Ram 1500's highway mpg rises to 29 - Automotive News
they re-certified a version of the EcoDiesel pickup, bumping the fuel economy from 20 mpg city to 21 and from 28 mpg highway to 29. The combined rating is also up 1 mpg to 24. Ford’s highest rated F-150 is the 2. 7 EcoBoost model rated 19 mpg... General Motors 2015 Chevrolet Silverado V-6 has EPA ratings of 18 mpg city, 24 highway and 20 mpg combined. “We added a tonneau cover [on the bed] and running boards, and that allowed us to get the aerodynamics improvements to recertify with the EPA,” said Mike Cairns, Ram chief engineer. To get the higher mpg ratings, Ram customers will have to buy the HFE version of the Ram Express, a lower trim model. The Ram EcoDiesel is the first full-size pickup to earn an EPA rating of 29 mpg. Hegbloom said the wide gulf in prices between gasoline and diesel fuel has not slowed sales of the Ram EcoDiesel, which had its best sales ever in December. Source: www.autonews.com
