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Old Jan 26, 2009 | 11:40 AM
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Year: 09
Model: 1500 Crew Cab TRX
Engine: 4.7L V8
Highway percent: 0
City Percent: 100 (My drive to work is all 45 MPH cruise controlled on a back 2 lane road)
Location: Florida
Octane: 87
Hand or COmputer calc: Computer
Miles on truck: 1500
MPG: 20.5
Mods: None

Driving around town:

Highway percent: 20
City Percent: 80
Hand or COmputer calc: Computer
MPG: 16.7
 
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Old Feb 8, 2009 | 03:31 PM
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Ok, was finally able to take a hwy trip to Houston this weekend with just the truck, my wife and myself, no trailer full of 4 wheelers.

2009
Sport Crew 4x2
5.7l Hemi w/3.92 axle
89 octane
Truck is stock, no aftermarket anything on it (Yet)
For this trip 90% hwy, 10% city driving

Since the milage computer calculates the average miles per gallon whether it's hwy or city, total trip from the time I left until we got home averaged 17.9 mpg. At one point on the way home it was reading 18.3 mpg. I have not yet done manual calculations, only going by the onboard computer. If the manual calcs show that I truely am close to 18mpg avg then I will be very happy with the truck. Jeff.
 
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Old Feb 23, 2009 | 09:28 PM
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2009 Ram 4X4 ST reg. cab short bed
5.7L Hemi
3.55 gears
17" tires
89 octane

Tank driven mostly on I-44 @ 75 MPH

16 MPG (calculated manually)
 
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Old Feb 24, 2009 | 10:43 PM
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2009
4x4 1500 SLT Crew Cab
5.7 with 3.55 gears and 20" wheels
80% highway/20% city
St. Louis, MO area
89 Octane
Hand calculation
1100 miles on truck
I'll give the average for my first 3 tanks. 15.1mpg/14.3mpg/14.3mpg
Stock right now. I have an Amsoil Ea drop in air filter to put in now and will be switching to Valvoline Synpower Synthetic oil for my first oil change here in a week or two.
 
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Old Feb 26, 2009 | 03:00 PM
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Year: 09
Model: 1500 Crew Laramie w/ 20" Rims
Engine: 5.7 Hemi
Highway percent: 50
City Percent: 50
Location: Austin, TX
Octane: 87
Hand or Computer calc: Computer
Miles on truck: 385
MPG: 16.1
Mods: None

On the trip from the dealer home (110 miles or so, mostly highway with rolling hills I averaged 18.9. Since then as the mix has changed more to 50/50 (thank you stop & go traffic on the highway), it's come down to 16.1.) I'm still on my 1st tank of gas.
 
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Old Mar 4, 2009 | 11:45 AM
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Year - 2009
Model -Ram 1500 big horn
Engine -Hemi
Highway percent 80
City percent 20
Location NJ
Octane 89
Hand or computer calc comp
Miles on truck 500
MPG 15
Mods None
 
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Old Mar 6, 2009 | 09:13 AM
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Year: 09
Model: 1500 Laramie Crew Cab short bed
Engine: 5.7 Hemi
Highway percent: 40
City Percent: 60
Location: ND
Octane: 87
Hand or Computer calc: Both
Miles on truck: 950
MPG: 11.5 Computer
MPG: 11.3 Hand
Mods: Linex, Lorado tonneau cover.

I'm a very conservative driver and I constantly monitor the computer MPG. I can not get this thing up to 12 MPG.
 
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Old Mar 6, 2009 | 10:01 PM
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Year: 09
Model: 1500 Sport Crew Cab short bed
Engine: 5.7 Hemi
Highway percent: 90
City Percent: 10
Location: AB, Canada
Octane: 87/89
Hand or Computer calc: Hand
Miles on truck: 7450
MPG: avg 21mpg hwy, 16 city, 15 pulling a trailer
Mods: mopar tonnue cover
 
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Old Mar 8, 2009 | 04:08 PM
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Year 2009
Model SLT Ram Crew Cab Hemi
Engine 5.7
Highway percent 40
City percent 60
Location Denver, Colorado
Octane 87 (high alt mid-grade)
Hand or computer calc Computer
Miles on truck 800
MPG 14.7
Mods None

I just got back from a test ride on I-70 east of Denver. I wanted to test just highway MPG. It is about 60 and clear today with a light breeze from the west. All windows up, no AC, tires at 40lbs (from dealer that way), stock 20" wheels, Goodyear Wrangler HP, 3.65 rear axle, 4wd running in 2wd mode, 1/2 tank of gas, running on winter oxygenated gas, no cover on bed. This stretch of highway has mild ups and downs and is fairly straight.

I noticed my MPG went up a little after I drove for about 20 miles east. Measurements are on the return trip heading west using cruise control. It runs at 1500 RPM at 60MPH and 1600 RPM at 65 MPH.

60 MPH I was getting 25MPG
65 MPH I was getting 24MPG
75 MPH I was getting 18MPG

The pattern is about like my 2007 QC with the best MPG around 60-65MPH. I am really surprised since I don't think it is fully broken in yet and we are still on the crappy winter gas. When I bought it the salesman mentioned owners were reporting about 23 MPG highway. The key to it is using cruise control. My foot just can't control it as good as the computer.
 
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Old Mar 8, 2009 | 10:02 PM
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Sunday 3-8-09
218 miles from Cleveland Tx to Lancaster Tx
09 Ram Box
5.7
3:21 Gears
About 850 miles when I filled up ,reset every thing ... set the cruise at least 8-10 over... mostly ran 75 most of the way back, with the a/c on
87 gas
Deep water pearl blue SLT with preim buckets convienence group , center console/ light group, remote start, everything but leather
Ride was great.... Room inside was Great
Going on Friday to Houston got about 16.3 alot of back roads , going home striaght shot from Cleveland to I 45 to Lancaster
17.5
 
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