Gas mileage with a Dodge 1500 with a 5.7L V-8

APT wrote:
I hope you did not buy the 2014 Ram to improve towing fuel economy! 8-10mpg is typical towing any high walled RV, 4000 pounds or 10000 pounds. It takes a lot of power to pull two sheets of plywood through the air at 65mph.

No, I mainly bought it for the increased power it has over the Ford F-150.

Jack L

I have a 2011 ram 1/2 ton with a Hemi. I'm only pulling 4,000 lbs. I get 11 mpg consistently in the hills of mid New York State at 60 miles an hour. I would think you should get at least 10 on flat ground.

I haven't towed with my 2013 1500 with 3.93 rear end and 8 Speed trany, but that will be coming this spring. On a daily basis on a trip I can average 21 to 22 with the 5.7 Hemi.

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 hope you did not buy the 2014 Ram to improve towing fuel economy! 8-10mpg is typical towing any high walled RV, 4000 pounds or 10000 pounds. It takes a lot of power to pull two sheets of plywood through the air at 65mph.