liedoctor
Junior Member
I have owned my 2023 Ram 1500 Crew Cab 4X4 since august 2023, and since that time have driven about 7000 miles. I have the 3.6 Pentastar with eTorque, and have made some interesting observations regarding gas mileage. For example, I am getting better mileage around town then on the highway, way better. Here are my numbers so far:
1. On the highway, averaging 78 MPH and driving somewhat "aggressively" (passing a lot of slower moving vehicles) I am getting about 18MPG.
2. Driving "conservatively" at 78 MPH (level road, not in any hurry, not doing a lot of passing), I can get 21MPG to 22MPG.
3. Here's the "kicker". If I'm in town all day, takin it easy, averaging around 45MPH, stopping at the usual traffic lights, etc., I average 24MPG and have gotten as much as 25.5MPG!
I see two possible reasons for this:
First, I'm using the MPG indicator in the instrument cluster and I'm aware these are considered not particularly accurate.
Secondly, I may be deriving some benefit from the eTorque system, which I understand applies some amount of torque via the electric motor, to the wheels during take-off (like from a traffic light).
I may be off on my opinions as to "why" I'm getting the numbers I'm reporting, but these are definately the numbers I'm seeing...
1. On the highway, averaging 78 MPH and driving somewhat "aggressively" (passing a lot of slower moving vehicles) I am getting about 18MPG.
2. Driving "conservatively" at 78 MPH (level road, not in any hurry, not doing a lot of passing), I can get 21MPG to 22MPG.
3. Here's the "kicker". If I'm in town all day, takin it easy, averaging around 45MPH, stopping at the usual traffic lights, etc., I average 24MPG and have gotten as much as 25.5MPG!
I see two possible reasons for this:
First, I'm using the MPG indicator in the instrument cluster and I'm aware these are considered not particularly accurate.
Secondly, I may be deriving some benefit from the eTorque system, which I understand applies some amount of torque via the electric motor, to the wheels during take-off (like from a traffic light).
I may be off on my opinions as to "why" I'm getting the numbers I'm reporting, but these are definately the numbers I'm seeing...
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