Towing MPG???
Hi, So what do you get for mpg towing? I have a 7000 pound, 29 foot travel trailer. It is probably about 7500 loaded. With my 2012 Tundra Rock Warrior I get a little under 8 mpg. This is pretty ba...
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The trouble is that the variables are too disparate to make a judgement on what is truly right. Gears, HP/Torque, conditions including ambient temperature and terrain, etc. I've always just looked for consistency to set a baseline, then if there is a dramatic deviation it's a indication something is wrong. But I'll give some personal examples of the variations I'm talking about.
'95 Suburban, 350, 3:42 axle/'03 Jayco Kiwi hybrid (GVWR 3500#)
10 mpg, didn't matter if I was in high wind, flat plains, or mountains.
'03 Chevy Trailblazer 4.2 I6, 3:42 axle/'03 Jayco Kiwi hybrid (GVWR 3500#), note same trailer...
12 mpg on relatively flat terrain little wind, 11 in wind and moderate hills, 9 in high winds and mountains.
'03 Chevy Trailblazer 4.2 I6, 3:42 axle/'13 Jayco X20E (GVWR 4750#) note same TV different trailer...
9 mpg on relatively flat terrain little wind, 7 or 8 in all other conditions which was pretty much all the time (never did mountains with this rig, I knew it wouldn't handle it.)
'08 GMC Sierra, 5.3, 3:73 axle/'13 Jayco X20E (GVWR 4750#)
10 mpg average, 9 in high winds and mountains.
Bottom line is that you can try 3 different tow vehicles with the same trailer and get different results.
'95 Suburban, 350, 3:42 axle/'03 Jayco Kiwi hybrid (GVWR 3500#)
10 mpg, didn't matter if I was in high wind, flat plains, or mountains.
'03 Chevy Trailblazer 4.2 I6, 3:42 axle/'03 Jayco Kiwi hybrid (GVWR 3500#), note same trailer...
12 mpg on relatively flat terrain little wind, 11 in wind and moderate hills, 9 in high winds and mountains.
'03 Chevy Trailblazer 4.2 I6, 3:42 axle/'13 Jayco X20E (GVWR 4750#) note same TV different trailer...
9 mpg on relatively flat terrain little wind, 7 or 8 in all other conditions which was pretty much all the time (never did mountains with this rig, I knew it wouldn't handle it.)
'08 GMC Sierra, 5.3, 3:73 axle/'13 Jayco X20E (GVWR 4750#)
10 mpg average, 9 in high winds and mountains.
Bottom line is that you can try 3 different tow vehicles with the same trailer and get different results.
