Ram 1500 EcoDiesel Max towing number released
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You might be interested in the real fuel mileage numbers of the 3.0 diesel.
"Jeep pegs the rear-drive EcoDiesel at 22 mpg city/30 highway; opting for four driven wheels sacrifices 1 mpg in the city and 2 mpg on the highway." - direct quote from the following article.
Base curb weight for the Grand Cherokee is 4725 for the heaviest model.
For a regular cab Ram 1500 2WD, base curb weight is 4909 lbs. Those were the models that were the closest together.
So, for the 2WD Jeep Grand Cherokee with the 3.0 diesel, fuel economy is quoted at 22 city/30 hwy.
Regular cab 2WD Ram is pretty much the same weight, so it will get pretty close to that mileage.
That's a 30 mpg highway mileage potential 1500 class truck. That's 30% better fuel economy than any other product on the market, and a gas V6 (23 mpg-ish), does NOT have 420 ft-lbs of torque. If that isn't a game changer for fuel economy, I don't know what is.
Increased fuel economy is money in your pocket at the end of the day. End of story.
Let's say you tow 8k lbs going to your favorite campground, subtract 10 mpg, that's 20 mpg towing (possibly). On a 1000 mile trip, that's 30 % better fuel economy.
Hard to argue with those numbers, but I'm sure some will try.
"Jeep pegs the rear-drive EcoDiesel at 22 mpg city/30 highway; opting for four driven wheels sacrifices 1 mpg in the city and 2 mpg on the highway." - direct quote from the following article.
Base curb weight for the Grand Cherokee is 4725 for the heaviest model.
For a regular cab Ram 1500 2WD, base curb weight is 4909 lbs. Those were the models that were the closest together.
So, for the 2WD Jeep Grand Cherokee with the 3.0 diesel, fuel economy is quoted at 22 city/30 hwy.
Regular cab 2WD Ram is pretty much the same weight, so it will get pretty close to that mileage.
That's a 30 mpg highway mileage potential 1500 class truck. That's 30% better fuel economy than any other product on the market, and a gas V6 (23 mpg-ish), does NOT have 420 ft-lbs of torque. If that isn't a game changer for fuel economy, I don't know what is.
Increased fuel economy is money in your pocket at the end of the day. End of story.
Let's say you tow 8k lbs going to your favorite campground, subtract 10 mpg, that's 20 mpg towing (possibly). On a 1000 mile trip, that's 30 % better fuel economy.
Hard to argue with those numbers, but I'm sure some will try.
