Real world 1/2 ton truck mileage?
Hi all! First time posting. We are trying to get into the RV world correctly by buying the tow vehicle first. We are a family of 2 adults and 2 young kids. We are looking to get an RV no longer th...
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PDX.Zs wrote:
My around town, commute, mixed mileage in our 1/2 ton SUV (Expy) is 12-13.
Towing drops to 8, freeway can come up to 15.
I think that is real world typical of 1/2 tons.
That doesn't seem very good. My 2015 Chevy 2500 with a 6.0L gas engine, 4.10 ratios, and AT tires does that good, at a minimum. On regular gas, it averages about 14 mpg for all miles (city, rural, highway, hauling, etc). Have gotten 17-18 mpg on long road trips with it (not towing).
With a 2013 1500 Chevy I had for a short time (I couldn't stand that pickup), I could pull of about 2 mpg better, across the board, compared to my present 2500.
But then, it does have a lot to do with driving style. Just the differences between drivers and how they operate a vehicle can account for up to a 30% difference in fuel economy. That has been shown in myriads of studies. That doesn't necessarily mean driving as slow as grandma, but there are ways of driving style that save a considerable amount of fuel.
