Sounds good, although the mpg
Sounds good, although the mpg numbers dip significantly when you make them work a touch harder. I have noticed a much larger dip in economy on the ecoBoost when labored compared to it's naturally aspirated rivals and or counterparts. I have a friend who had a 3.5l ecoBoost which (after it was loaded with tools, aftermarket tires, etc..) would pull 21mpg (17.5 for the states), he drove it till 260,000km(160,000mi) with no engine issues (2 rear ends though). He traded it in on a new Dodge ecoDiesel he is getting decent fuel economy, expects it to improve when fully broke in, but the 30% higher diesel fuel costs completely offset any gains in the mpg department. Also of course he says the power difference is massive, but I am sure that would be because his Ford was tuned, and was pushing well over 400hp, and 500lb/ft. So 240 hp diesel would seem rather tame.
When Ford/GM get the 9-10 speed transmissions I am sure the mpg gap will close for all the big three,