4-door 2.7 engine showing 18.9 mpg

[TimmH]

As a current Wrangler owner, I can tell you that interstate driving at 75mph does not increase your MPG. In fact on a trip over to Miami at a steady 78mph my MPG dropped from mid 17's to mid 15's.

The thing is a brick and the wind resistance really affects MPG. Now in my daily driving where most of my drive to work is on Speed Limit 45-50, and I can drive 55-60, I do the best, and can get the MPG up to low 18's.

This is on my '18 Wrangler JLUS, 4 door, 3.6L engine, 8 speed auto, and 33" A/T tires(33" KO2s on Fuel Rims)
Brand new on stock wheels I was averaging low 19, and that dropped to mid-upper 17 immediately upon wheel change.

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[Stampede.Offroad]

I’ll say again. Anyone who expected better than a combined MPG of 17 is probably going to be disappointed

I'm sure the official numbers will be better than that. Imaginary grandma robots get great rates.

 

[Delli555]

I’ll say again. Anyone who expected better than a combined MPG of 17 is probably going to be disappointed

I am thinking 18-20 combined.

 

[Nickp]

One thing to keep in mind is having your foot in these types of vehicles REALLY kills your mileage. My Jeep just cruising on flat highway at 65-70 gets about 19-20 MPG. Step that up to 75-80 and it immediately falls to 17ish, 85 is 15.5-16. And this is with a stick shift too.

Edit: I posted this before reading the thread fully but @TimmH above basically said what I said before I said it lol.

 

[DeltaBravo]

I am thinking 18-20 combined.

oh I’m sure the window sticker will say something like 18 city/ 21 highway but real world application (especially with 35s and any extra gear you throw on) will make that number drop.

I think my Tacoma got 22? But after adding armor and bigger tires and all the stuff I wanted to add I was getting 14. Doesn’t take much...

 

[Delli555]

oh I’m sure the window sticker will say something like 18 city/ 21 highway but real world application (especially with 35s and any extra gear you throw on) will make that number drop.

I think my Tacoma got 22? But after adding armor and bigger tires and all the stuff I wanted to add I was getting 14. Doesn’t take much...

That makes sense. I am getting mine with 32s and mostly doing on road stuff the first few years, but I ikoagone my expectations will drop of I get bigger tires in a few years and on road trips when have things piled on roof and hitch with bikes.
I am curious to see how numbers changed with different configurations with doors and top off.

 

[vrtical]

some of you will learn eco mode.

 

[DeltaBravo]

That makes sense. I am getting mine with 32s and mostly doing on road stuff the first few years, but I ikoagone my expectations will drop of I get bigger tires in a few years and on road trips when have things piled on roof and hitch with bikes.
I am curious to see how numbers changed with different configurations with doors and top off.

i really hope I’m wrong. But when I see the bronco sport getting 21MPG combined.... I just don’t think that’s going to be the case

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

 

[Delli555]

i really hope I’m wrong. But when I see the bronco sport getting 21MPG combined.... I just don’t think that’s going to be the case

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

Damn. That is all the sport gets?!? Crazy

 

[Delli555]

some of you will learn eco mode.

Yeah, eco mode gonna be my “normal”mode. Lol

 

[DeltaBravo]

Damn. That is all the sport gets?!? Crazy

the 2.0 liter badland bronco sport yes.

Gona be some salty bronco order holders

 

[vrtical]

Yeah, eco mode gonna be my “normal”mode. Lol

pretty much use it all the time on my F150 with a 3.5, it makes a pretty big difference even from just normal. I can get 21 city but if I run in normal mode it drops down to 19 range.

 

[schlava]

Ecoboost!

You can have Eco or Boost but you can't have both!

 

[ZackDanger]

Is this supposed to be good? Doesn't seem good. But I always seem to have the least fuel efficient vehicle in town.

This is on par / good / great for a vehicle like this. (Shaped the way it is with the tires and gearing it has.)

One thing to keep in mind is having your foot in these types of vehicles REALLY kills your mileage. My Jeep just cruising on flat highway at 65-70 gets about 19-20 MPG. Step that up to 75-80 and it immediately falls to 17ish, 85 is 15.5-16. And this is with a stick shift too.

Edit: I posted this before reading the thread fully but @TimmH above basically said what I said before I said it lol.

This. My Jeep JK on 34 A/T tires and heavy bumpers and heavy exoskeleton cage will eek out 17mpg if I keep it between 2500 and 3000 rpms the entire time I'm driving, including a 0-60 time of about 43 seconds.

If I actually try to accelerate quickly, or I drive faster than 65mph my MPG drops to 14/15.

 

[ct1975]

i really hope I’m wrong. But when I see the bronco sport getting 21MPG combined.... I just don’t think that’s going to be the case

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

Not that it matters but the Bronco Sport 2.0EB is rated at 23mpg combined (21mpg city/26mpg hwy)

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