MPG for class B models

[tomarn49]

We are considering moving to a class B (van type, not C type) from our present 32 ft Class C. MPG is a major consideration. We have looked throughout the internet on MPG ratings for any class B vehicles and have not been able to find any discussion on this topic. So....what are the MPG figures for some of you Class B rv'ers? We want to hear what actual owners have experienced, not salesman projections. Thanks in advance. Tom and Jo from Missouri

[timbut45]

Just got back from our summer trip to the Canadian Maritimes. Over 8625 miles we averaged 23.9 mpg in our diesel sprinter.

[molliegirl]

We hardly ever go over 65 mph, perhaps that is why we have decent mileage. I don't think I'd want to go any faster than that anyway, never been a speed demon, I was born a "little ole lady"! 🙂

[charles]

Betty, you're lucky. I've owned 5 pleasure ways, 3 of them Excels and never got near 16mpg. With 35 gallons that would give you over 550 miles driving range, pretty good.

Nick

[molliegirl]

We have a Pleasure Way 2010 Excel TS model (V-8 and gasoline) and we average a full 16 mph on most trips. We also owned a 31 ft. Jayco Granite Ridge SS, which we loved, but didn't find ourselves using as much anymore, we were more "travelers" than campers, so we purchased the PW. We are very happy with the model's layout, and it is the wider body, as opposed to the PW Lexor. Those few inches seem to make a very comfortable difference in passing one another in the aisle. The transition from a 31 ft. C to a 20 ft. B is "exciting" at the very least, but once you realize how much you DON'T need to bring with you on trips, it makes the actual trip much more enjoyable. The Pleasure Way also makes the Plateau model, which is a Mercedes engine, and I know they certainly get more mpg than the gas, but I can't speak to the exact amount. PW also makes a gas model B+, or small C, 22 ft. which they introduced over a year ago, which has a full stand up shower. I think the Ford-350 van is being phased out very soon though.

[charles]

I took a short trip, 280 miles on Sunday and the computer on my V-8 Pleasure way Excel registered 12.8 mpg, most of the trip was highway 65/70 mph.

Nick

[goreds2]

Mine gets around 13 MPG.

[mlts22]

The T1N models can get in the low 20s fairly easily. The NCV3 models are usually high teens. One ERA owner I read gets 17.15 MPG on average, maxing out in the 20s, but an ERA is an extended length 3500, so that is as big as a Sprinter van will get without a Sawzall and Bondo.

I would guess the 2014 Sprinters will be similar to the 2013s, maybe slightly better.

[CSG]

Timely topic as I just got back from a three day Yellowstone/Teton trip in my PW Traverse (5.4 V8). I've been giving serious thought to dumping it, my pick-up, and 5ver for a used Sprinter B. One thing I can't complain about though is the MPG. This trip had us driving a lot of 65-70 mph as well as the up and down driving in the mountains running a/c. Averaged about 18 MPG.

I've wondered what the newer Sprinters are getting vs. the earlier ones.

[Fastpaddler]

pickerel cove

Thats quite good mileage for a big B. If you were driving here on Vancouver Island you would probably get 25 as speed seldom exceed 50 MPH legally. I know our American RV friends all seem to be heavy footed--especially judging from LA where my big Bimmer got passed by grannies! I really like the ERA. Our Winnebago Aspect was great and we kind of miss it but not the V10 gas consumption. Cheers

[pickerel_cove]

2010 Winnebago ERA 70X Diesel - 20.45 first trip this past weekend. Combination of highway and around town driving. Better gas mileage than any of our cars.

[Fastpaddler]

On a Canadian gallon we never get less than 28 MPG if hilly country but on sleepy Vancouver island where speed limits are painfully low(50MPH is fast!!), we usually get at least 30 MPG.If you deduct 20% for bigger gallon we are getting about 24 or so regularly with our 20067(2007 build) Pleasure-way Plateau TS(I-5) engine; no dualies. lighter than later versions Diesel is currently a couple of cents a litre(say around10 cents a gallon) cheaper than regular gas. But remember, we Canadians, with huge oil reserves, pay way more per gallon than our friends and neighbours Stateside. Such is life. If one is buying a newer diesel or gas powered B RV it is important to note that the later models tend to get lower MPG due to heavier vehicles. Davydd's comments are relevent in this regard. It certainly beats the fuel sucking C RVs we had before...

AL

[1775]

My 2011 Chevy Roadtrek 190 Popular with a 6.0L V8 gas engine and 6 speed transmission gets 19.5 mpg on flat interstates driving the speed limit (with few stops). Local driving gets between 14 and 16 mpg. Mixed driving - interstate and local gets 16 - 17 mpg. Driving in mountainous areas gets less. We are very happy with this mpg. The engine keeps the van easily at speed and there is no problem on inclines and in keeping up with the 18 wheelers who don't want to be slowed down.

[topless]

danpreszler wrote:

Davydd wrote:
I can pretty much drive the Rocky Mountains downhill without using the brakes much at all. It seems a little more difficult to do so in the Appalachians.

I've also driven extensively in the Rockys and use the brakes sparingly.

Me too. Came all the way down from Continetal divide (Monarch Pass) using nothing but, engine braking, a distance of about 10 miles. A Sprinter has a select shift, 5 spd transmission, makes it run mountian roads better than most cars.

[danpreszler]

Davydd wrote:
I can pretty much drive the Rocky Mountains downhill without using the brakes much at all. It seems a little more difficult to do so in the Appalachians.

I've also driven extensively in the Rockys and use the brakes sparingly.