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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"We also got a chance to do a bit of towing. Ram provided us with a small boat and trailer (weighing about 3,000 pounds) for us to drive the urban 12-mile route. We managed to get 15.4 mpg under load in tow mode. In fact, it was while towing that we saw a little of the EcoDiesel’s shine come off the finish. We found that even under the relatively light load of a small boat, the response of the transmission seemed sluggish. Our tow vehicle did have the rear coils springs (not the air suspension), so we expect it to be a little more sensitive to tongue weight, but it was clearly not as quick to respond to our inputs or as ready to drop a gear or two when we needed acceleration help. This was another situation where having another form of manual shifting, beyond the thumb buttons, would have been nice, especially for keeping the gears in exactly the right spots on the powerband"
Not cool with only 3K behind it.....
As as for the idea that folks don't rev their gas engines while towing..... That's just a flat out false assumption. i don't think it's anymore uncommon to run a gasser at it's torque peak, that it is to runa a diesel at it's torque peak when climbing or accelerating. Very weird statement there....
Most of the time when I tow I'm at 2500rpm, does that need to be lower? Why? I'd rather have the option to use 300hp, that the "seemingly guaranteed serenity", that a diesel offers those who are averse to revving a gas engine. And make no mistake, thr 240 hp diesel is not going to climb a hill, or accelerate a trailer down a merge lane as fast as the pentastar V6. Not until altitude is a major factor.
I suppose we will just disagree here. I really have no interest in dropping $4K without some benefit other than lower numbers on a tachometer. Maybe when I get older ... Nah.
Not cool with only 3K behind it.....
As as for the idea that folks don't rev their gas engines while towing..... That's just a flat out false assumption. i don't think it's anymore uncommon to run a gasser at it's torque peak, that it is to runa a diesel at it's torque peak when climbing or accelerating. Very weird statement there....
Most of the time when I tow I'm at 2500rpm, does that need to be lower? Why? I'd rather have the option to use 300hp, that the "seemingly guaranteed serenity", that a diesel offers those who are averse to revving a gas engine. And make no mistake, thr 240 hp diesel is not going to climb a hill, or accelerate a trailer down a merge lane as fast as the pentastar V6. Not until altitude is a major factor.
I suppose we will just disagree here. I really have no interest in dropping $4K without some benefit other than lower numbers on a tachometer. Maybe when I get older ... Nah.
