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Dec-16-2013 09:13 PM
mlts22 wrote:
Quick update: I checked with a local "B" dealership getting ProMaster upfits. They say that 16 is city, and 20-21 is highway. If this is so, it will be nice for long trips.
Dec-15-2013 04:14 PM
2112 wrote:
It has been over a month since this question came up.
Anyone hear anything about the Travato MPG?
They are rolling out so I would guess there should be some real world numbers now.
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Nov-02-2013 07:25 AM
mlts22 wrote:
One note about the Dodge Pentastar: As far as I saw, it is a common rail ignition system. Pretty much, turbo or no turbo, it is able to squirt the optimal mixture into the cylinder. Chevy does similar with the VVT (variable valve timing.)
This is one of the reasons why the van gets such decent MPG. Older engines have been upfitted and improved (such as the 5.4 and the Ford V-10 with cam phasors), but this is a ground-up rebuild.
The engine/transaxle engineering is also interesting. Long term, it would be great if Fiat/Dodge can get the AMT (automated manual transmission) technology shifting as well as a hydraulic transmission, because it would improve fuel economy even further.
Nov-01-2013 11:16 PM