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RE: MPG with my new R/T AWD - 12/8/2005 10:48:47 AM    shiltz Posts: 549 Joined: 3/17/2004 Status: offline I average around 20MPG for my RWD RT, gotten as high as 26MPG on a long 250+ mile trip before, yours will be worse though since it's an AWD as AWD systems have worse fuel economy, the AWD RT is 17/23 vs the RWD's 17/25, only 20 miles is to short to get any sort of reliable mesurment anyways. (in reply to kowalcs) Post #: 16

RE: MPG with my new R/T AWD - 12/8/2005 12:52:56 PM    kowalcs Posts: 105 Joined: 11/18/2005 From: Dexter, MI Status: offline quote: ORIGINAL: shiltz only 20 miles is to short to get any sort of reliable mesurment anyways. 20 miles is too short for an average, but running 20 miles at a steady speed on the highway should tell me what the "best" mileage I should get is. _____________________________ 1971 Duster Tor Red 2005 Volvo XC90 V8 2006 Magnum R/T AWD Inferno Red (in reply to shiltz) Post #: 17

RE: MPG with my new R/T AWD - 12/14/2005 12:53:35 PM    Silver bullit   Posts: 332 Joined: 5/14/2005 Status: offline Set it on cruise at 70 and see what you get. you should get about 24. I have awd and like i said i get 21 and not on cruise. I just came back from Dc and got 23.5 with wify in the car at 70mph. (in reply to kowalcs) Post #: 18

RE: MPG with my new R/T AWD - 3/4/2006 9:05:39 PM    trumanator   Posts: 14 Joined: 6/18/2005 Status: offline http://tralfaz.net/snowmag/Snowmag.mov Got Snowmag to Mammoth and stomped it and let the computers keep it under control - too fun - TTL (in reply to kowalcs) Post #: 19

RE: MPG with my new R/T AWD - 3/14/2006 3:18:09 AM    Magzero   Posts: 14 Joined: 3/14/2006 From: Chicago area Status: offline I have an 05' RT AWD, had her for 9 months and just passed 28,000 mi. on my Hemi "you do the math" Stop and go you'll be lucky, very lucky to see 19mpg, than again i have a very heavy foot and only get 16. (in reply to trumanator) Post #: 20

RE: MPG with my new R/T AWD - 7/7/2006 9:26:46 AM    Silver bullit   Posts: 332 Joined: 5/14/2005 Status: offline Well i have had her for a 18months now and i must say i love the car. If i cruise at 73 and dont bother her i will get 21 to 23 and thats it. I have gotten as little as 15 had to get some where fast Washington to Pa in 3 hours. All in all 19 is about it on these cars. _____________________________ lots of modding - (in reply to Magzero) Post #: 21

RE: MPG with my new R/T AWD - 6/12/2007 7:28:27 PM    GODOFTHEAUTO   Posts: 2 Joined: 6/12/2007 Status: offline I get 10 to 12.5 mpg 2007 AWD HEMI inferno red. I also must mention that I also snaped off the gas pedel the second week I had it...it had 1400 miles on it. The dealer said I brought a new meaning to lead foot. I also got in an accident at 1900 miles due to some slapass is a ford f 350 $13,000.00 in damages. Everything that got damaged was what would be changed to make it look like a SRT-8.....well guess what I did. We are designing a remote mount twin turbo system for it as I type. Oh yea we just removed fuse 17 at 6:00 pm tue june 12...its now 6:22pm so what the hell am I doing still typing. GODOFTHEAUTO@MCHSI.COM,GODOFTHEAUTO@HOTMAIL.COM SINGLE PERFORMANCE < Message edited by GODOFTHEAUTO -- 6/13/2007 3:11:25 AM > _____________________________ DRIVE SLIPPERY THE ROADS ARE CAREFUL. RACING.......YOU "PLAY" FOOTBALL, YOU "PLAY" BASEBALL. YOU "PLAY" GOLF......YOU DON'T PLAY RACING. IF IT DOESN'T HAVE WHEELS, WINGS, OR AIR FOILS IT ISN'T A SPORT TO ME. GOD OF THE AUTO WILLIAM SCOTT SINGLE (in reply to Magzero) Post #: 22

RE: MPG - 11/21/2007 11:43:56 AM    lifesabre   Posts: 4 Joined: 11/21/2007 Status: offline Where did you get your trailer package and hitch for your car?  Install it yourself?  Thanks (in reply to hipsterj) Post #: 23

RE: MPG - 1/10/2008 2:11:31 AM    porryporr   Posts: 3 Joined: 11/23/2007 Status: offline My RT AWD is 14.7 MPG on highway and 10 in traffic. (in reply to lifesabre) Post #: 24

RE: MPG with my new R/T AWD - 5/12/2008 12:47:18 PM    Gillesmobile   Posts: 3 Joined: 9/13/2006 Status: offline While I envy your having a trip computer, I wouldn't let it rule my life - well, then again... I have an '06 RT RWD with 12K on the clock running Mobil 1 (since ~9K). Before that I had an '06 SXT RWD for as many miles on regular oil. Here are my observations: *In the manual (okay, so it's not my observation) it states that to derive benefit from the MDS, speed should be kept at 65mph or less. *And just an FYI, prior to their recent test revision, the EPA derived their highway mileage figure from a run at 50 miles per hour(!) *Altogether, with the same type of driving (sensible - mostly), average mileage has come out straight up the middle of EPA estimates for both: SXT at 19/27 = 23 avg.; RT at 17/25 = 21 avg. Whereas the 3.5 was a bit sensitive to passenger/cargo loads, the Hemi seems relatively unfazed by weight (as the 1mpg penalty hwy - none city - on your AWD RT attests; SXT AWD gets the same mileage!) *I coaxed 30+ out of the SXT a couple of times and was disappointed that the RT with MDS didn't seem to want to go past 26. Truth was, I didn't have the heart (restraint?) to drive the RT in an optimal way for mileage. *Driving a relatively level run for 145 miles on US-27 through rural Florida (mostly level) at 55 on cruise (except for Sebring and other towns), I consumed 4.8 gallons (of 87 octane!), obtaining my Holy Grail: 30 mpg from the Hemi. Keep in mind that unless you affix a refueling probe and have someone on a tanker truck gingerly manoevre a drogue onto it while underway, your highway sample will be "contaminated" by non-highway driving (accelleration, from/to stations) at either end. This effect will be more pronounced on a shorter run; I went 200 miles at an indicated 3/8 tank consumed but then didn't fill up until I did a couple of errands, which sank what would have been a sweet number to a humble 26 mpg. [Okay, I know: I'm hypermiling with a Hemi; call me perverse.] Good Luck! < Message edited by Gillesmobile -- 5/12/2008 12:59:53 PM > (in reply to shiltz) Post #: 25

RE: MPG with my new R/T AWD - 5/12/2008 5:05:42 PM    sask_cruiser   Posts: 64 Joined: 6/5/2007 Status: offline so far on the highway, i've found my 06 hemi r/t gets aroudn 22-23 mpg, but i have only actually figured out the mpg a couple times. in the city driving nice i pulled off between 14-15 mpg (in reply to Gillesmobile) Post #: 26

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