TFL's First 1,000-Mile Ram RHO Road Trip

[Nitro]

TFL's First 1,000-Mile Ram RHO Road Trip

 

[sman969]

TFL's First 1,000-Mile Ram RHO Road Trip

I was hoping for better fuel economy. My Cayenne S has a twin turbo V6 with 430 hp. It easily gets 24mpg on road trips! Not a fair comparison I'll admit.

 

[NEBOYSA]

I was hoping for better fuel economy. My Cayenne S has a twin turbo V6 with 430 hp. It easily gets 24mpg on road trips! Not a fair comparison I'll admit.

Considering my current hemi 5.7 only getting about 1 mpg more with basically 34s this is not bad at all. I've even seen 14.6 hand calculated. It's definitely what I was expecting around 15pmg when ordering this as daily because I do about 25k a year.

 

[NDanecker]

Durango hellcat (and old trackhawk) avg 9s and 10s around town driving. On road trips I can get 14s. We don’t have these cars for mileage but spreading the need for fill ups especially on long trips is nice.

 

[MongoSmash11]

That's a great review. I can't wait to get mine. The MPG is not great, but we are getting a performance truck. Really wasn't expecting and fuel efficient vehicle.

 

[frogjbm]

Considering my current hemi 5.7 only getting about 1 mpg more with basically 34s this is not bad at all. I've even seen 14.6 hand calculated. It's definitely what I was expecting around 15pmg when ordering this as daily because I do about 25k a year.

I think these trucks run very rich with all the farting out of the exhaust and terrible mpg

 

[NDanecker]

I think these trucks run very rich with all the farting out of the exhaust and terrible mpg

I agree. Also Pushing 24 lb boost requires fuel to maintain AF. Bet if you keep boost down, use torque of motor (twin cam with VVT) I bet you can pull down some nice mileage. Cruise control will kill mileage. Typical of any boosted motor.

 

[lazerbeak]

^^^Agreed. OEM tune & HO engine I think leaves a lot on the table - power & maybe even MPG wise as well. Will be interesting to see how much more power & potentially fuel economy improvement as well as tunes become more available.

 

[Viper]

it should get better fuel mileage as it breaks in, my wrangler was only getting like 15 mpg new and now it's up to 17-18 with 11k miles

 

[NDanecker]

it should get better fuel mileage as it breaks in, my wrangler was only getting like 15 mpg new and now it's up to 17-18 with 11k miles

Motors and drivetrain can become more efficient (or lose) but there is also the driver factor where people start getting used to what the truck likes. This i6 turbo should be a good motor, but I will miss the v8 sound! There is always a cost. LOL