Ram 1500 EcoDeisel mpg figures released
27 mpg COMBINED rating. LINK "And after a stint on the long and lazy Pacific Coast Highway, we hit a mixture of 22.3 mpg. This was an average figure for us, though one member in our Ram 1500 mot...
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Hybridhunter wrote:rjstractor wrote:
Nice to see good mpg. I will really consider it if I buy a 1/2 ton. For those that don't tow however, the low cost, good power and good mpg of the Pentastar V6 is pretty tempting.
For $4000 less, and only 2000# less towing capacity. Not to mention 300 free reving horsepower to get me onto the highway or put a smile on my face at a light, 3.0 diesel seems to be an easy sell only to "diesel guys".
I still think 240hp is setting the bar too low. Nissan is going to steal this niche with their cummins. Dodge, ahem, Ram will have 1 good year IMO.
Having 400+ ft-lb of torque under 2000rpm is far more valuable than 300HP at 6000rpm, unless you are racing.
