jzinckgra
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lol, I had one for 3yrs until last week. Happy with the Ranger, but didn't expect a big hit on mpgGet a Ridgeline
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lol, I had one for 3yrs until last week. Happy with the Ranger, but didn't expect a big hit on mpgGet a Ridgeline
makes sense. Before the highway segment, I've already got 10mi, so truck is warmed up. Only 250mi on odometer. I know it will get better with some mileage.Few things:
1) Your Ridgeline was beating expectations pretty thoroughly as 28-30 is well above the EPA highway rating, and WAY above the real-world fuelly data.
2) Don't forget that mileage does improve with break-in. Not by 5+ mpg, but it will improve.
3) Don't discount the "granted it was cold" caveat. The cold, dense air adds to aerodynamic drag.
3b) It also keeps your truck from warming up to optimal operating temperature as quickly. How warmed up is the truck on such cold mornings when you get to the highway stretch?
4) Winter blend gas has slightly less BTUs than summer blend. The difference isn't as much as most people seem to believe, but it nonetheless has an effect.
5) The vehicle with the 6cyl/6-speed is designed with different goals in mind than the one with the 4cyl/10speed. That means the 4cyl can tow more than that 6cyl, but that comes with tradeoffs.
6) All these things are additive.
Anecdotally, I do believe that the Ranger MPGs are more severely impacted by winter driving than other vehicles I have owned, including after the engine has had plenty of time to get all warmed up.
My bad, should have picked up on that. I usually figure on getting less than advertised mpg as the estimated are under conditions that I will never experience but I do expect to get close.lol, I had one for 3yrs until last week. Happy with the Ranger, but didn't expect a big hit on mpg
Only 250 miles, that's a big contributor . Give it a couple thousand miles and things will get better. Bretmakes sense. Before the highway segment, I've already got 10mi, so truck is warmed up. Only 250mi on odometer. I know it will get better with some mileage.
Been a while since we've had a thread derailed by a good "Ridgeline: real truck or not?" argument.I may be misinformed, but I think the Ridgeline is a unibody vehicle. ....doesn't qualify as a truck in my mind.
I went from the Ranger to Ridgeline (2020) Does get excellent MPGs but its an SUV with a neat bed, and tons of room floor to ceiling behind the front seat with the seats up, as far as if it's a real truck or not I'll rob a bank and let the witnesses let the police know what they saw...................... pretty much going to be a "white pickup truck". LOLYes, but like I said the Ridgeline gets significnatly better economy in the same winter conditions.
OK, I stepped in it. I'll either pull, out or dig in deeper here. Attached is my spec spreadsheet I used when shopping for my Ranger. ...still no regrets on my Ranger.Been a while since we've had a thread derailed by a good "Ridgeline: real truck or not?" argument.
I'll get my popcorn.
18.1 is the MPG I am gettingAre you all getting accurate MPG from the Truck? Mine is off by about 20%. I'm getting less than what the truck says.
Chris
As I understand it the crux of the argument is whether or not the Ridgeline can be considered a real "man's" truck. As an example a companion brought his Ridgeline on our annual elk hunt and was both embarrassed and emasculated by the Ridgeline's inability to handle mud packed roads with deep ruts. He'll leave it in the garage next fall if he even recovers sufficiently to hunt.Been a while since we've had a thread derailed by a good "Ridgeline: real truck or not?" argument.
I'll get my popcorn.
Surprising that the Ridgeline is the heaviest when compared to Ranger, Colorado, and Tacoma.OK, I stepped in it. I'll either pull, out or dig in deeper here. Attached is my spec spreadsheet I used when shopping for my Ranger. ...still no regrets on my Ranger.
But it depends on your needs. I need good towing capacity for my boat. Ranger's torque split into 10 steps covers this. In the Supercab's cabin, it's smallish me, smaller wife and our Aussie dog. Plenty 'o room. When I had the full crew my choice was different. The blunderbuss '99 Durango was our choice.
Honda is OK. Top Asian brand in my mind. ...I'm guessing the 9 spd Ridgeline tranny is the same Z-F that is in the Accord and Jeep Cherokee.
Here's a Car and Driver article on it."Winter Blend" Gasoline has been mentioned several times above.
....how is it different than summer blend?
I noticed and wondered about this too. ....must be all of the unibody welds?.Surprising that the Ridgeline is the heaviest when compared to Ranger, Colorado, and Tacoma.
Must be that purse storage compartment?