sportmobile fuel mileage?

[marc olivares]

hey all....

for those w/ SMB's, what kinda mileage are you getting when loaded for a trip?
in town mileage? highway mileage? etc...

interested in both gasser and diesel numbers, but want only 4x4 models.
please provide tire size/gearing too.

speak up, whatcha gettin'

thanks

[spencyg]

I've been seeing them get between 12-14MPG fully loaded with a diesel. My Diesel 4x4 van currently gets around 12MPG.

Spence

[AlpineSMB]

V10 4x4 Sportsmobile E350

just doing errands around town etc... I almost always get 12mpg, on roadtrips w/ some decent highway time keeping my speed @65-70 I have been getting 13.5-14.

I should note that I also have a custom cat back Flowmaster exhaust along w/a K&N filter and a Superchips tuner.

The tuner definitely adjusted the shift points a bit and gave me an extra mpg or two and I always run my van on the mid-grade octane gas.

She is currently running on 285/75 16 BFG A/T's and there is a 4.10 rear

Hope this helps

-d

[marc olivares]

this is great, thanks guy!

anyone else?


AlpineSMB, youre just up the canyon from me
i'd love to check out your SMB some time!

[jeff@work]

Mine isn't a full blown sportsmobile since I did the interior myself but I have the 5.4 v8, 265/75r16's, 3.73 rear end i believe, and i usually average around 20-22 in town and 27-29 highway...


... and back to reality! I get around 12-13 in town although i have seen it drop as low as 10 in a lot of stop and go. On the highway at 65 mph i'm usually around 15, 75 mph will drop that down to around 12-13, and once while cruising through southern utah taking my time just cruising along at around 55 i pulled down 17.5 mpg! :Wow1: I notice that I usually get 1-2 mpg less if i'm running the oxygenated gas compared to non oxygenated
I don't always calculate my mileage as it's kinda depressing lol:rolleyes:

[Topher Walters]

I just got my Sportsmobile in September. I document fuel mileage every time. I have been getting 12 mpg in town and 13-15 on long trips fully loaded down with gear and people/dogs. I have 6.0 diesel 4.10 gear extended body and 4x4. I hope it will go up just a little as I only have 4000 miles.
Chris

[Topher Walters]

I forgot 315/75 17s tire size.
Chris

[theMec]

Why do sportmobile diesels get so such poor mpg? I know the powerstroke 6.0 in a truck gets much better (15-20 anyway). I've been thinking a 4x4 van is a dang good out of the box rig but ...

[Redline]

I don’t think their MPG is so poor, just honest data from these guys compared to the typical exaggerations.

Power Strokes often get less MPG than Cummins. I think it's simple weight and aerodynamics and how they are driven, but there are many, many variables as I’m sure you know.

I believe the newer engines with more emissions junk on them will get less than the older trucks... YMMV :-)


Why do sportmobile diesels get so such poor mpg? I know the powerstroke 6.0 in a truck gets much better (15-20 anyway). I've been thinking a 4x4 van is a dang good out of the box rig but ...

[Railvan]

> for those w/ SMB's, what kinda mileage are you getting when loaded for a trip? in town mileage? highway mileage? etc..

We have a 2006 Ford 6.0 diesel 4x4 SMB, and we are getting 15.8 mpg average on all miles driven. This includes the last 6,000 miles of road trips, town driving and some 4x4-low range miles too. With a 10,000 pound vehicle and the loaf-of-bread shape of a van (and being lifted too for the 4x4 conversion), I think that's pretty good. We have 305-70-16 (33") tires and 4:10 gears. When I see the mileage listed in the other mileage post here on ExpoPortal with many smaller and lighter SUV's getting no better and sometimes worse mileage, and I consider the room we have to camp with inside the van, I am happy with this number.

Regards,

Brian
http://www.pbase.com/railbat

[jammyauto]

I'm getting around 17mpg over the last 4k miles on my '05 6.0 4x4 SMB with homebuilt interior. 4.10 gears and 315?R16 BFG at tires. Interestingly towing a pinzgauer on a trailer with kids, dogs, bikes, firewood etc etc only got 13.5 mpg. not bad for about 20k total weight.

[ujoint]

I don't have a sportsmobile, but my van is larger than any of them, so I should be getting the worst mileage.... My van is an 06 with the 6.0, and all I have modified is the exhaust. No down pipe, just a 4" stainless with the cat removed. I have 38's with 4.10's (going to 4.56 soon) My speedo isn't 100% accurate, but I estimate I get about 12-13 hwy. Most of my hwy trips are from LA to Mammoth, and I used to get to Bishop on a full tank, now I get there with 3/4. And I'm haulin *** the whole time. The mileage has increased as the motor breaks in, I'm just under 30K now. --Chris

[spencyg]

Mine isn't a full blown sportsmobile since I did the interior myself but I have the 5.4 v8, 265/75r16's, 3.73 rear end i believe, and i usually average around 20-22 in town and 27-29 highway...


... and back to reality!

Haha...I almost pooped myself when I was taking the first few sentences seriously. Its too bad that there are people out there posting on boards who would have everybody seriously believe exactly what you were joking about.

Spence

[phenopd]

I have an '03 E350 w/ 7.3 pwrstroke I get right around 12 -13 on country roads and I've gotten as much as 17.5 on the hwy. That's going the speed limit 65 - 75. I have 4x4 3:55 gears 285 75R16 tires. I always seem to get a couple of miles more on the hwy. I also have a lumber rack and a ladder on the side which doesn't help.
Mike

[alaskantinbender]

Chiming in as well.
We have a E350 4X4 V10 15 pac club wagon gets a solid 12 mpg on 33 inch tires and a 3.73 gear ratio. Doesnt seem to change much loaded or not.
And the 6.0 diesel in my F350 4x4 gets 13 mpg with 35 inch tires and the same gearing. I have heard the stories about 16 to 18 mpg on the diesels but mine have never achieved it. My old truck with the 7.3 diesel also ran about 13 to 14 mpg.


Regards,

Jim

[Ed in Montana]

I'm getting around 15.5-16 mpg average after 10,000 miles on our diesel SMB. I get as high as 18 mpg with interstate driving at 65mph, and as low as 13-14mph on gravel and in 4 wheel drive. The SMB has nothing on the roof along with 265/16 BFG AT tires.

It is remarkable how much better the mileage is cruising at 60-65mph rather than 75mph. Don't know what it would get in town with stop and go traffic, since we don't have much of a town.

2006 Sportsmobile 4X4 EB50 PH 6LPSD

[Ridgewalker]

Just for comparison's sake, I have a '99 F250 4x4 ext cab with 7.3 TD and Lance Lite cab-over camper. At 55 mph we get 15-16 mpg and at 65 in the mountains or 75 on flat interstates we get 13.5-14.5 mpg. Without the camper we get 17.5-18 highway and 15-16 in town. Also I can pass anything anywhere on the highway. Typical weight on commercial scales with the camper is 9,900 lbs!

[wandring]

I used to get high 18's but since ULSD kicked in it's now around 16mpg. 2002 E-350 EB SMB, 7.3L PSD, Quigley 4x4, 3.55 gears, 245/75-16E BFG ATKOs, 72k miles, 9800 lbs ready to roll, full fuel, no water.

My first post here, haven't set up my profile yet. My van: http://www.volente.us/Van

--Ron

[EMrider]

Nearly 30k miles and averaging 16-16.5mpg on the highway cruising between 60-62mph. City and mixed driving or towing the mileage drops to about 13-14. This is an 06 SMB 4x4 PSD.
R

[CSG]

My van's not a Sportsmobile, it's a Pleasure Way Traverse which has a Westy conversion (like the RB-50). It has flat plate hot water, a 5k BTU A/C, 12 gallons of fresh water, and a 16k BTU furnace. Has the little Norcold (2.7 cu ft) AC/DC fridge, microwave, and two burner cooktop. I run two Grp 27 105 amp batteries and carry a Honda generator when I feel I need some backup.

It's standard drive with the 5.4 V-8 and 3:73 axle. I average 17 MPG.