New Ram 3500 first road trip!
Well I finally got the new truck out on the highway this weekend. Took a short trip (424 miles round trip) to the in-laws in Clayton GA. I'm beyond excited to post my complete and utter satisfaction w...
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IdaD wrote:
His fuel economy is in line with what most get. I consistently get 16-17 city, 20-22 highway and 18-19 freeway (80-82 mph). I think the Cummins does tend to use more DEF than the others, though I'd still consider it immaterial.
Surprised me as well... my truck gets 22 on the highway at 70-75 mph. I think that is amazing. Overall I am getting about 17-18 mpgs, which is great considering most of my driving is local driving, red lights and stop signs every 20 feet...
I am very pleased with the fuel economy on this enormous truck and massive engine. It does make me wonder if a smaller diesel that didn't weigh as much and didn't produce as much power would get better mileage. I certainly don't need all the HP and torque that my diesel affords me, I just needed the payload from an HD truck.
