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Had a 74 Cherokee AWD with 304 motor. Now that was a jeep go any where every time. 8 mpg every day lol. Rode like a 66 Mack truck or a 1/4 ton M151 but it was a Beast lol
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That's all part of CRS syndrome. It's real you know.
pish... jeez... for a 3/4 ton truck closing in on 4 tons, and the aerodynamic signature of a brick... you thing you're going to get like 25-30 mpg??? I have gotten 17-19 mpg on several occasions... and that's with 4.10 gears. No complaints whatsoever.
None of us bought the 6.4 with gas mileage in mind, but if I let the MDS do it's thing - which is seldom - I can get up to 25 MPG. I usually override it with the ERS when driving in town.
Maybe on the instant readout. I can get that one to read 99 mpg on occaission too.;-)) I have NEVER GOT 25 MPG over any kind of extended distance, no matter the speed, cruise MDs etc.
Nope, never said I think I should get 25-30 mpg out of my 6.4 hemi. I would be happy with your numbers, but I'm nowhere close to that. Best I have gotten was like 15.8...on the computer...it was around 14.3 hand calculated. It should be able to do better than that. I think the hemis are the worst fuel mileage V8 on the market. That doesn't mean I don't like it. I always had cummins engines before this hemi and could always squeeze 25 mpg on the same route I got 14 and some change with the hemi...and those are also heavey trucks with the aerodynamic signature of a brick...like you say!!!
Yes, the instant readout. If I put the CC at about 40 - 45 MPH with the MDS doing it's thing, on a flat road I can sustain 20 - 24 MPG. Going downhill with my foot off the accelerator it will do that 99 MPG thing every time - for a short period. My overall lifetime MPG is like 14.5.
Who uses CC at 40-45 MPH? Can't say I've ever turned on CC on any road less than where I'm doing 55+.
Unless there's heavy traffic, I use CC at just about any speed where I need to maintain speed for any length of time. Adaptive CC keeps me sane when I'm not able to pass someone. Especially if they are not maintaining a constant speed. Why do you limit yourself to only using CC when doing 55+?
I enjoy driving. Don't have adaptive CC.
I enjoy driving as well. But not so much on my daily commute. It's a pretty boring drive at speeds of 25, 35, 45, 50, and 60 mph. 6 of the 25 miles in my daily commute are limited to 45 mph. It's painful driving that speed for 6 miles, following other drivers, without using ACC. Adaptive cruise control was a game changer for me. I didn't think I'd want it until I bought my first vehicle with it. I don't use it on a busy multi-lane road though. You can probably imagine why.
I use it all the time. I live rural and the speed limit on most roads within 5 miles of me is 45 - 50 MPH so I use it anytime I'm going to be maintaining that speed for more than a mile, which is about 1/2 of my driving. I've had my truck over 55 MPH once in the past 2 weeks, and that's when I had to jump on the freeway for about 10 minutes because my shortcut was under construction.
