I've got a 2012 F-150 with the 3.5L turbo and really like it. Average mileage over 10,000+ miles since May is a little over 18 mpg and on a 2000 mile trip this past summer I got right at 20 mpg. I don't have the most fuel efficient configuration - 3.73 gears, 4WD, double cab, long bed (6.5 feet is the longest with the double cab), and the max tow package which includes large, wind-catching mirrors. As with any large vehicle the fuel economy drops off fast with higher speeds and my truck will start drinking noticeably more fuel over about 70 mph.
As far as power goes it puts the 2001 F-250 with the 250-hp Powerstroke I traded in to shame when pulling the same trailers. Where the older diesel felt sluggish with a 9000 lb trailer the turbo V-6 is much more responsive and doesn't seem stressed at all when accelerating and holding speed on grades. With nearly 50% more horsepower this isn't surprising. Modern diesel engines are praised for their great low rpm power (and rightfully so) but in reality it is the turbocharging, not the diesel fuel, that provides this and gasoline engines achieve the same benefits with forced induction.
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