15L for 100k is pretty high, how can I get better mileage?

Thanks

 

Well I'm pretty high but I think he said he's getting about 16 miles per gallon

 

Yep. 100 km / L of fuel = 15.7 mi / gal of fuel. That's pretty rough.

@RobMilligan2017, we need more info here. Is your truck stock?

 

15 liters for $100,000. That is high.

 

Stock = best m.p.g.

 

Lots of factors affect your vehicle's fuel consumption rate.

• How many mi8les do you typically drive per day?
• What percentage are city driving (lots of stop/go/speed changes)
• What percentage are highway miles (rarely change speeds, long periods at relatively constant speed
• Terrain: mostly level, mostly hilly, or a mix
• Altitude: close to sea level, several thousand feet in elevation....
• Drive aggressively - regularly stomp the pedal at stop signs/lights, like to speed up to pass slower drivers a lot......
• Loaded weight of your truck - do you regularly haul significant extra weight (tools, camping gear,...)
• Do you regularly tow something

For the first 70K miles, I would average between 15 - 16 miles per gallon around town. 18 - 18.5 on longer highway, constant speed tripe. Absolute highest average I ever recorded for a full tank was 19.2 - one time.

Earlier this year, my wife and I bought a 17' travel trailer. In August this year, we moved from northern CA to KY - about 2500 miles. While towing the trailer across country, never getting above 65 MPH (never even got up into 6th gear), and very rarely ever getting over 60 MPH, I averaged about 9.5 miles per gallon.

 

K just confused me lol. It should have been km. Tnx

 

Manual or auto?

 

Welcome to canada

 

The kind of driving you do will make a huge difference in your gas mileage. My truck averaged 22 or 23 mpg when I lived in the Arizona mountains. Moved to Knoxville and I am lucky to get 17 or 18 mpg.

 

Must be all that drag on the hood scoop....

 

Sorry for the delay. My truck is 2017 automatic, just did a Bilstein suspension lift 2” front 1” rear and put 33” BF Goodrich tires on. The mileage im getting is highway. Used to get 9-10L per 100k (stock)

 

Combined with winter thats about right. Expect 16L/100km as it gets colder.

Worse gearing, heavier tires, more rolling resistance.

Then you have more negative air pressure under the truck, which is drag.

 

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