F150 2.7-liter Ecoboost

[gregsfc]

Has anyone else ever been an outlier on the high side?

I'm confused about my new vehicle as compared to owners with the same full-size truck, engine and transmission. All but one of my mpg recordings (there have been 5) are outliers according to fuelly, and the only driver that comes within 2mpg of my experience with this truck, so far has a huge error recorded and so throws that vehicle out completely. But mine is legitimate at 23.4 mpg in a truck that the EPA estimate is 19/26 and the average on fuelly is 17.7. I've got a low of 21.4 and a high of around 24 and I've checked against the trip meter against a GPS and everything is on the up and up.

Since the F150 with the new 2.7-liter Ecoboost is a full-size truck, there are many different cab configurations, wheel base lengths, axle ratios, and suspension choices, which means curb weight, gearing, and ride height vary alot, and also there are different utility levels since a truck is often used as a tool at different load levels, and of course, there are different driving styles and many accessory choices that can drive down mpg. Still though, one would think out of seventy-something drivers of this truck in different configurations but with the same power train, that at least a few others, besides me, would be recording something close to what I'm achieving.

I don't like being an outlier, because I work hard to ensure accuracy and always error on the conservative side when I report mpg and I'm no hypermiler. I do own the lightest, smallest, and highest gearing choice in this truck and I do have an ideal commute and have not used the truck for much work, but still, a full 2 mpg above everyone else seems alarming. I bought this truck thinking I'd take a chance on a vehicle and engine that is reported to be highly exaggerated with regards to the EPA estimate, and I'm glad it's working out for me as best I could have imagined, but I don't understand why most everyone else reporting on here is getting very truck-like fuel economy, whereas I'm getting mpg in near diesel territory but in a truck that was much, much cheaper than any diesel truck.