As expected, you can feel the difference with 5,000 pounds being tugged down the road, as the driver is required to dig deeper into the Expedition’s throttle and the transmission takes more time before upshifting. We drove only a short distance, but that was time enough to appreciate the load-leveling rear suspension that keeps things level and steady, though slight winds had our trailer shifting a bit, which in turn got the Expedition EL’s tail bobbing a bit. Mileage with the trailer registered about 9 mpg, down from the 15 mpg average we calculated for the main drive.

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