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Excursion MPG vs. Small SUV's MPG
Just got my current issue of Consumer Reports. They love to pick on the Excursion, totally disregarding what the PowerStroke has to offer, but this has less to do with the rag and more with what they reported.
I've got a 2001 4x4 Excursion Limited equipped with the good 'ol 7.3L PowerStroke. I drive in mixed city/highway and get a bonafided, hand calculated 21 MPG which I'm very happy with. Note that my overhead computer is rather optimistic adding up to .3 MPG to the overall figure.
CR tested five different small SUV's touting their fuel economy. And without further ado, here's the results...
Honda CR-V EX/ 2.4L 4 Cyl/ 5 Sp Auto/ AWD/ 3,585 lb. Curb - Overall 21 MPG
Hyundai Tucson GLS/ 2.7L V6/ 4 Sp Auto/ AWD/ 3,800 lb. Curb - Overall 18 MPG
Ford Escape Hybrid/ 2.3L 4 Cyl/ CVT Auto/ AWD/ 3,845 lb. Curb - Overall 26 MPG
Nissan Xterra S/ 4.0L V6/ 5 Sp Auto/ 4WD/ 4,480 lb. Curb - Overall 17 MPG
Jeep Liberty Limited CRD/ 2.8L 4 Cyl Diesel/ 5 Sp Auto/ 4WD/ 4,355 lb. Curb - Overall 18 MPG
Couple of observations...
They said the Jeep diesel was basically a dog, poor MPG, poor performance and noisy. Plus a high price tag. The "new diesels" were supposed to fix most of these problems.
And I'm not about to go title to title with a Honda CR-V for the best MPG. But it's pretty amazing that a 4 ton truck can hold it's own with something that weighs half as much! [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggrin.gif[/img]
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2001 Excursion PSD LTD 4x4
2003 VW Jetta TDI 5sp
2006 John Deere 3320
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