Our Ram came equipped with a 5.7 liter HEMI V-8 engine, yet managed
a decent--but by no means great--13.8 mpg during our testing, with
about an equal amount of urban and highway driving. This falls on
the low end of the EPA's estimates for the truck of 13 city and 18
highway mpg. Dodge manages this using a combination of variable
cam-timing and cylinder-deactivation tech that allows the engine to
run on four cylinders during light-load situations, such as highway
cruising. A tiny fuel-saver light illuminates on the instrument
cluster to let the driver know when the cylinder deactivation is
happening. Thirteen mpg doesn't sound very impressive by itself,
but consider that this is a vehicle which easily weighs over 6,400
pounds and you'll be grateful for every mile per gallon saved.
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