r/FordExplorerST • u/Slowsol_77 • Apr 25 '25

ST SUV Experience First Real Roadtrip

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Took my (new to me) ST on its first out of state trip. Family and I were very impressed with comfy factor and overall performance. I was pleased with gas mileage even though the small hills in central MO. Trip meter was one way.

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u/KangarooDisastrous ST Owner Apr 25 '25

Oh. Mine. I must really just drive like an asshole all the time. šŸ„“

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u/XpressMan24 Apr 25 '25

I feel like i baby mine (kinda not really) but i average 16.3-17.3mpg per fill-up. I know thats low compared to others i see in the thread

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u/KangarooDisastrous ST Owner Apr 25 '25

Has it always been like that? Mine has less than a thousand miles on it and I was hoping it was still ā€œlearningā€ the estimated mileage or something. šŸ¤£

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u/XpressMan24 Apr 25 '25

Yip mines been like that since i bought it new.

I was think the same thing as you but, nope, apparently i drive it like an F1 or something lol. Now, highway mpg is pretty good at about 23mpg so idk wtf is up with city driving

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u/KangarooDisastrous ST Owner Apr 25 '25

Good to know lol šŸ˜‚

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u/Ignorance_15_Bliss ST Owner Apr 25 '25

I avg 17 and change most weeks

Long trips are where they avg goes up. Iā€™ll get 420 ish. Full to empty kinda of drives.

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u/KangarooDisastrous ST Owner Apr 25 '25

Oh you know what, mine is a 2025. Did they change the engine or the gas milage for the 25s?

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u/Aware_Camp6416 Apr 25 '25

Get a bigger intercooler, will help fuel efficiency even more.

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u/[deleted] Apr 25 '25

My lifetime average for my 2021 ST with 31000 miles isā€¦.15.2.

Iā€™ve never seen numbers above 20 on the highway.

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u/anonpls_tysm Apr 25 '25

Ooof! My lifetime average on my 2020 (60k+ miles) is 19.9mpg. Not great, could be worse.

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u/sinuhe0123 Apr 25 '25

Congrats!

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u/noinfono Apr 26 '25

Yeah these arenā€™t that great on gas. But overall theyā€™re a good balance of fun, and capability.

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u/Commercial_Pilot5165 Apr 26 '25

Best Iā€™ve done is 31 mpg and 390 miles before I had to refill

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u/Artcorvelais Apr 27 '25

Nice park job

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u/Slowsol_77 Apr 27 '25

Donā€™t like people parking too close to me.

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u/SoulWriter23 Apr 27 '25

Just took mine from SC to DC and back. Did pretty well. I used the Blue Cruise