mpg for 2010

[CDawicki]

i have a 2010 2500 mpg is around 11. 5 thur 12 mpg around town is this norm

 

[HBarlow]

Fuel mileage depends heavily on how you drive, speed, load, wind, etc. If all your driving is around town, start and stop, etc. , that's probably about right. It's a lot of weight to start and stop. If your truck has only a couple of thousand miles on it the fuel mileage is not yet representative of the mileage it will deliver when it gets some miles on it.

 

[tmerry]

I have about 6,000 miles on my 2010 3500 and I average only 11-12 MPG in town. Towing 7,000 pounds I get about 10 MPG no matter what. Mileage isn't too good with these new ones. I'm a little disappointed with the mileage but it is a nice truck I guess. Sometimes I think I should have keep my 2006 Dodge 3500 with the 5. 9L.

 

[WMoroni]

Sometimes I think I should have keep my 2006 Dodge 3500 with the 5. 9L.

You and me both. I had a 07 with the 5. 9. My new one doesn't do any better than your's, plus I have to add a bottle of DEF every so often.

 

[MChrist]

I would love to hear from anybody that performed an emissionectomy on their 6. 7 with a programmer to allow for it, and see what the mpg is. I'm guessing at that point it would be similar to a 5. 9?

 

[Schrowang]

I hand calculated the first tankfull after running through the full tank that the dealer put in. Combined use was 17+ mpg. I took a trip to NC from NH and hand calced the four fill-ups at 18+, 18+, 19. 0, 18+. This is a brand new 2010 (see signature) with just under 5K miles and is bone stock. BTW this was non-towing mpg. Haven't got the hitch in yet so I haven't towed the Wildcat.

 

[MChrist]

Schrowang, those numbers sound great! Since you hand calculated your #s, what did your Overhead say you were getting? Also, what speed were you getting those #s?

 

[Schrowang]

Schrowang, those numbers sound great! Since you hand calculated your #s, what did your Overhead say you were getting? Also, what speed were you getting those #s?

The overhead was idicating 20 and 21 which was about 2 to 3 mpg off.



I pretty much stay in the granny lane on the Interstates at 60 to 65 mph. Alot of the trip was on US13 going down the DelMarVa and US58 out of Portsmouth headed to I-95. That was all mostly 55 to 60 mph. What a difference between my 04. 5 with the NV5600 and 4. 10 diffy and my 2010 with the G56 and the 3. 73 diffy. I think that combo is making all the difference in the world on the mpg.

 

[Beast2B]

On my daily commute (65 miles total, 1000' elevation change) I can get ~14. 5mpg staying at 70mph. At 65mph, it climbs to nearly 16mpg! Driving a brick through the wind...

 

[MChrist]

So am I correct in noticing that the common denominator between trucks getting much lower mpg are the duallys? Pretty big discrepancy. More than just aerodynamics and tire drag would account for, in my opinion. Maybe different programming??? Dunno.

 

[Beast2B]

My only point was that speed and driving habits make a huge difference. Lots of cruise control and easy acceleration for me... It'll be nice to see if summer fuel helps, too