2008 Ford Explorer Gas Mileage (MPG)
Unlike other fuel economy surveys, TrueDelta's Real-World Gas Mileage Survey includes questions about how and where a car was driven. So you can get an idea of the Ford Explorer's real-world MPG based on how and where you drive a car.
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Ford Explorer Gas Mileage
| Year | Body/Powertrain | flat, hilly, or mountainousLand | driving style: very light to "lead foot"Foot | A/C use: none to heavyA/C | constant stop and goTraf % | many stops per mileCity % | stop every mile or twoSub % | fairly steady speedHwy % | Hwy Spd | MPG |
| 2008 | 4dr SUV 210-horsepower 4.0L V6 5-speed automatic RWD |
flat | light | hvy | 0 | 5 | 20 | 75 | 60 | 16.5 |
| 2008 | 4dr SUV 210-horsepower 4.0L V6 5-speed automatic RWD |
flat | light | hvy | 0 | 5 | 20 | 75 | 60 | 16.5 |
| Averages | flat | light | hvy | 0 | 5 | 20 | 75 | 60 | 16.5 | |
| With the 210-horsepower 4.0L V6 engine, 5-speed automatic transmission, and rear-wheel drive, 2008 Ford Explorer fuel economy has been averaging
16.5 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2008 Ford Explorers in this analysis were driven mostly on the highway at an average speed of 60 miles per hour (about 75 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were in the suburbs (20 percent), in the city (5 percent), and in heavy traffic (0 percent). In addition the average 2008 Ford Explorer in this analysis was driven on flat terrain with a light foot and the AC on most or all of the time. |
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| Year | Body/Powertrain | flat, hilly, or mountainousLand | driving style: very light to "lead foot"Foot | A/C use: none to heavyA/C | constant stop and goTraf % | many stops per mileCity % | stop every mile or twoSub % | fairly steady speedHwy % | Hwy Spd | MPG |
| 2008 | 4dr SUV 210-horsepower 4.0L V6 5-speed automatic AWD |
flat | light | hvy | 0 | 0 | 75 | 25 | 65 | 16.3 |
| flat | light | hvy | 0 | 0 | 70 | 30 | 65 | 16.4 | ||
| flat | light | hvy | 0 | 0 | 70 | 30 | 65 | 16.2 | ||
| flat | v.lt | hvy | 0 | 0 | 50 | 50 | 65 | 18.1 | ||
| 2008 | 4dr SUV 210-horsepower 4.0L V6 5-speed automatic AWD |
flat | light | hvy | 0 | 0 | 66 | 34 | 65 | 16.8 |
| Averages | flat | light | hvy | 0 | 0 | 66 | 34 | 65 | 16.8 | |
| With the 210-horsepower 4.0L V6 engine, 5-speed automatic transmission, and all-wheel drive, the 2008 Ford Explorer has been averaging
16.8 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2008 Ford Explorers in this analysis were driven mostly in the suburbs (about 66 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were on the highway at an average speed of 65 miles per hour (34 percent), in heavy traffic (0 percent), and in the city (0 percent). In addition the average 2008 Ford Explorer in this analysis was driven on flat terrain with a light foot and the AC on most or all of the time. |
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| Year | Body/Powertrain | flat, hilly, or mountainousLand | driving style: very light to "lead foot"Foot | A/C use: none to heavyA/C | constant stop and goTraf % | many stops per mileCity % | stop every mile or twoSub % | fairly steady speedHwy % | Hwy Spd | MPG |
| 2008 | 4dr SUV 210-horsepower 4.0L V6 5-speed automatic 4WD w/low range |
flat | med | none | 0 | 10 | 0 | 90 | 75 | 17.4 |
| hills | med | light | 0 | 28 | 72 | 0 | N/A | 17.5 | ||
| flat | light | none | 21 | 22 | 26 | 31 | 60 | 19.2 | ||
| hills | light | none | 0 | 28 | 72 | 0 | N/A | 15.5 | ||
| hills | med | none | 0 | 28 | 72 | 0 | N/A | 16.6 | ||
| 2008 | 4dr SUV 210-horsepower 4.0L V6 5-speed automatic 4WD w/low range |
hills | med | none | 4 | 23 | 48 | 24 | 68 | 17.2 |
| Averages | hills | med | none | 4 | 23 | 48 | 24 | 68 | 17.2 | |
| With the 210-horsepower 4.0L V6 engine, 5-speed automatic transmission, and four-wheel drive w/low range, 2008 Ford Explorer gas mileage has been averaging
17.2 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2008 Ford Explorers in this analysis were driven mostly in the suburbs (about 48 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were on the highway at an average speed of 68 miles per hour (24 percent), in the city (23 percent), and in heavy traffic (4 percent). In addition the average 2008 Ford Explorer in this analysis was driven on hilly terrain with a medium foot and the AC not used at all. |
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