Actually it's not, unless you're towing something that has high drag.It is more the wind resistance.
I can hear the exhaust note change at 2k and my mpg confirms that's where consumption starts to increase.And it kicks over at 3k. You can hear it when you install the exhaust.
Well, not that far from DC since I was talking about driving the DC beltway...I don't know here you live, but those speeds have nothing to do with sanity. The posted speeds are 70 and 75, depending on which road I drive.
Actually it's not, unless you're towing something that has high drag.
Did you know the RAM has a drag coefficient of 0.357 which is about the same as a 1990's VW Jetta?
A lot of people think the RAM is a brick in the wind, but it's really not. And the pickup bed has nothing to do with drag either - open tailgate, or closed, doesn't matter, tonneau cover doesn't matter either.
It's the same with my V6 SUV - hit 2k rpm and the VVT starts to change and fuel consumption rises and it sucks the fuel. The difference is 29 mpg at 65 mph which drops down to 24 mpg at 75 mph. That's a whopping 5 mpg difference for 10 mph.
I can hear the exhaust note change at 2k and my mpg confirms that's where consumption starts to increase.
Try Houston. 7 lanes. None of them move. Exits on both sides of the freeway. Their road engineers should be shot. Sure glad I don't live there.Well, not that far from DC since I was talking about driving the DC beltway...
If you have not driven it during morning rush hour, you don't know what you are missing. 4 lanes in each direction packed with local commuters, lost out of state tourists, local businesses and 1-95 east coast traffic all sharing a 64 mile circle track race. Everyone coming off a ramp entering it feels the need to get to the far left lane and once there does not get back across all four lanes until just prior to their exit.
If you see an accident, it is considered a fender bender unless a vehicle is on its roof or a white tarp is covering it. Kind of Mad Max driving experience daily.
HopefullyProbably pissed a few people off driving 65 on the 99.
7 lanes?!? Damn!Try Houston. 7 lanes. None of them move. Exits on both sides of the freeway. Their road engineers should be shot. Sure glad I don't live there.
5 regular, and 2 separated by a wall, for HOV, and toll to drive express with few exits.7 lanes?!? Damn!
…..and then there’s a 3 lane feeder road….on both sides.5 regular, and 2 separated by a wall, for HOV, and toll to drive express with few exits.
Ok, 1 more then. We have the pay to drive lanes too. Like taxes aren't enough right?5 regular, and 2 separated by a wall, for HOV, and toll to drive express with few exits.
Warning you're about to back into something.
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What dash is that?2 tanks of mixed driving. Mainly in town driving up to 60MPH. Premium fuel. All engineered fuel saving methods turned on.
The 2023 all digital dash.What dash is that?
Sounds like something else to brake and you have no clue what is going on or wrong. How I long for the simpler times.The 2023 all digital dash.
….on the one hand yes, on the other hand, no moving parts, nothing to wear out With components that have a service life far longer that the rest of the truck.Sounds like something else to brake and you have no clue what is going on or wrong. How I long for the simpler times.