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    Posted: 18 Jun 2015 at 11:34pm
Originally posted by ChinookPod

Our 5.4L Ford with 3.55 rear end uses 16 L per 100 km.  Sorry can't convert to Canadian or U.S. miles per gallon.  Lots of power, and love having tow/haul mode for our mountains and strong winds.
A liter is .26 gallon .100 km is 62 miles, guessing 13.5-14 mpg. 
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Our 5.4L Ford with 3.55 rear end uses 16 L per 100 km.  Sorry can't convert to Canadian or U.S. miles per gallon.  Lots of power, and love having tow/haul mode for our mountains and strong winds.
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Those speeds will get you 15 mpg!  
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We just did a 300ile trip and averaged m15.1 MPG in our pre ecoboost F150.  All at less than 55 mph with a bunch of the return trip less than 30 mph in heavy rain. 
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Originally posted by Craneman

We tow with a 2011 f 150 with eco boost  3.7 and absolutely  love it plenty of power, our Chevy Silverado with v/6 just was't that great on the hills
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what fuel mileage spread are you getting with that truck towing a pod? @ what mph?

Well, we get 20/21 mpg not towing and it drops to 12-14 mph freeway 60/65 mph. Mileage varies quite abit depends on the terran.
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Originally posted by 1981Tiger

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Highway towing of the RP is yielding around 9-10 MPG at 65 MPH. Is this type of drop off normal?  

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 When looking at your next tow vehicle, get some more torque. Stronger V6 or V8.

The general rule (but not always true, depends on vehicle) it to divide the standard non-towing highway fuel mileage by 2. So If your tow vehicle usually gets 24 mpg, expect around 12 mpg when towing. And towing over 55 mph, pulling the Pod through the wind becomes a big factor. Drop about 1 mpg for every 5 mph over 55.
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Originally posted by Craneman

We tow with a 2011 f 150 with eco boost  3.7 and absolutely  love it plenty of power, our Chevy Silverado with v/6 just was't that great on the hills
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what fuel mileage spread are you getting with that truck towing a pod? @ what mph?
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We tow with a 2011 f 150 with eco boost  3.7 and absolutely  love it plenty of power, our Chevy Silverado with v/6 just was't that great on the hills
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We tow with our 2013 Grand Caravan, we get between 13.5 and 15.5 depending on the wind. we usually drive around 60 give or take a couple mph.
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