MPH vs MPG
I bought a 2022 Chevy 3500 6.6L Duramax Turbo Diesel and wanted to check the fuel economy for both towing and not towing. The numbers you'll see DO NOT include regen periods where the engine is burni...
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Grit dog wrote:
Thanks for sharing. And not surprising. 50% fuel consumption increase giver take when towing a big sail has been the recipe forever. Nothing new.
Old Dmax and Cummins were in the 18/9 category around 70-75 mph (flat no wind). Newer Cummins is in the 14/7 range thanks to the lift, tires and too tall gears. Would be the same 18/9 if it was stock.
It does lend some credibility to those who claim 25mpg out of their big diesels. But what they forget to mention is they’re drivin miss daisy and p!ssing off the line of cars behind them who may actually have some where to be before their next birthday.
naa not driving miss daisy after I tuned my ford (emmisions on) I get 10.1 l/100km or 23.3 MPG US or 28 MPG CDN doing at 68 mph that 10kph over the speed limit here in BC and the speed limit in Alberta on that road. of course thats empty and using cruze control, I am looking forward to trying it out towing the 5th wheel and hauling the camper to see the difference there.
