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Old 27-02-2024, 03:17 PM   #50
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Default Re: So; do we all feel dirty?

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Originally Posted by jpd80 View Post
I’ve been watching reviews of the 2.3 EB Ranger from the US and I gotta say that it’s not all that efficient.

The moment those larger wheels and tyres go on something like a Lariat (Wildtrak) the highway

fuel economy drops to a best of around 10 litres/100 km, the turbo seems to run rich whenever it

feels anything like increased load, the diesel not so much….
Our Everest never saw less than 11.5/100. It was thirsty.

The Ecoboost is smoother, much less maintenance and petrol is a cleaner fuel than diesel.
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