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> You get 12mpg? It's the USA, so he's probably dropping the kids to school in a pickup truck...
by swiftcoder 3mo ago
> You get 12mpg?
It's the USA, so he's probably dropping the kids to school in a pickup truck...
- TOMDM 2mo ago12gpm
- nozzlegear 2mo agoEven big pickups get better mileage than 12mpg
- swiftcoder 2mo agoSome do, some don't. As a concrete example, the F150 [1] pretty reliably doesn't. Big SUVs like the Jeep Wrangler can be pretty far down there too. [1]: https://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/noframes/50104.shtml https://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/noframes/50104.shtml
- nozzlegear 2mo agoOh interesting, I had thought the F150 was one of the better ones but I obviously need to update my priors. Thanks for the link!
- etempleton 2mo agoDepends on the model. The example given is the most inefficient model.
- swiftcoder 2mo agoTo be fair, even the most efficient hybrid f150 only gets up to 23mpg. The raptor is the worst, but none of the models are great.
- jjav 2mo agoThat is surprisingly bad. My substantially larger Ram 3500 dually gets 15mpg even when loaded with 4000lb of cargo in the bed. Towing a trailer I get about 14mpg, unless there is a substantial headwind (since the trailer is much taller than the truck), that is the only scenario where it drops to near 12mpg.
- etempleton 2mo agoThe example you gave is the Ford F150 Raptor which is an enthusiast model for off roading that is extra inefficient and I wouldn’t call the Jeep Wrangler a “big SUV” but it is an incredibly fuel inefficient one with terrible aerodynamics.