I recently purchased an '08 Ford King Ranch with a 5.4 L V8. This truck is awesome. A little heavy on the gas but you also have to consider the vehicle you are driving. On a recent trip to Shining Tree I averaged 15 L/100 Km. I was towing a 14' Lund with a 30hp Suzuki, Polaris atv in the truck box, lottsa gear. I was OK with the gas mileage, plus launching the boat on sandy, gravel ramps at no time was I concerned to get the boat out. If I had taken my Uplander van on this trip - yes I would have saved some $$$ on gas - would I feel comfortable at the ramp - NO!!