2013 Dodge Ram 1500: up to 20% better MPG (factory mods)

[ecomodded]

I was shocked at the mpg losses from the E85.
On regular gas i bet the truck with LRR tires could see 30 hwy @ 55.
A set of Michelin Energy savers or the like.
Dave your truck would do well with some LRR car type
tires i bet ?


E85
14Combined
12 City
17 Highway

E85
4x4 Combined 11

[LeanBurn]

Originally Posted by Diesel_Dave

Yeah the official EPA number are out. Here are the official numbers:

2012 1500 w/ 3.7L V6 w 4 spd auto (2WD): 14 mpg city, 20 highway, 16 mpg combined
2013 1500 w/ 3.6L V6 w 8 spd auto (2WD): 17 mpg city, 25 mpg highway, 20 mpg combined

So that's a 25% improvement in the combined rating. Not no shabby, although I suspect that may be largely due to how bad it was before rather than how good it is now.

Wow...I mean wow. Am I the only one who is not underwhelmed by these numbers

My last 3 tanks in my 1997 Chevy Suburban going 70mph were at least 17mpgUS (13.45L/100km). I have acheived several tanks at 20mpgUS (11.76L/100km) going 55mph (90K/hr) and a couple of 21mpgUS+ (11.2L/100km) tanks.

My vehicle is 16 years old with 230,000 miles (370,000km) on the all original everything (engine trans) with an old school pushrod V8 with a 5.7L, weighs 5234lbs bone dry, I am fully loaded every time with 6 people and gear.


Please...surely in the modern day with all the fuel saving trickery can do better than these numbers....please.

[MadisonMPG]

I haven't posted on here in a while, but man I saw 25mpg and about **** my pants. That's a HUGE jump over the last year.

[Miller88]

Originally Posted by LeanBurn

Wow...I mean wow. Am I the only one who is not underwhelmed by these numbers

My last 3 tanks in my 1997 Chevy Suburban going 70mph were at least 17mpgUS (13.45L/100km). I have acheived several tanks at 20mpgUS (11.76L/100km) going 55mph (90K/hr) and a couple of 21mpgUS+ (11.2L/100km) tanks.

My vehicle is 16 years old with 230,000 miles (370,000km) on the all original everything (engine trans) with an old school pushrod V8 with a 5.7L, weighs 5234lbs bone dry, I am fully loaded every time with 6 people and gear.


Please...surely in the modern day with all the fuel saving trickery can do better than these numbers....please.

Plus your Suburban with 230,000 miles is going to be WAY more reliable than any brand new Chrysler product. There are a lot of positives 1) You own it (I hope) 2) It's reliable 3) Gets almost the same mileage.

I was always under the impression that GM trucks got better mileage for some reason. Not sure why, really.

[bennelson]

I know a guy who runs another forum who is a big hypermiler.

He was able to get 40 MPG out of the 2013 Ram 1500. WOW.

[MetroMPG]

Context is useful!

[ksa8907]

i agree, 25mpg is still unimpressive considering what is possible, but on the flip side, that's the same rating my car is supposed to get highway and i see 40mpg(factory gauge) at 60mph. im sure it wouldn't be difficult to average over 30mpg. 8spd auto and i assume autostick available.