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Old 01-30-2019, 09:13 AM   #9 (permalink)
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Vman, I would question those numbers thrown around by Ram and the journalists. The guy delivering the truck to a media event or standing by it at the car show probably gets a few things wrong as does the journalists taking notes. There is not that great a difference between the first and last. Also as demonstrated in the 2019 version EPA ratings, the makers get to use their best numbers available in the test even on the worst packages. Case in point the Rebel with higher ride height, big mud tires, and less air dam gets no penality in its EPA rating. Real world it's a good 3 mpg hit.
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