Maybe not. It's a heavy truck with a lot of running gear. I'd think a V6/V8 would be getting just about the same MPG as the 2.3 just because of what the bronco is. Hybrid and Diesel are the only ways to boost MPG numbers on something like this.
I doubt it at 65 on the highway, but for sure once you're going 80+.
My commute to work was 120 mi round trip and only able to charge at home so 105 of my miles were generally in hybrid mode. Eventually it became my son's car and his round trip commute to school would pretty much be covered with a single charge from home.
This is the crux of the matter; Fuel range with the small tanks (especially on the 2-door). The extra cost of a relative gas guzzler is insignificant compared to purchase price and and depreciation. I don't see the 2-door going 325 miles on a tank, even on a straight highway run. That is going to be annoying to a lot of folks. I am not swayed by the current options (limited manual transmission choices specifically), however if that changes in a couple model years, my use would be for work, traveling all over the middle third of the Country (and the occasional mild off roading on the weekends wherever I am at.) and that requires a lot of highway travel. a 2-door fits me better...a real world range of less than 350 miles would give me pause for thought as I have sites that are literally 80 miles from town or two hours away on a mountain
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The yard stick will be the Base with smaller, less aggressive tires and without heavy metal bumpers, bash guards, rock rails, etc of beefier models. There's no way the Base mileage will be 18mpg. I'd guess it will be comfortably in the low 20s.
