Brand new 2023 Rebel 5.7 Etorq terrible gas mileage.

[crusher]

True. I also get terrible mpg if it’s windy outside, is I remote start the truck, or if we run a lot of errands where the truck sits like a lot. I would say I lose .1 mpg for every 5 minutes of idle sitting.

If I only drove to and from work at 55 mph I would be making 23 mpg.

exactly....

since nov 25th i didnt drove my ram(because my injury) but i remote start it once a week... cant imagine whats my mpg right now in the dash lol
my ram app says i have over half the tank available with a estimated range of 7 miles ahahaha so the remote start is killing the mpg

 

[theblet]

Don’t rebels come with bigger tires too?

 

[crusher]

Don’t rebels come with bigger tires too?

i think soo plus more agressive off road tires vs the road tires on the others trims

 

[theblet]

i think soo plus more agressive off road tires vs the road tires on the others trims

So that will also hurt the fuel mileage

 

[crusher]

So that will also hurt the fuel mileage

for sure

 

[Idahoktm]

exactly....

since nov 25th i didnt drove my ram(because my injury) but i remote start it once a week... cant imagine whats my mpg right now in the dash lol
my ram app says i have over half the tank available with a estimated range of 7 miles ahahaha so the remote start is killing the mpg
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Why are you starting it once a week? I let my truck sit for 6-8 weeks after my back surgery.

 

[crusher]

Why are you starting it once a week? I let my truck sit for 6-8 weeks after my back surgery.

because i miss it ahahahah so i start it to hear it a little , i only had the chance to use it for 1 1/2month since i got it

no real reason behind that, just being a little boy

 

[Mountain Whiskey]

Did the OP ever even give details on his truck?

Nope, the op posted only 1 time on the 5th gen ram forum so far, plus we dont know were he live to know the outside temp, winter gas or not etc..

Mention gas milage once is all you need to do. You can ghost after that because the experts get drawn in like a zombie horde to an air raid siren.

 

[theblet]

Mention gas milage once is all you need to do. You can ghost after that because the experts get drawn in like a zombie horde to an air raid siren.

“and he was never heard from again……”

 

[mkling]

Maybe he ran out of gas and got stranded..

 

[Idahoktm]

I figured someone named FastWillie, complaining about bad mpg's, was going to be a drive by, one-post wonder.

 

[LGB24]

LOL @ gas mileage complaints.

1. I had a Tacoma that got about the same gas mileage as Ram markets for the Rebel, but even if the fuel economy is worse, I'd rather have a bada** truck.
2. The difference over the course of the year between 15 mpg and 22 mpg is what? $500? If $500 is a big deal, probably shouldn't buy a truck that starts at over 50K.
3. One-post wonder FastWillie probably voted for Sloppy Joe. His problem isn't with the truck.

 

[Darksteel165]

LOL @ gas mileage complaints.

1. I had a Tacoma that got about the same gas mileage as Ram markets for the Rebel, but even if the fuel economy is worse, I'd rather have a bada** truck.
2. The difference over the course of the year between 15 mpg and 22 mpg is what? $500? If $500 is a big deal, probably shouldn't buy a truck that starts at over 50K.
3. One-post wonder FastWillie probably voted for Sloppy Joe. His problem isn't with the truck.

I don't see a place for politics in this thread

Just to be devils advocate.

Assuming 15k miles a year which is pretty average 15-22 mpg is a difference of almost 400 gallons a year.
Assuming you pay $3.00 for gas it's a difference of $950 a year.
Over the course of 10 years that will be around $10k in the increase of gas alone.

This is also assuming his problem is with the price.

If the OP wants to tow, his millage obviously gets worse towing, but if it starts out so bad it would get even worse towing and compound not only the cost of gas, but the amount of times he needs to fill up over a trip which could cause other problems depending on what they planned on doing. Although mpg while towing is not advertised so I don't think it's fair if that was his problem.

Really comes down to false advertising and expectations.
If you bought a 5.7 HEMI and it came with a 3.6 v6 would you be happy shutting up because it's still a truck with less power? Probably not.
If OP bought the truck and expected some stats in writing and posted on the truck and it's nowhere close

I knew my truck would get bad mpg. I don't get anywhere near sticker. But I also came into this essentially caring almost 0 about mpg. With expectations low there's almost nothing to disappoint. I wish I got more MPG, but I also don't wish I drove a Tesla
The extra 15-25k strayed me away from the TRX, knowing I would get around 5-8 MPG less with it just compounding the problem.

And no before you say it, I didn't vote for Joe.

 

[BowDown]

I really wonder if, how some actually drive vs how they think they drive isn't the bigger determiner of their mileage. I think it is.
3-3500 rpm shift points isn't going to net you the best mileage

 

[Dewey]

If we all didn’t care one bit about gas mileage I’m pretty sure we all would have spent a little more and just ordered a TRX.

 

[LGB24]

If we all didn’t care one bit about gas mileage I’m pretty sure we all would have spent a little more and just ordered a TRX.

I didn’t get the TRX because I wanted the Ramboxes, which you can’t get on the TRX; I work in DC, and the width is too much in my office garage; and who in the world wants 10mpg AND premium gas?!?!

 

[theblet]

I don't see a place for politics in this thread

Just to be devils advocate.

Assuming 15k miles a year which is pretty average 15-22 mpg is a difference of almost 400 gallons a year.
Assuming you pay $3.00 for gas it's a difference of $950 a year.
Over the course of 10 years that will be around $10k in the increase of gas alone.

This is also assuming his problem is with the price.

If the OP wants to tow, his millage obviously gets worse towing, but if it starts out so bad it would get even worse towing and compound not only the cost of gas, but the amount of times he needs to fill up over a trip which could cause other problems depending on what they planned on doing. Although mpg while towing is not advertised so I don't think it's fair if that was his problem.

Really comes down to false advertising and expectations.
If you bought a 5.7 HEMI and it came with a 3.6 v6 would you be happy shutting up because it's still a truck with less power? Probably not.
If OP bought the truck and expected some stats in writing and posted on the truck and it's nowhere close

I knew my truck would get bad mpg. I don't get anywhere near sticker. But I also came into this essentially caring almost 0 about mpg. With expectations low there's almost nothing to disappoint. I wish I got more MPG, but I also don't wish I drove a Tesla
The extra 15-25k strayed me away from the TRX, knowing I would get around 5-8 MPG less with it just compounding the problem.

And no before you say it, I didn't vote for Joe.

The numbers on the sticker are epa estimated. So they were probably calculated in near perfect conditions anyway. Like I said, don’t remote start the truck for 20 minutes before driving. Turn it off when you go to the grocery store. Don’t dog it every time you take off. Etc etc. we’ve beat this horse many times

 

[Dewey]

I didn’t get the TRX because I wanted the Ramboxes, which you can’t get on the TRX; I work in DC, and the width is too much in my office garage; and who in the world wants 10mpg AND premium gas?!?!

Guys who say gas mileage doesn’t matter.

 

[BowDown]

If we all didn’t care one bit about gas mileage I’m pretty sure we all would have spent a little more and just ordered a TRX.

I'd consider buying a street version of the TRX today if available and probably stupidly would. SRT-Limited or TRX-Limited would be awesome

 

[BowDown]

I didn’t get the TRX because I wanted the Ramboxes, which you can’t get on the TRX; I work in DC, and the width is too much in my office garage; and who in the world wants 10mpg AND premium gas?!?!

I want the best mileage I can get in a particular vehicle, in a TRX, my expectations regarding fuel mileage would be reduced but I'd still try to meet or exceed the estimate.

Thing is, when you don't have that kinda power, you think you'd use it all the time but those that have that kinda power don't and if you daily it, you especially wont.