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Hello,
I test drove a F-150 EB this evening. It was an Fx4, 2011 model, 22,000 miles, 3.31 axle ratio, XLT, with a towing package including a brake controller. I loved the test drive. Engine was very powerful and the drive was smooth and quiet. The instrument gauges and lights were very cool. My eyes were on the average MPG, which was about 18 or 19 on the short 10-15 mile mostly highway drive. I may buy this truck this week, and if I do, this will be my first ever truck. I plan to tow a trailer with my motorcycle in it, which I race and do track days with. The options I would add immediately are rear camera, remote start and a tonneau cover. The main reasons for the purchase would be better towing capacity without (hopefully) sacrificing too much by way of MPG. Is it true that a tonneua cover boosts the MPG by allowing the draft to fly over the tail gate (instead of into it) and that the big mirrors that come with a tow package create extra drag and lower the MPG?
RW
I test drove a F-150 EB this evening. It was an Fx4, 2011 model, 22,000 miles, 3.31 axle ratio, XLT, with a towing package including a brake controller. I loved the test drive. Engine was very powerful and the drive was smooth and quiet. The instrument gauges and lights were very cool. My eyes were on the average MPG, which was about 18 or 19 on the short 10-15 mile mostly highway drive. I may buy this truck this week, and if I do, this will be my first ever truck. I plan to tow a trailer with my motorcycle in it, which I race and do track days with. The options I would add immediately are rear camera, remote start and a tonneau cover. The main reasons for the purchase would be better towing capacity without (hopefully) sacrificing too much by way of MPG. Is it true that a tonneua cover boosts the MPG by allowing the draft to fly over the tail gate (instead of into it) and that the big mirrors that come with a tow package create extra drag and lower the MPG?
RW
