Gas mileage with a Dodge 1500 with a 5.7L V-8
For the past ten years I have been towing our 5000 pound Trailer with a Ford F-150 and I very seldom have gotten better then 9 MPG. We just bought a new 2014 Dodge Ram and I am hoping to do a little...
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10.5 MPG towing 4k lbs 19' TT plus an 700 lb atv in the truck bed using an 2011 RAM 1500 5.7L 4x4 quad cab with 3.92 gears. This is mostly towing around 68 mph.
I think the bed cover I have when upright (folds against the rear glass) creates a lot of drag. Without the ATV, I can easily hit 11.5 mpg towing and 12.5 mpg at times.
Regular daily driving is around 15.8 mpg. Hwy is about 18.7 mpg. Best I ever saw was about 21 mpg on a long hwy trip. I don't try to save gas and it idles a lot (boat launch, dump station, hitching up, etc).
I think the bed cover I have when upright (folds against the rear glass) creates a lot of drag. Without the ATV, I can easily hit 11.5 mpg towing and 12.5 mpg at times.
Regular daily driving is around 15.8 mpg. Hwy is about 18.7 mpg. Best I ever saw was about 21 mpg on a long hwy trip. I don't try to save gas and it idles a lot (boat launch, dump station, hitching up, etc).
