Gas mileage -- 5.0 liter V8

Seller says 18 in winter, 19 in summer. Likely? Says he has a very light foot.

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Lee K
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This is a much more complicated subject that it may appear to be. Depends - what kind of driving conditions are we talking about? City? Highway? Mix? Is the Explorer 4WD or 2WD? And where are we talking about? City driving where I live is definitely going to give higher mileage than if I lived in a big metropolitain area like New York City, for example.

I have an '05 4WD with the 4.6L V8. I get around 16 in mixed driving and about 20 in straight highway driving. Have to say that the V8 has a whole lot more pep than the V6.

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Big Shoe

Good questions. 4WD, semi-rural New Hampshire, mixed driving. Guy says he pays particular attention to his mpg display to maximize mileage. But even with that effort I was trying to get a feel for how realistic his results were. Seems like your experience is in the same ballpark, albeit with a slightly smaller V8.

City driving where I live is definitely going to give higher

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Lee K

Could be, but here in Pittsburgh with V8 and AWD we get 13.5 to 14.5 around town (better with the A/C off) and about 19 (to my pleasant surprise) on the road. Pittsburgh is VERY hilly, so maybe add 1-2 MPG to adjust for a flatter topography. That's about as good as it gets!

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D.D. Pallmer

I own a 2000 Limited V-8 AWD and live in hilly area. My mixed driving gets ~13.5 and highway ~ 16.4

Bill WV USA

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Fathergoose

Thanks for the info. I understand about Pittsburgh, my daughter went to Duquesne.

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Lee K

Thanks for the info. Looking like a little puffery in the sales pitch.

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Lee K

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