THE EPA SAID
TWENTY.

Every two weeks or so, the Ram rolled into a gas station and gulped. Twenty-nine full tanks later, the truth: the Ram averaged 16.40 miles per gallon across nine months of mixed-use driving. That's 18% below the EPA combined sticker — in line with what a half-ton actually does in mixed suburban + winter use, not the lab number.

LIFETIME · REAL WORLD
MPG
EPA COMBINED
20.0
OFFICIAL STICKER
BEST TANK
WORST TANK
TOTAL FUEL COST (SLIDE)
$ $3.40
EVERY TANK, PLOTTED

MPG PER TANK
· TIMELINE.

WEATHER VS. MILEAGE

COLD WEATHER COSTS.

Each dot is one tank. X-axis: average outside-air temperature during that tank. Y-axis: measured MPG. The Ram gets meaningfully thirstier when the mercury drops.

THE LEDGER

TANK BY TANK.