2012 Ram 1500 outdoorsman

[fishadb]

Just bought one on Wednesday, Haven't put on enough miles to check mileage. Does anyone have any mileage reports for this pickup?

[PurpleFloyd]

It will vary depending on your foot. 14 combined would be a good number if you can get that.

[Dave S]

the newer dodge motors are far better than the old 5.9L. You should see closer to 17+. Floyd was right though. A lot of it depends on your foot.

[PurpleFloyd]

Having owned a 1500 with a 5.9 for a dozen years and a friend that has a nearly identical truck we both got 11 MPG average at best and I don't think I ever had a tankful that sniffed 13. In a 4wd nobody that I know is averaging better than 15 with a hemi. I suppose it is possible but I there are a significant percentage that are closer to 15 than 17.

[randerson]

The new Hemi with MDS gets much better milage than the 5.9 gas ever did I had a 03 5.7 and I got about 11 now I have a 2010 and get on average 16.5 combined and as much as 20-21 on the hwy I have had a 5.9 cummins and I averaged about 18 with that combined so I think the newer Hemi has come along way

[NIBOWMAN]

We took my friends 2012 Ram Crewcab to Canada this summer. He has the 5.7 with MDS and we averaged just over 20mpg for the 1300 mile round trip. I wouldn't have believed it but I was the one doing the math.

[Dave S]

I had an '04 Crew 4x4 with the 5.7L and averaged 17.

[fishadb]

13.98 with the first tank

[PurpleFloyd]

13.98 with the first tank

Sounds right.

[GSP4ME]

they are adevertising the new ones on the silly-me box at 23

[Gus]

I just saw a commercial on TV for 25mpg for the 2013 Ram. I had to go check it out online.

That is 25mpg from a 3.X V6 with an 8 speed trannny regular cab 4x2. Yeah I knew it sounded too good to be true.

13.98 probably isn't too bad to start with. I can barely squeek out 15 combined in the summer with my Dakota. Winter combined is 11.9-12.1. For half the truck...

[Trout26]

I have a 2012 Ram TRX 4X4 and i average 17. On trips i have averaged 20 pulled my 1650 fishhawk to canada this summer and averaged 15 with it.

[huntnfish]

I saw that commercial the other day and thought maybe a Dodge would be in my near future. Maybe not. That's disappointing. I did think the dial shift looked pretty cool though.

[LMITOUT]

I've been keeping an eye on the new Dodge's as well, but I"m not sure about all the gizmo's they are adding to help with fuel economy. Shutters in the grill that close, airbag suspension that lowers at speed, etc. The option to raise it up for off-road is interesting, though.

I'm sure with anything they screw you with goofy permissions like you can't go over X mph before the suspension automatically lowers out of the off-road height or other garbage like that.

[PurpleFloyd]

To me most of those things are just things that will go wrong 5 years down the road and cost more money to maintain. Dodge is at their best when they keep things simple and just give you a cummins engine with great fuel economy, tons of torque and a basic interior that doesn't look like you should look for a valet every time you park it.I think Ford has a better idea with their ecoboost where the motor is the focus and not gadgets like suspension adjusters and such.

[LMITOUT]

I think that is what Dodge is after with their Pentastar V6.

[SpitnArgueDuckClub*]

Just bought one on Wednesday, Haven't put on enough miles to check mileage. Does anyone have any mileage reports for this pickup?

I have had a 2012 crew cab model for a little over ten months now, great truck. The one I got was packaged up great for me, jet black with just enough chrome and 20 inch rims. The crew cab is huge, I gave up a little bit of box area for the crew but it's not really a big deal for me. The MPG for me has been around 15 and change city and 20 hiway.