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Originally Posted by Goober
I just got back from my first trip with the new 2.8L Duramax Colorado, towing a 177 SE Retro and carrying a homebuilt camper on the truck which weighs 600lbs. Over the 700 mile trip, Salt Lake to Canyonlands and back I averaged 16.2 mpg. A similar trip with a 4.0L V6 Tacoma I averaged 12 mpg. The Duramax tows this so much better, never felt like I was taxing the engine like I was with the Tacoma. My daily commute I was averaging 20 mpg with the Tacoma and the Colorado averages 27.
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So far so good, now figure out how to get the towing up to 20 and the daily up to 30. I would say you were doing good with the Taco at 20, if you can drive that easy I would have hoped for the Duramax to hit 30 as most people beat the EPA with a diesel. The towing increase is pretty substantial, maybe 20 is asking too much. Welcome aboard!