MPG 2017 3500s pulling 22,800

I'm extremely satisfied with the mileage I get in my truck. I think it uses more DEF than the others but that's pretty immaterial.

The Ford also ran at 2100 RPM's while the Ram was at 2000 and GM at 1700, so I could see why the Ford used more fuel. Odd that the Ford was at a higher rpm than the other 2. Wonder what gearing was in each?

A few points of interest.

1) not many people pulling 22,800 drives at 70.

2) would be interesting to see the difference if a full faced fifth wheel were attached.

3) I know it would take a lot longer, but they should do it over 400 or 500 miles. Something more than just 98. And track regens, that's a huge deal. If the Ford went through a regen during the route, the mpgs would be off drastically.

4) at least it's realistic. I read and hear too many stories of "I get 12 mph towing 15k pounds at 70 mph." Yeah no.

hellfirehydra wrote:

Tiger02 wrote:
If you can afford any of these trucks then MPG is probably the least of your worries in life.

It's definitely not make or break for the average joe that only drives 15k a year. Should only really be a large deciding factor for your hot shotters etc that put on a ton of miles per year. Pretty big expense factor for those guys, just a nice thing to know for your average joe. It is nice getting 20+ mpg on the highway though in the Ram!

Back when every pick up got 10 mpg or less I never would think that I'd be getting 22 or 23 in my CTD CC 1 ton cruising at 60 mph. A one ton was sort of an odd specialty truck with very expensive parts. I need to recheck mine this summer when empty now that it has 45,000 miles on it. When I was 10 yr old walking on the beach listening to my pocket size Japanese radio I didn't think that 50 years later I'd have a computer in my pocket that's 1/3 the size and can tell me just about anything I want to know in the whole world. Incredible times we live in, at least to an old guy anyway.

Statistically meaningless with a sample of only 1 of each brand. I would not let these results impact my choices at all.

Tiger02 wrote:
If you can afford any of these trucks then MPG is probably the least of your worries in life.

It's definitely not make or break for the average joe that only drives 15k a year. Should only really be a large deciding factor for your hot shotters etc that put on a ton of miles per year. Pretty big expense factor for those guys, just a nice thing to know for your average joe. It is nice getting 20+ mpg on the highway though in the Ram!

If you can afford any of these trucks then MPG is probably the least of your worries in life.

goducks10 wrote:
Whats up with Ford? New everything and it comes in last. I wonder if they still have some bugs to workout to get better performance.

Nothing up with it really. The fuel economy of the powerstroke(6.7) has never been its strong point and looks like the update didn't change anything as far as fuel economy goes.

Whats up with Ford? New everything and it comes in last. I wonder if they still have some bugs to workout to get better performance.

ib516 wrote:
Ram 6.7 mpg
Duramax 6.4 mpg
Ford 5.7 mpg

Video

That was one of their best tests I've seen yet. Really glad they made that video!