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05-16-2014, 08:56 AM
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Hypermiling a Ram 1500 Ecodiesel to 38MPG
Found posted on another forum:
http://green.autoblog.com/2014/05/09...diesel-38-mpg/
On one hand, awesome. On the other hand, he probably did his usual sort of extreme stuff that gives hypermiling a bad name.
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05-16-2014, 09:34 AM
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Reminds me of the MPG marathon in the UK. The winner last year got 88.6 MPG in a Ford Feista diesel. There was also a van version of the Feista that got 108 MPG.
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05-16-2014, 11:33 AM
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I actually drove with Wayne on one of his event drives (Truth in 48) and I didn't feel that anything we were doing was unsafe.
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05-16-2014, 12:29 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Jay2TheRescue
I actually drove with Wayne on one of his event drives (Truth in 48) and I didn't feel that anything we were doing was unsafe.
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That's good to hear. His name has popularly become synonymous with dangerous extreme driving, like going dangerously slow or fast.
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05-16-2014, 07:15 PM
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People like to trash talk about stuff they don't know or understand. For the bulk of the drive we were driving near the speed limits utilizing a lot of driving under load and manually controlling the transmission with the paddle shifters.
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05-17-2014, 12:38 AM
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38 MPG isn't bad for a big truck, but I want to know how the guy in the fiesta got 108 MPG!?
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05-17-2014, 04:16 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Draigflag
38 MPG isn't bad for a big truck, but I want to know how the guy in the fiesta got 108 MPG!?
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38 is totally doable. In the Truth In 48 drive my team was driving a 2014 Q5 TDI Quattro. We averaged 38.5 MPG from LA to NYC, and our average speed for the trip was in the 60's somewhere as I recall. No way we would have made the trip in under 48 hours putting in the right lane at 50 MPH.
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05-21-2014, 06:16 PM
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The thing that bothers me about the whole thing is why drive a truck? Sure own one and use it when needed, but driving a truck to just get yourself somewhere is like leaving every light on in your house because you might need to pee in the night.
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05-22-2014, 12:05 AM
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It seems large diesels are becoming more economical, when you look at the large German diesels, they get great figures. BMW's 3.0 litre (V6 or straight 6 not sure) it has 313 HP, 0-60 in 5.4 seconds and does 57 MPG. The emissions are at least 50% lower than a Hummer too.
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05-22-2014, 06:00 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Dr. Jerryrigger
The thing that bothers me about the whole thing is why drive a truck? Sure own one and use it when needed, but driving a truck to just get yourself somewhere is like leaving every light on in your house because you might need to pee in the night.
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Because limited parking, insurance rates, additional maintenance work or any other reason could mean owning multiple vehicles impracticable. A fuel miser car won't save much on gas if it is parked because the truck does see a lot of use.
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