Has anybody watched this?

Fatbob Frank said:

I saw their comparison of the Ford 3.5L Eco-boost and the 3L Hurricane.
I was impressed, but that test truck wasn't a Rebel with a 3:92 rear end. It got 23MPG and handily out paced the Ford...

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Besides, nobody buys a Rebel (or a Power Wagon) for the mileage...

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BenchTest said:

What's your logic behind that? 26 gallons on a 1/2 ton pickup is insufficient?

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mikeru said:

Agreed. I love the 36 gallon tank in our 2014 F150. It has a range of 550 miles. I will also say the DTE estimate seems to be much more accurate on that truck than any of the Ram trucks we've owned.

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Weebear said:

Absolutely! My Rebel has a 32 gallon tank. The difference between the 26 gallon and the 32 means I would have to go fill up weekly as opposed to my current every 10 days! ! !

(Lord, do we need a sarcasm font something bad!)

[Seriously - filling up 32 gallons is bad enough - I do not need an extra 4 gallons at $3.50+ per gallon!]

Edit - after reading some other comments, I can see the wisdom of needing the larger tank for towing. I do not do much towing so that has never been much of an issue, hence my initial comment.

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mikeru said:

You have a 33 gallon tank actually. 5th gens come with either 23, 26, or 33 gallon tanks. 4th gens could be had with 32 gallon tanks.

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Ramfanski said:

That was a good video. You can see how much the lift, gears, and big tires on the rebel affected the mileage. My last truck went up a tire size and switched to a e rated tire. Boy did that kill my mileage. 3-5 mpg less usually.

I think Ford will get more than a few former Ram drivers to buy that 5.0 coyote.

I do tow with my current 1500. Nothing huge though. The 26 gallon tank is fine. I don’t have too many stretches where I have to worry about long distances between stations, though. I don’t mind stopping every 2-250 miles. Maybe when I’m retired I will do more towing and wish the tank was bigger.

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turkeybird56 said:

I had a Titan 5.4 in my wifes 2010 F 150. Ran well, sucked at the gas pump. I had a Coyote 5.0 in my 2014 Work Truck. Ran the heck outta that motor. The biggest thing was timely oil changes, because we ran them so HARD, every 3K. I would not mind a new F 150 with the Coyote BUT, their 10 speed TRANS is a POS, see the over 500K recall ref a trans that likes to downshift at any speed down to 1st gear. Dat right there precludes any thoughts on the Ford.

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mikeru said:

The current recall for the transmission shifting to 1st (NHTSA # 24V444) is actually for 2014's, and happens when the molded lead frame causes an OSS failure. I have a 2014 F150 and it's scheduled for this recall later this week. It does not affect new trucks with the 10 speed transmission.

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