd 17/24
2022 colorado zr2 16/18
lifted and bigger off road tires

 

[Old Ranchero]

Probably differences in trip times. Longer warmed up drives.

Winter fuel blends are known to deliver a few MPG less on their own as well.

 

[DryHeat]

Does anyone have any hard data on how far off the computer mileage and pencil & paper mileage are?

 

[Portcqb]

With my 4k XLT LUX with the 235 Falken Wildpeaks in the cold of Maine doing 95% city driving to work a few miles away I'm getting 18.2mpg of the computer. Fully tracking says it should be 17.2mpg and that is with a mix of remote starts and non remote starts. I don't baby it but also haven't went over 4k rpm only at 500mi so far so may still be breaking in. That is still almost 2mpg better than my 15 escape 2.0l AWD was getting in same conditions.

 

[Brice Bergesen]

Ive had this truck 4 months. I don't drive a lot and I currently have about 2k miles on the odometer.

AWD, 4k tow running 245 65 17s and 1 inch front level lift. K&N drop in filter, no other mods. 89 octane gas used every time. Standard drive mode. I use it for personal transport and dont haul any heavy loads. Tire PSI set to 35.

I live in NW Indiana and do mixed driving of hwy and streets. I drive normally and I'm not a leadfoot. I don't use remote start or sit in traffic. I am getting absolute horseshit mileage. I have not seen 20mpg. I understand the figure may be off a tad with the slightly different tire size but other people with the same truck and mods are claiming 30mpg. WTF gives already? I bought a small truck to save on gas mileage. My V6 equinox was a gas pig and got better mileage. Its one of the reasons I dumped it. With the the gas $ now going through the moon its starting to bother me. I have the money but I didn't buy a "baby truck" to piss money away on gas. I bought this truck to get a few more mpg than the equinox and I was expecting to get at least 22mpg. I understand going up a size in tires may kill 1-2 mpg but come on now. Enough with this BS already. Im tired of the.excuses. Im seeing 17-18mpg tops. Less than 280 miles per tank. I am always putting gas in this truck. I've reset all settings twice to start from scratch to see if that helped and it has not.

Anybody have any ideas what could be going on? I cant be getting 10-12 less than other members with the same truck. Winter gas blend, altitude, driving style/ BS already. 10-11 mpg less than others is NOT normal. Something is wrong here and I'm getting pissed. The biggest reason people buy small trucks to save on gas.

 

[Brice Bergesen]

Ive had this truck 4 months. I don't drive a lot and I currently have about 2k miles on the odometer.

AWD, 4k tow running 245 65 17s and 1 inch front level lift. K&N drop in filter, no other mods. 89 octane gas used every time. Standard drive mode. I use it for personal transport and dont haul any heavy loads. Tire PSI set to 35.

I live in NW Indiana and do mixed driving of hwy and streets. I drive normally and I'm not a leadfoot. I don't use remote start or sit in traffic. I am getting absolute horseshit mileage. I have not seen 20mpg. I understand the figure may be off a tad with the slightly different tire size but other people with the same truck and mods are claiming 30mpg. WTF gives already? I bought a small truck to save on gas mileage. My V6 equinox was a gas pig and got better mileage. Its one of the reasons I dumped it. With the the gas $ now going through the moon its starting to bother me. I have the money but I didn't buy a "baby truck" to piss money away on gas. I bought this truck to get a few more mpg than the equinox and I was expecting to get at least 22mpg. I understand going up a size in tires may kill 1-2 mpg but come on now. Enough with this BS already. Im tired of the.excuses. Im seeing 17-18mpg tops. Less than 280 miles per tank. I am always putting gas in this truck. I've reset all settings twice to start from scratch to see if that helped and it has not.

Anybody have any ideas what could be going on? I cant be getting 10-12 less than other members with the same truck. Winter gas blend, altitude, driving style/ BS already. 10-11 mpg less than others is NOT normal. Something is wrong here and I'm getting pissed. The biggest reason people buy small trucks to save on gas.

My son got this driving to work and back at 65 mph just to see how good his mileage could be. EB XLT

 

[pxpaulx]

Does anyone have any hard data on how far off the computer mileage and pencil & paper mileage are?

I just reset my trip b at about 6500 miles when I got my oil change done. It was showing I think 25.9 and my fuelly all-time average was at 24.8, so about 4% higher than actual on the trip computer for me. Stock pirellis, 4k and fx4.

 

[GreatWhiteNorth]

Does anyone have any hard data on how far off the computer mileage and pencil & paper mileage are?

I have stock size rubber on my XLT, see the average fuel economy indication routinely be optimistic by anywhere from .5 liter/100 kms to over 1. I'm generally getting 30 to 35 mpg (Imp), a bit less at times with winter driving.

 

[HalfFast]

Hello, been reading this forum since I ordered my Maverick in November, 1st time post.

I think that the tires may be having a large effect on the fuel mileage, not necessarily the size, but the weight.

Coming from the motorcycle and Miata world, rotating mass (including rims and rotors) has an outsized effect on performance.

I think I remember reading here that during dyno testing someone posted a 30 rwhp loss moving to larger offroad tires than stock. That's a 10-15% loss every time you step one the skinny pedal.

I had been doing research on aftermarket tires to replace the stock Pirelli tires. I got into looking at tire weights when shopping for tires for the Miata.

Ford either had part in the design specifications of the 225/65/17s that come stock or chose very wisely in regards to fuel mileage.

According to Tire Rack, the stock Pirellis on the FX4 package weigh 25 lbs each. Everything else I considered for an A/T type tire is at least 20% heavier. Tires in the 245/65/17 sizes are more like 40% heavier...that's 10 to 12 lbs heavier per corner.

Now don't get me wrong, I'm not criticizing anyone's choice in rims/tires because the right wheels and tires can make all the difference in the world on how a vehicle looks. There can however be some prices to pay in mileage and performance.

After my research, decided I'd leave the lift and big tires on my diesel and leave the Maverick alone.

So significantly heavier tires, winter gas, short trips, cold engines, vehicle mods, etc kind of create a perfect storm of crappy fuel mileage.

Personally, no more than you are driving it, I wouldn't worry about fuel mileage...who cares your truck looks awesome. I've been driving that many miles a month lately so I am staying stock as far as suspension and tires, but will probably emulate some of your cosmetic things if my Ox White Mav ever shows up.

 

[Kcht]

Something is wrong on your Maverick!!! That’s was today a 70mph with 5 adults inside from Tamarac, Fl to Naples Fl. Maverick Ecoboost 2.0 AWD. XLT (not FX4)

 

[ToothGrinder]

When I drive around the mountain I get about 18 mpg. Driving down the hill on the freeway it run about 25mpg. So far on my normal route I’ve gotten 21mpg. Truck only has 425 miles on it so I haven’t even passed the break-in period yet.

Something is wrong on your Maverick!!! That’s was today a 70mph with 5 adults inside from Tamarac, Fl to Naples Fl. Maverick Ecoboost 2.0 AWD. XLT (not FX4)

Damn, I need that eco mode lol that’s great mileage

 

[TRQ427]

I think your mileage is spot on especially if most of your driving is in town. We do maybe 85% in town driving and 15 % highway and are seeing very similar numbers as you. Ours are a little better but we do use 93 octane so that might explain it.

Here's a pic of mine I just took this morning. The options you have are very similar to ours.

It sometimes amazes me how a small engine with "gas mileage" gearing struggles to achieve decent MPG. Lots of things contribute to this, cold weather, not being broken in and winter gas is a huge one. I also fear gearing and possibly increased rolling weight due to tire changes could add to the issue. I'm hoping VESPA the best of luck, I know he's mad as hell, but a summer fuel situation may jump him by 3 to 4 MPG. One of my daily drivers is a 2015 Ram C/V Caravan, Cargo model, 3.6 V6, winter MPG usually around 19 to 20 MPG, but recent warmer weather here in Iowa, and I also suspect that summer fuel is here, now the van has jumped to 24 to 25, best increase noted Thursday, a 437 mile day, showed 26.3. It has done 25 to 27 in good weather for the last 200K. Here's a July screen shot of my "Trailer Towing" rig, 2015 Chevy 3500 Express 12 Passenger one ton van, 40K original miles, 3:42 gears, 80LE automatic with a 6.0 V-8, driving it empty at decent speeds. A trip last fall to Silver Lake Mich sand dunes, trailering my modified XJ there and back, mileage was 14 to 14.5 constantly., Big thirsty engine in a big van. I think sometimes a big engine has advantages. With that said, I'm ordering a Hybrid XLT. I drive over 4500 miles a month in my business, the Caravan has 200K on it, and am glad Ford has made a truck that is SUPPOSED to get around 33 or so combined, maybe 35 on a good day, just hoping it will do it. I buy lots of fuel doing near 60K a year. Also, hoping Ford remedies the overheating converter issue, has to be a rich situation I would think, kinda scary, and disappointing.

 

[kcirevam]

I'm betting it's the turbo. Wastegate out of whack. Have someone put a scanner on it and check the boost.

 

[Maverickman74]

Any chance the filter is the issue. I know some people can f up a K&N with too much or too little oil. Also the oil can trap more dirt and clog it up. On a side note back in high school a buddy came by to show me his GrandAm Gt, we took it for a spin and I was suprised how slow it was, then he told me he thought it was blowing through gas too. So after fiddling around with all kinds of stuff under the hood, I pulled the filter housing and found about 2lbs of dogfood stuffed in the intake duct. We assumed it was a squirrel or something. Fixed all his problems.

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