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[Krondor]

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[Krondor]

Really missing this place. Not this weekend, family in town I'm told.

 

[Ohio Hiker]

I just got another vm about it.....

 

[Sean L]

well... I guess the sasquatch is off of my daily driver list...

https://www.motortrend.com/news/2021-ford-bronco-fuel-economy-mpg/

For the record I wasn't expecting great numbers from 4.70s and 35s to start with.

 

[Krondor]

well... I guess the sasquatch is off of my daily driver list...

https://www.motortrend.com/news/2021-ford-bronco-fuel-economy-mpg/

For the record I wasn't expecting great numbers from 4.70s and 35s to start with.

I was in the 18's with a trip to Winter Park and back... That's with full send up that hill too. lol

 

[Sean L]

I was in the 18's with a trip to Winter Park and back... That's with full send up that hill too. lol

I do think Jeep did a great job as far as getting the mileage of the Wrangler up from what it used to be. I was leaning heavily towards another Ram 1500 until the JL was announced due to the JK's lower numbers in comparison.

Not that I would throw a JK out of the driveway, I just wanted to go up in mileage with my daily driver.

 

[Ohio Hiker]

I do think Jeep did a great job as far as getting the mileage of the Wrangler up from what it used to be. I was leaning heavily towards another Ram 1500 until the JL was announced due to the JK's lower numbers in comparison.

Not that I would throw a JK out of the driveway, I just wanted to go up in mileage with my daily driver.

being my DD I went with the 2.0L just for the extra couple mpg. However, I do like the spunk that little 4 banger has with the turbo!

 

[Krondor]

I do think Jeep did a great job as far as getting the mileage of the Wrangler up from what it used to be. I was leaning heavily towards another Ram 1500 until the JL was announced due to the JK's lower numbers in comparison.

Not that I would throw a JK out of the driveway, I just wanted to go up in mileage with my daily driver.

The Jeep makes a fine daily driver.

Especially now with the working from home and all...

The more I mess with it, the less commuter friendly it becomes though. Should have left well enough alone, but where is the fun in that?

 

[Sean L]

being my DD I went with the 2.0L just for the extra couple mpg. However, I do like the spunk that little 4 banger has with the turbo!

That was my initial direction, but since the 2.0 was delayed so long, I went and got one with the V6. When I did get to drive a 2.0 I liked it, but not to the point where I felt like it would have been worth trading in for one.

Also about 9 months after I bought my Jeep, a Firecracker Red 2.0 Sport S with hard top showed up at the dealer, suspiciously equipped exactly like my order sheet... I think they just went ahead and ordered it for dealer stock and didn't care I wasn't going to buy it because I bought a more expensive Sahara off the lot.

 

[Sean L]

The Jeep makes a fine daily driver.

Especially now with the working from home and all...

The more I mess with it, the less commuter friendly it becomes though. Should have left well enough alone, but where is the fun in that?

I won't fault you for modding, lol.

 

[Steveo]

This is the article I'm interested in

https://www.motortrend.com/news/ford-bronco-specs-horsepower-torque-official/

The V-6 was originally estimated at 310 hp and 400 lb-ft, so how'd it fare with the revised specs? Another healthy bump: it's now set to make 330 hp and 415 lb-ft—a 20 hp and 15 lb-ft bump—on premium fuel. On regular fuel, the six-cylinder makes 315 hp and 410 lb-ft. The differences are a little less dramatic, although the delta between the V-6 and the I-4 is still roughly the same.

You get all that torque at <=3000RPM

 

[Sean L]

This is the article I'm interested in

https://www.motortrend.com/news/ford-bronco-specs-horsepower-torque-official/

The V-6 was originally estimated at 310 hp and 400 lb-ft, so how'd it fare with the revised specs? Another healthy bump: it's now set to make 330 hp and 415 lb-ft—a 20 hp and 15 lb-ft bump—on premium fuel. On regular fuel, the six-cylinder makes 315 hp and 410 lb-ft. The differences are a little less dramatic, although the delta between the V-6 and the I-4 is still roughly the same.

I saw that they boosted the power recently. Maybe the testers wanted a bit more power after driving the pre-productions?

 

[Steveo]

I saw that they boosted the power recently. Maybe the testers wanted a bit more power after driving the pre-productions?

Dunno, I think the article suggests that Ford often low-balls on the specs.

But yeah, those EPA MPG numbers are always optimistic especially for someone like me with a lead foot. I think in reality I'd get 14-15 MPGs on a 2.7L equiped Bronco. Which is about what I get in my one fiddy.

" As Ford is wont to do, the initial power and torque figures were estimates pending final calibration. Now that things have been calibrated, though, there's a happy surprise: more power. "

 

[Sean L]

Dunno, I think the article suggests that Ford often low-balls on the specs.

But yeah, those EPA MPG numbers are always optimistic especially for someone like me with a lead foot. I think in reality I'd get 14-15 MPGs on a 2.7L equiped Bronco. Which is about what I get in my one fiddy.

" As Ford is wont to do, the initial power and torque figures were estimates pending final calibration. Now that things have been calibrated, though, there's a happy surprise: more power. "

Yeah that "Your Mileage May Vary" disclaimer is crucial. I've hit high 20s in some of the EcoBoost trucks here at work, and even one of the Cummins trucks (3500 single cab chassis, not the big monster 5500s) I think I'm the only one here that doesn't have a "Drive it like you stole it" plus "it ain't my truck" mentality. We're talking single digits, even if they aren't pulling a trailer.

 

[obwahn]

Planted this guy today. Now I'll rest until next week.

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