Some Real World MPG Numbers

[SacRebel]

Rebel with HEMI and eTorque gets 13.2 mpg.

 

[usedup]

14.8 after 6800 miles. '21 Limited 4x4 3.21 and E torque

 

[Mirowpl]

my wife and just got back from a 550 mile round trip to visit some old friend. 80/20 interstate . most of the TIME we were in either 65 or 70 mph zones. Got 21.1 mpg. Did notice that going over 70 the hemi starts to really drink the fuel.

 

[theblet]

Just took a 240 mile road trip on 87 octane. Mostly highway driving with cruise set between 75 and 85 most of the time. Almost no MDS. Some city driving.

driving to destination 18.4 avg mpg with a 15 mph head wind.

driving home 20.6 avg mpg with a 10 mph tail wind

 

[Rexx]

All winter (winter fuel) and mostly just driving around the city, my truck was around 14 mpg.

Recently took it for a little spin into the mountains on a nice day (couple hundred miles round trip) and it averaged around 19 mpg.

 

[E.Hands]

Those of you that are not doing the math:
Miles driven on a tank divided by gallons used to fill tank.

Are providing usless data...

 

[BowDown]

Those of you that are not doing the math:
Miles driven on a tank divided by gallons used to fill tank.

Are providing usless data...

Last fill up
Mileage 420
Fuel to 1st pump click 23.3 gallons
MPG 18.02
varies from 17.8-18.3

 

[IvoryHemi]

Last tank was my first tank not towing netted 17.3 mpg. Before that it was all < 9mpg

 

[davecberry]

I switched tires to 275/60/20 Cooper Discovery AT3 and lost about 1 MPG

95% stop and go suburban driving is around 12.8 MPG.

Last highway vacation trip I was at 20 mpg

I just got the same tires. What psi are you running on them?

 

[RebelliousDriver77]

I shared this yesterday on a thread about eTorque, but it gives some "real-world" perspective on fuel economy (for V8-equipped trucks only).

There are currently 90 2020 Ram 1500s with HEMI engines being tracked on Fuelly. Of those, 46 have eTorque, and they are averaging 16.2 mpg. The remaining 44 do not have eTorque and are averaging 14.5 mpg. This tells us that (1) 2020 Ram 1500s with HEMI engines are averaging 15.4 mpg across the board, and those with eTorque are averaging 12% better fuel economy.

You can see my lifetime average fuel economy in my signature (with a little over 12K miles on my truck). But it's a heavy one (1,069 lb payload), and I'm either in stop-and-go traffic or running above 70 mph on the highway...so I guess my truck is performing as expected. My old GMC with a 6.0L V8 and 4.10 gears averaged around 11 mpg under the same conditions despite weighing at least 200 lb less and making less power.

I shared this yesterday on a thread about eTorque, but it gives some "real-world" perspective on fuel economy (for V8-equipped trucks only).

There are currently 90 2020 Ram 1500s with HEMI engines being tracked on Fuelly. Of those, 46 have eTorque, and they are averaging 16.2 mpg. The remaining 44 do not have eTorque and are averaging 14.5 mpg. This tells us that (1) 2020 Ram 1500s with HEMI engines are averaging 15.4 mpg across the board, and those with eTorque are averaging 12% better fuel economy.

You can see my lifetime average fuel economy in my signature (with a little over 12K miles on my truck). But it's a heavy one (1,069 lb payload), and I'm either in stop-and-go traffic or running above 70 mph on the highway...so I guess my truck is performing as expected. My old GMC with a 6.0L V8 and 4.10 gears averaged around 11 mpg under the same conditions despite weighing at least 200 lb less and making less power.

I have a 2020 Ram Rebel with the 5.7 liter engine with the E-Torque and I have averaged 18.2 mpg since I've owned it. Truck currently has 21k on it

 

[E.Hands]

I shared this yesterday on a thread about eTorque, but it gives some "real-world" perspective on fuel economy (for V8-equipped trucks only).

There are currently 90 2020 Ram 1500s with HEMI engines being tracked on Fuelly. Of those, 46 have eTorque, and they are averaging 16.2 mpg. The remaining 44 do not have eTorque and are averaging 14.5 mpg. This tells us that (1) 2020 Ram 1500s with HEMI engines are averaging 15.4 mpg across the board, and those with eTorque are averaging 12% better fuel economy.

You can see my lifetime average fuel economy in my signature (with a little over 12K miles on my truck). But it's a heavy one (1,069 lb payload), and I'm either in stop-and-go traffic or running above 70 mph on the highway...so I guess my truck is performing as expected. My old GMC with a 6.0L V8 and 4.10 gears averaged around 11 mpg under the same conditions despite weighing at least 200 lb less and making less power.

I concur

 

[Runagun]

33gallon tank. 3.92rear end. '21 limited 1500. V8 etorque. These numbers are better then my '19 3.21 V8 etorque oh and on 22 inch rims. I'd love if this keeps up.

 

[CogitoErgoLevo]

Looks like i am doing really good with 18.5 mpg so far i only have 3600 miles or so

 

[theblet]

Those are really good numbers. Best I ever got on a 20 mile trip mostly highway was 22.

 

[Willwork4truck]

Those are really good numbers. Best I ever got on a 20 mile trip mostly highway was 22.

My "on the way out" 4x Limited gets 21-22 highway 65-70, mostly flat, no cruise, bone stock straight hemi.
(If you cant read the fuzzy numbers, the lie-o-meter says 22.5 average at 72 mph.) That's the few times that I got to drive it, her's is, well, closer to the forum average!

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[Patamaran]

140 mile trip in northern ontario, on hilly roads. 87 octane. All I've done is swapped the air filter for an AEM dry filter, and I use cruise control pretty religiously.

You can't expect this engine to ever get into MDS, and make good mileage at 130km/h (80mph). I drive 100km/h (60mph) which is 20km/h over anyway, and I get great mileage for a full-size truck.

If we look at the equation for drag,
R = ½ρCAv² we immediately see that V, velocity, is squared. Meaning for even a small increase in speed, your drag increases exponentially. The difference in drag between 100km/h and 130km/h is arround 60% for only a 30% increase in speed. ( if you keep everything else constant, obviously this is very simplified and doesn't reflect the real world, but it gives you an idea)

I get the feeling alot of people getting low MPG numbers, don't realize how much of an impact their speed has on drag.

 

[theblet]

Very nice!

 

[LakesAZ]

View attachment 94670140 mile trip in northern ontario, on hilly roads. 87 octane. All I've done is swapped the air filter for an AEM dry filter, and I use cruise control pretty religiously.

You can't expect this engine to ever get into MDS, and make good mileage at 130km/h (80mph). I drive 100km/h (60mph) which is 20km/h over anyway, and I get great mileage for a full-size truck.

If we look at the equation for drag,
R = ½ρCAv² we immediately see that V, velocity, is squared. Meaning for even a small increase in speed, your drag increases exponentially. The difference in drag between 100km/h and 130km/h is arround 60% for only a 30% increase in speed. ( if you keep everything else constant, obviously this is very simplified and doesn't reflect the real world, but it gives you an idea)

I get the feeling alot of people getting low MPG numbers, don't realize how much of an impact their speed has on drag.

When you swapped in the AEM filter did you also take out the carbon filter?

 

[Patamaran]

When you swapped in the AEM filter did you also take out the carbon filter?

Yes I did. I don't live in a region that requires any emissions tests, and it seemed like resteiction for no reason.

 

[theblet]

I’m gonna take out my carbon filter any get an aem when I change my oil. Seems like a good reusable filter.