New 2015 Ram 1500 ECODIESEL HFE

boocoodinkydow wrote:
You request first hand experiences, I furnish what you ask for & your very next post is a rambler explaining how real world experiences don't amount to $HIT!! Very interesting. I suppose we ecodiesel owners will continue to enjoy using our trux like trux while you & your small posse of contrarians turn a blind eye to what's ACTUALLY being done so you can mindlessly continue your vendetta.

I have no problem with you towing what ever you want with your 3.0 liter diesel ecodiesel. There are grades to climb, and then there are grades to climb. Out west, far from where most of your towing experience is, the mountains are tall and the roads are steep.

I tow with a VW TDI V6 3.0 diesel, engine specs are damn close to an eco diesel, but my rig is full time AWD, 8 speed auto, and it weighs 5000 pounds. It's rated for 7700 lbs of towing.

I've considered getting a RAM, but the aerodynamics of it with RAM bragging about a CD of .350 is pretty underwhelming. Plus, I have no problems exceeding the rated 29MPG my Touareg is rated at.

You can see my unloaded driving figures here, along with tow figures for MPG's.

2013 Touareg 3.0L TDI Touareg AWD SUV MPGS and fillups


Ram is rated at 27 to 28 MPG and here are the comparable numbers for the Eco diesel in 2014.

2014RAM ecodiesel Crew cab MPG's

Looks like 27MPG is a damn good number in this truck, or we have a lot of operator error.