Gas mileage?

[Robins21]

My wife's 2021 BB averages 29.9 MPG & she does mostly highway driving.

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[Cobrablues]

I have 3000 miles on my 2023 Big Bend and I get 29 to 33. Only upgrades have been 245 KO2's and a mini lift. I used the ECO mode in the beginning but the normal mode gets the same. I am pleased.

 

[Mark S.]

I used the ECO mode in the beginning but the normal mode gets the same. I am pleased.

This is my experience as well. Unless all your driving is in stop & go city traffic I don't think ECO mode will provide much benefit.

 

[Outback Texan]

2022 Badlands here... 235/65/17 Falcon Wildpeaks... mostly "non-interstate" driving around San Antonio in normal mode... average around 22mpg... about 26mpg when I do get on the hwy, driving pretty fast!

 

[NMhunter]

2022 Badlands here... 235/65/17 Falcon Wildpeaks

Weight isn't the issue. I got 33 mpg with 400 lbs of water in the back on the way up and a load of firewood on the way back from our property. 70 mph max speed. In town I sometimes get 28 mpg, and long term average is 26 mpg.

A roof rack adds wind resistance, and that can make a couple of mpg difference.

 

[Mark S.]

2022 Badlands here... 235/65/17 Falcon Wildpeaks

Weight isn't the issue. I got 33 mpg with 400 lbs of water in the back on the way up and a load of firewood on the way back from our property. 70 mph max speed. In town I sometimes get 28 mpg, and long term average is 26 mpg.

A roof rack adds wind resistance, and that can make a couple of mpg difference.

It’s all about drag when you’re driving a vehicle with the aerodynamics of a brick. Abq is at +5000 ft elevation, so you benefit from the thinner air up there. Thinner air = less drag.

 

[Cursed Bronco]

I tend to drive like a jackass and I average about 23mpg. I haven't reset the MPG meter since purchase, so my overall is 22.8. This includes quick acceleration, and highway cruise speeds of 80-85. I do have a commute to work where I am limited to about 55mph, so that might influence my numbers in the long run.

Your situation doesn't seem right to me, though... ? I would be leaning towards the rack, but you said it sucked previously regardless.

 

[Fuquinay]

Is anyone else struggling with their gas mileage? The best I do is 21mpg, right now I'm between 19 and 20mpg. I was under the impression that I should be getting 25 city and 28+ highway. I drive normal and not like a jack ass, i keep rpms at about 1.5 while cruising. I've tried the eco mode and that doesn't seem to do anything. Am I missing something? I have falken wild peaks, but even with the stock tires I still averaged crap mpg.

I just got my new Heritage, and it’s showing about 13mpg. I know it’s new and I’ve only driven a few miles in the city, but does this sound right?

 

[Wolf256]

I just got my new Heritage, and it’s showing about 13mpg. I know it’s new and I’ve only driven a few miles in the city, but does this sound right?

My 22 Badlands did that after each reset when I filled the tank, but the mileage got so much better after the 1000 mile break in period. I quit resetting the main mileage at every fill up and moved to Trip 1. I haven’t paid too much attention on my 23 Badlands since it’s sitting at 825 miles. I know, from the prior vehicle, that the mileage will be much better after the first 1000-2000 miles.

 

[Mark S.]

I just got my new Heritage, and it’s showing about 13mpg. I know it’s new and I’ve only driven a few miles in the city, but does this sound right?

Yes, that sounds right. Short trips on a cold engine are the worst case scenario for fuel economy.

 

[KidWiff]

Heritage trim here. With a shade over 400 miles on mine, I’m averaging just shy of 27 mpg. I don’t stomp on it and while I don’t drive especially slow, I do tend to drive smoothly.

My driving is mostly rural, commute about 8 miles to and from work, fairly hilly terrain. Occasional highway driving at 65 mph sometimes faster if traffic is honking right along.

I haven’t done a ton of highway driving yet but think I’m getting at least 30-ish mpg when I am cruising along. I’ll be tracking mileage closer on my next fill-up. Thanks so

 

[Bucko]

I just got my new Heritage, and it’s showing about 13mpg. I know it’s new and I’ve only driven a few miles in the city, but does this sound right?

Time for its first long adventure. There has to be a friend you haven't seen in awhile that would make for a nice travel, yes?

 

[Fuquinay]

Time for its first long adventure. There has to be a friend you haven't seen in awhile that would make for a nice travel, yes?

Drove to work on the highway, and we are up to 18. Taking a three-hour drive to the beach next week, just me and the girl. We are calling her Ditty, after my husband’s mom. She recently died, and we paid for the car with the sale of her house.

 

[Hot Rod Mike]

We bought a used 2021 BS BB with original Continental tires in February. Took a short drive to my nephew's, mostly highway driving. We were very happy to see this...beats mpg with our former 2014 Explorer hands down! We have only used normal mode in our BS.

Mine is just about the same

 

[Bucko]

I'm reading about lots of lower MPG BS's of late. We see around 25 to 28 MPG, combined highway and around town driving. We have the 1.5L, outer banks model, a 2023.

Maybe Ford tweaked the SW as of late (read Mark S's comments on the injector drain tube recall)?

We have used ECO and normal modes only as of this writing, but I'm going to check when I get home to see what mode it is actually in right now. My wife drives it a whole lot more than I do.

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