Ram 1500 EcoDiesel Max towing number released

Powerdude wrote:
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.

You forget the large role aerodynamics plays in that equation....

That's a 30 mpg highway mileage potential 1500 class truck. That's 30% better fuel economy than any other product on the market,

That's IF it's similar to the Jeep and IF you get 2wd, IF you get a plain Jane regular cab. Step up to that crew cab and you're probably are well over 5k lbs. If it were that good, Chrysler would be saying the #'s right now...

And Around here in PA, Regular is $3.55 and Diesel is $3.85, or 7.75% more expensive. So that needs to come off the MPG advantage for the Diesel.

and a gas V6 (23 mpg-ish), does NOT have 420 ft-lbs of torque.

Oh, I dono, the EPA rates the F150 Ecoboost at 16/22 (2WD) or 15/21(4WD), runs on regular gas, has 420 lb-ft, 365 hp. Also has a similar torque curve to this Diesel (flat) and will have lower maintenance costs (which can be large in a Diesel).

We all have to wait for the EPA #'s but I think you all are in for a surprise. See what a 3.0 Diesel Sprinter gets for MPG. That's the closest we have as weight and aerodynamics are comparable.