RAM EcoDiesel a Flop for Towing

wilber1 wrote:


Really? The 3.5 got 11.3 MPG and the 2.7 got 4.3. That would beg me to ask the question, why would anyone buy the 2.7 and why would Ford even build it?

Because it gets better fuel mileage unloaded which it was intended for. Ford stated themselves that the 2.7L is for most that don't tow often, but want to have the power if they need to. This is evident in the Pickuptruck.coms 2015 annual physical where the 2.7L got 23.8 mpg unloaded and 9.8 mpg towing a 4,000 lbs enclosed trailer. The 3.5L 4x4 on the other hand got 18.5 mpg unloaded and 11.1 towing a 6,800 lb enclosed trailer on the same road.