Sour_Squirrel Posted August 2, 2014 Report Share Posted August 2, 2014 I have a 2008 diesel Cherokee and when towing my boat (Lund Explorer 1675 with an E-Tec 90) I get between 13.5-14.8 l/100 km. Most of my fishing trips are between Toronto (city driving, DVP and 401) and Stony Lake. Last trip I averaged 14.2 l/100 km with a fully loaded boat, gear, three adults and the A/C on. So a brand new RAM 1500 diesel with those mileage numbers are impressive !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tb4me Posted August 2, 2014 Report Share Posted August 2, 2014 I was just looking at one of these today..Sure makes the Hemi look like a greedy bugger... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scugpg Posted August 2, 2014 Report Share Posted August 2, 2014 (edited) I took a diesel gc out recently and got 7-9 l/100 on the highway 100kmh so not surprised to see those truck numbers! Lots of power too. Although I took a 5.7 Durango out with the 8spd and also got decent mileage around 9-11 highway 80kmh. Wonder if it's that 8spd making some significant difference along with lower rpms due to gear ratio? Edited August 2, 2014 by Spooled Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillM Posted August 3, 2014 Report Share Posted August 3, 2014 Those trannys absolutely make a big impact on mileage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hutch4113 Posted August 3, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 3, 2014 The Transmission does make a big difference. It was another reason why I bought it. The 8 Speed, in combo with the Diesel is just about perfect. Always keeps it in the sweet spot, which is around 1900 -> 2000 RPM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlowPoke Posted August 11, 2014 Report Share Posted August 11, 2014 (edited) London - Nipigon - London.......2012 Dodge Ram 5.7 fully loaded with 4 guys and food for 7 days....Towing Starcraft Fishmaster 196 lightly loaded and about 30gal fuel on board to Nipigon and empty tank back Edited August 11, 2014 by SlowPoke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raf Posted August 11, 2014 Report Share Posted August 11, 2014 (edited) Man, that's a lot of gas. Apples and Oranges since my boat/trailer/motor is propably 1000-1200 lbs and your package I'd estimate at 3000-3500 with fuel but I got a hand calculated 22.5 us mpg or 10.5 L / 100 towing mine to sudbury and back to orangeville in my 08 Grand Cherokee 3.0L Diesel. That same trip unloaded, I would be scratching 25mpg. Edited August 11, 2014 by Raf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlowPoke Posted August 11, 2014 Report Share Posted August 11, 2014 Man, that's a lot of gas. Apples and Oranges since my boat/trailer/motor is propably 1000-1200 lbs and your package I'd estimate at 3000-3500 with fuel but I got a hand calculated 22.5 us mpg or 10.5 L / 100 towing mine to sudbury and back to orangeville in my 08 Grand Cherokee 3.0L Diesel. That same trip unloaded, I would be scratching 25mpg. Add another 325 lts for the boat gas + a $50 jug of synthetic 2-stoke oil LOL!!! No complaints though, had a blast! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scugpg Posted September 10, 2014 Report Share Posted September 10, 2014 (edited) For comparison sake I recently towed around a 950lb load, mostly 401/35 on the trip with a v6 escape 4x4 and got 10.3 l/100 kms. So the mileage your getting is awesome with the big truck and much bigger load! Edited September 11, 2014 by Spooled Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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