Ram 2500 5.7 hemi mpg.....a bit disappointed
The other day we took a trip ftom southern illinois, through st louis, to southern Missouri...a couple of hundred miles each way.
Starting out I reset the mpg meter on the dash, and recorded 17.4-17.8 mpg driving at 62-65 mph going through st louis. Once we got out of town, I ran at 75 mph the rest of the way to our destination. The MPG continually dropped until it hit 14.3, which is where it stayed.
Going through southern Missouri is fairly hilly and the truck geared down quite often...more than expected.
On the return trip, I again reset the mpg meter and after about 30 miles at 75 mph, I was right back to 14.3 mpg.
A we approached st louis, we had to slow back down to 65 mph.....mpg came back up to 17.3 and we finished the trip at 17.6.
I never had a truck that would drop 3+ over a 10 mph range....surprising. we were totally unloaded in 2wd the whole trip.
I am wondering how this compares with the 6.2 L engine in the same truck??????
I was kind of expecting about 3-5 mpg better from the 5.7 hemi
Starting out I reset the mpg meter on the dash, and recorded 17.4-17.8 mpg driving at 62-65 mph going through st louis. Once we got out of town, I ran at 75 mph the rest of the way to our destination. The MPG continually dropped until it hit 14.3, which is where it stayed.
Going through southern Missouri is fairly hilly and the truck geared down quite often...more than expected.
On the return trip, I again reset the mpg meter and after about 30 miles at 75 mph, I was right back to 14.3 mpg.
A we approached st louis, we had to slow back down to 65 mph.....mpg came back up to 17.3 and we finished the trip at 17.6.
I never had a truck that would drop 3+ over a 10 mph range....surprising. we were totally unloaded in 2wd the whole trip.
I am wondering how this compares with the 6.2 L engine in the same truck??????
I was kind of expecting about 3-5 mpg better from the 5.7 hemi
