ddang66224
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First trip since getting the new Longhorn and breaking in around town and highway runs to 500 miles. Took it from KC to roughly Jonesboro towing our 25' travel trailer.
First off first impressions: Coming from towing the travel trailer with a Cayenne GTS, I will say the Hemi, as expected has plenty of power. Being a longer wheelbase and heavier truck, definitely didn't feel the bounce or push/pull feeling of the trailer as much. In the end the wife felt a lot more comfortable/reassured so that is a plus. Look forward to the next trip back down to Arkansas and then up to Wisconsin in October.
Comfort and amenities wise, kids loved the space in the backseat compared to the Cayenne. It really is amazing how mich space is back there and under the seat. A few things I noticed, of all amenities that Ram threw at this thing, one thing I miss is the electronic steering column adjustment. I adjust quite a bit while on the road for anything more than 3 hours, and the manual adjustment can be a bit daunting when towing. Otherwise it's not that big of a deal. Seats were great but cooled seats got loud occasionally. Interior is super quiet, even compared to our previous Range Rover and Cayenne, so everyone was happy.
One thing that seemed odd was it seemed like Radio was fading out on driver side occasionally. Did a search on the forum and it seemed like this is a hit or miss issue. I was using XM so thought it was radio signal. However later in the trip home switched to bluetooth. Didn't happen as frequently as XM, but was happening. Anyone else have this issue and resolved?
Mechanically, the transmission on the Ram definitely ran cooler than the Porsche did my gauges showed 175-180 alot of the times and peaking around 195. The Porsche varied between 190 and 205. Oil on the other hand was definitely higher, hovering right around 230-240. The porsche came in around 215-220. Is this because Ram's use conventional motor from the factory?
MPG whie, reading on the forums here and others, a lot of people say not to expect MPGs to be too good until after 1000K or more miles. I averaged only 8.8 MPG cruising around 70 when possible. Hit a storm on the way back today and slowed to 60-65. Seems low to me considering I was getting around 11-12 MPG with the Porsche. Any comments or thoughts would be appreciated.
More to come so far pretty happy with the truck. However my passive door locks on the driver side did quit working. Was hoping that it would resolve it self like it did for some others, but looks like I might have to visit the dealer for it.
First off first impressions: Coming from towing the travel trailer with a Cayenne GTS, I will say the Hemi, as expected has plenty of power. Being a longer wheelbase and heavier truck, definitely didn't feel the bounce or push/pull feeling of the trailer as much. In the end the wife felt a lot more comfortable/reassured so that is a plus. Look forward to the next trip back down to Arkansas and then up to Wisconsin in October.
Comfort and amenities wise, kids loved the space in the backseat compared to the Cayenne. It really is amazing how mich space is back there and under the seat. A few things I noticed, of all amenities that Ram threw at this thing, one thing I miss is the electronic steering column adjustment. I adjust quite a bit while on the road for anything more than 3 hours, and the manual adjustment can be a bit daunting when towing. Otherwise it's not that big of a deal. Seats were great but cooled seats got loud occasionally. Interior is super quiet, even compared to our previous Range Rover and Cayenne, so everyone was happy.
One thing that seemed odd was it seemed like Radio was fading out on driver side occasionally. Did a search on the forum and it seemed like this is a hit or miss issue. I was using XM so thought it was radio signal. However later in the trip home switched to bluetooth. Didn't happen as frequently as XM, but was happening. Anyone else have this issue and resolved?
Mechanically, the transmission on the Ram definitely ran cooler than the Porsche did my gauges showed 175-180 alot of the times and peaking around 195. The Porsche varied between 190 and 205. Oil on the other hand was definitely higher, hovering right around 230-240. The porsche came in around 215-220. Is this because Ram's use conventional motor from the factory?
MPG whie, reading on the forums here and others, a lot of people say not to expect MPGs to be too good until after 1000K or more miles. I averaged only 8.8 MPG cruising around 70 when possible. Hit a storm on the way back today and slowed to 60-65. Seems low to me considering I was getting around 11-12 MPG with the Porsche. Any comments or thoughts would be appreciated.
More to come so far pretty happy with the truck. However my passive door locks on the driver side did quit working. Was hoping that it would resolve it self like it did for some others, but looks like I might have to visit the dealer for it.
