I think for me and many others they want to know MPGs to get a better idea of the overall range. I could care less about the MPGs, but I do care about having to fuel up every 3-4 days. If I could get 400-500 miles per tank I would only have to fuel up basically once a week vs 2x a week. And if I go anywhere on the weekend that ends up being 3x per week. My family had a eco diesel GC and you could get 600-700 miles per tank and it was amazing.We don’t buy Jeeps for fuel efficiency. Many will lift or at a minimum run larger tires. The diesel will be more efficient running 37s then the other options.
Final point. If you have to ask what’s the MPG then perhaps a Jeep not the best option. For most of us the decision will be qualitative and not quantitative. No spreadsheet going to solve that but smiles will prove that decision was well made.
Recent story is at 30 MPG and 18 gallon tank you get 540 miles...figure 3 or 4 gallons left in the tank for a fill up that's about 450 miles between fill ups! Bigger tires will change that!
Sure it is...take off the DPF and run a dynamic EGR efficiency tune lol. Seriously though, if the heavier 4x4 1500 with a more aggressive tune for torque can get 29mpg hwy, trade the weight for aero inefficiency and there’s no reason an already down-tuned 3.0 JLU with 3.73s doesn’t get 30+ on the highway without all the efficiency-sapping exhaust equipment.
Not sure where "here" is but in the US it not only is possible, but has already happened. The Chevy 1500 full size pickup is rated at 33 MPG.
You are so right...if you are worried about the economy, a Jeep might not be a good idea. You will never save enough on fuel to fund your mods!My '16 Gen 2 Ecodiesel normally get 23-24 mpg back and forth to work. On the highway I have gotten as high as 28 mpg. That is calculated not what the trip computer says. This is with 32x12.5 tires mounted on 20" wheels.
Let's be honest, we are not getting the diesel only for the fuel economy, it that was the case we would all drive Golf TDI's or heaven for bid a Prius. It's really about the grunt. I mean who does lot love the idea of 440 lbft or torque.
In France we have a lot of recent diesel (French, german and asiatic) and mainly small cars in comparison with American cars (PickUp and other SUV very heavy, with big foot) 33MPG is what consumes our small cars daily and they are half as heavy, with L4 engines of 100-120hp. I think the "advertised" consumption is only advertising and not real. In Europe, very few American cars are homologated (it's not that we do not like them) because they consume too much ... The Wrangler JL is (Europe) just with L4 2.0 turbo because the V6 is too gas gaseler. And for europe market we have the L4 2,2 diesel 200hp with 26-27MPG maximum. it's already exceptional for a JEEP of this weight !
