fivestar
Senior Member
So I've got a 2018 1500 5.7L with 3.21 gears. Ill occasionally pull an enclosed 6x10 v-nose trailer with a sport bike and other misc track gear. I believe the advertised weight for the trailer is about 1100 lbs and the bike is about 450,
Ill average about 9-11 mpg while pulling this set up. Flat roads or mountains headed to TN doesn't matter. Without the trailer ill get about 17 or so highway. For some reason I expected a better mpg while towing this minimal weight. I always use tow/haul mode. Speed is on the higher end though around 65-70 on the interstates. I've experimented though with lower speeds and that also doesn't seem to matter.
Is this normal in your guys's experience? I was told the mpg would increase once it "breaks in" but I've got just over 7000 miles on it now.
Ill average about 9-11 mpg while pulling this set up. Flat roads or mountains headed to TN doesn't matter. Without the trailer ill get about 17 or so highway. For some reason I expected a better mpg while towing this minimal weight. I always use tow/haul mode. Speed is on the higher end though around 65-70 on the interstates. I've experimented though with lower speeds and that also doesn't seem to matter.
Is this normal in your guys's experience? I was told the mpg would increase once it "breaks in" but I've got just over 7000 miles on it now.