[chaimav]

I just did a 1000 mile trip this weekend in my brother-in-law's 2023 Ford Escape with a 1.5 liter, 3 cylinder, turbo, 181 hp, AWD, 8 spd tranny. Four people and luggage. I was expecting to be underwhelmed, but I was pleasantly surprised. 36mpg on the interstate at 75mph. Much lighter than a Traverse, of course.

Wow, I have the 23 Escape Hybrid AWD and get about the same on the highway, but at that speed it uses its 2.5L 4-cylinder 95% of the time. The difference is that if I get stuck light traffic I can get 50+ mpg.

 

[chaimav]

Anecdotal MPG claims ignore the fact that different people have different driving habits and live in different areas with different speed limits, elevations, terrain, etc.

Right now on Fuelly using real world data the 2.5 is doing about 1.5-2 MPG better than the 3.6, which is significant. However, there are currently only 9 vehicles reporting so I wouldn't read too far into that yet.

Chevrolet Traverse MPG - Actual MPG from 921 Chevrolet Traverse owners

The most accurate Chevrolet Traverse MPG estimates based on real world results of 25.1 million miles driven in 921 Chevrolet Traverses

www.fuelly.com

Point being, it's too early to make definitive claims about the 2.5. Unless somebody has owned both, like Hawkeye1, trying to make comparisons is pointless. Their claim lines up with what I have experienced with my F-150s, with the turbos being significantly more efficient in city driving, provided they are driven conservatively.

Only one vehicle explicitly listed with the new engine so far on Fuelly. I think the rest have some 24 Limited mixed in which is the V6

Chevrolet Traverse MPG - Actual MPG from 4 Chevrolet Traverse owners

The most accurate Chevrolet Traverse MPG estimates based on real world results of 72 thousand miles driven in 4 Chevrolet Traverses

www.fuelly.com

 

[chaimav]

Specially seeing the V6 will get from 28-30 mpg out on the highway which is really good for a vehicle of thios size .

I get about 27 to 28 on my commute to work with the 4 banger turbo