Hey all.
so I've just gone through my first tank of fuel in my 2013 1500 Laramie 5.7 HEMI (6 Speed) and coming from a small Mazda 3, I must say this thing drinks like a pig! Good thing I live in Oil Country.
So being from Canada, specifically Calgary where for the past week or so its been around -30 C (roughly -22 F). I decided to change my driving habits when I pick up the the truck and have been driving the way I should instead of lead footing it everywhere. But with that said, I've noticed I'm not getting anywhere near the mileage I should be. Even though I'm taking it easy from a dead stop, cruising around 100- 110 km/h on the highway in cruise control and 50-60 in the city, I'm getting an average of 19.2 l/100km (12.25 MPG).
For the first few days I had it the temperatures were a few degrees above freezing and I was getting around 16 l/100km (14.7 MPG). I noticed my mileage climbing when it got really cold out.
How much does the cold weather affect mileage? While I know its not a fair comparison to compare my 2.3 Litre Mazda 3 to this beast of a HEMI Ram 1500 that I have appropriately nicknamed "The Breacher", I can say I never had much if any decrease in mileage in that smaller engine (or at least nothing noticeable).
I'm not concerned about the costs of the fuel, I'm more concerned of the fact the mileage is substantially higher than advertised.
Has anyone else notice this? Is there a direct correlation between extreme cold weather and a decrease in Mileage?
so I've just gone through my first tank of fuel in my 2013 1500 Laramie 5.7 HEMI (6 Speed) and coming from a small Mazda 3, I must say this thing drinks like a pig! Good thing I live in Oil Country.
So being from Canada, specifically Calgary where for the past week or so its been around -30 C (roughly -22 F). I decided to change my driving habits when I pick up the the truck and have been driving the way I should instead of lead footing it everywhere. But with that said, I've noticed I'm not getting anywhere near the mileage I should be. Even though I'm taking it easy from a dead stop, cruising around 100- 110 km/h on the highway in cruise control and 50-60 in the city, I'm getting an average of 19.2 l/100km (12.25 MPG).
For the first few days I had it the temperatures were a few degrees above freezing and I was getting around 16 l/100km (14.7 MPG). I noticed my mileage climbing when it got really cold out.
How much does the cold weather affect mileage? While I know its not a fair comparison to compare my 2.3 Litre Mazda 3 to this beast of a HEMI Ram 1500 that I have appropriately nicknamed "The Breacher", I can say I never had much if any decrease in mileage in that smaller engine (or at least nothing noticeable).
I'm not concerned about the costs of the fuel, I'm more concerned of the fact the mileage is substantially higher than advertised.
Has anyone else notice this? Is there a direct correlation between extreme cold weather and a decrease in Mileage?