What kind of mileage can I expect?
I just traded off my 2015 Nissan Titan (which I loved) for a 2002 Chevy 2500HD, 6.6 L. Duramax with low mileage. My Titan got 17 mpg highway or less, and when I hooked up my 18' TT, the mileage dropp...
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1320Fastback wrote:
If you keep it at 55-62mph I'd say 12-13mpg if there is no wind. Head winds will drop that down to 9-10mpg and tail winds up it to 14-15mpg.
Wind resistance squares with the doubling of speed and it requires 8X the power to overcome.
Most people who tow drive way too fast for maximum mpg and I do too, especially when returning and within 100 miles of home.
^ This. On average you’ll get 3-4 mpg better for the same given conditions from a newer gasser to a diesel.
I’m not a good judge of exemplary mileage with any vehicle as I only hyper mile if by chance due to traffic, lol. But the LB7 we had was 16-19 highway and 10-13 towing a similar trailer to a TT.
