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Ok... here's my example.... Let's compare and EcoBoost Flex with AWD to a Trailblazer SS. They seem to be pretty similar... the Flex is actually a bit heavier and in facts seats up to 7 vs the Trailblazers 5...
The Trailblazer makes a little bit more power than the EcoBoost Flex, however I'm confident that with just a little bit of tuning the EcoBoost would make just as much power as the V8 Trailblazer without impacting the MPG of the EcoBoost... In fact with my 93 Octane tune my EcoBoost is right on par with the V8 and I still get the advertised MPG... And looking at the specs the Trailblazer SS in fact requires premium...
So humor me and agree it's a pretty fair comparison...
Now look at the MPG..
Trailblazer is 14/17 and the Flex EcoBoost comes in at 16/23. Doing the math, the Flex gets 14% better MPG in the City and 35% better MPG on the highway...
So that's the idea of the EcoBoost... Getting V8 performance and while maybe not getting super fuel economy, it does deliver better MPG than a comparable V8...
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