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Car Forum / Dodge / Dodge Cars / October 2004Magnum RT Fuel Mileage
Just completed my first full-tank mileage check on the Magnum RT. With mostly in-town driving, I got right at 18 mpg. This was using the recommended 89 octane, brand X gasoline. And this was not holding back whenever I wanted to feel the "HEMI" horsepower. This is about the same mileage reported by a friend with the 3.5L V6, running 87 octane. YMMV. Not great, but better than I thought. I'll stick with my Sebring LXi that gets 26-27 around town and 30-32 highway (2.7 V6). I can't remember the last time I even had her at half throttle...so she has plenty of power for me. | Just completed my first full-tank mileage check on the Magnum RT. | With mostly in-town driving, I got right at 18 mpg. This was using [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] | | YMMV. > Just completed my first full-tank mileage check on the Magnum RT. > With mostly in-town driving, I got right at 18 mpg. This was using [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > YMMV. Is that about what you were expecting? Were you okay with that? It doesn't sound too bad to me. In fact, I'd be happy with that right now compared to what I'm driving. How many gallons does the tank hold? | > Just completed my first full-tank mileage check on the Magnum RT. | > With mostly in-town driving, I got right at 18 mpg. This was using [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] | now compared to what I'm driving. How many gallons does the tank | hold? He should do a bit better too...once the engine has "run-in" a few thousand miles. Still a bit more thirsty than my taste though. Mileage probably won't improve much. Car has about 5,000 miles on it. It was a dealer demo, which is how I was able to afford the loaded RT model. >| Dan <dseaman@hiwaay.net> wrote in message >news:<1qmvm0pk7kdbj4rcdl7iurs48q6jfkh71u@4ax.com>... [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] >He should do a bit better too...once the engine has "run-in" a few thousand >miles. Still a bit more thirsty than my taste though. > He should do a bit better too...once the engine has "run-in" a few thousand > miles. Still a bit more thirsty than my taste though. How is the ride? Smooth? Did you get interested b/c of the looks or what? I'm curious b/c this car is starting to interest me quite a bit. Thanks. The ride is very smooth, at least for the RT with the 18" wheels. IMHO, it's a better ride than my Intrepid ES. I'm not exactly thrilled with the "station wagon" body style, but for a wagon I think it's styling is way above average. It's really not bad looking for a station wagon. I needed 4 doors, "American" made, similar to my Intrepid. The Magnum fit the bill. What I wanted was 350 hp. >> He should do a bit better too...once the engine has "run-in" a few thousand >> miles. Still a bit more thirsty than my taste though. > >How is the ride? Smooth? Did you get interested b/c of the looks or >what? I'm curious b/c this car is starting to interest me quite a >bit. Thanks. There is no such a thing as "American Made" when talking car manufacture. 65% of my Nissan Pathfinder' parts were made in USA; the car was assembled in USA. Think your US made Mopar will be different? >The ride is very smooth, at least for the RT with the 18" wheels. >IMHO, it's a better ride than my Intrepid ES. I'm not exactly [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] >>what? I'm curious b/c this car is starting to interest me quite a >>bit. Thanks. > 65% of my Nissan Pathfinder' parts were made in USA; the car was > assembled in USA. It's still a Japanese piece of crap. > Think your US made Mopar will be different? Yup.  SignatureIf you're not on the edge, you're taking up too much space. Linux Registered User #327951 That's why I put "American" in quotation marks. It has a Mercedes tranny, and it's built in Canada. Half the electronic components probably came from Japan or China. >There is no such a thing as "American Made" when talking car >manufacture. [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] >>>what? I'm curious b/c this car is starting to interest me quite a >>>bit. Thanks. Ah, yes! Quotqtion marks... didn't notice. Sorry, but I can sometimes be defensive when it comes to patriotism. Some folks don't realize that the world is now global. I have a '99 CHRYSLER & a 2003 Pathfinder. The "Japanese" car has more American labor put into it. Who gives a rat's a.s where the name came from? >That's why I put "American" in quotation marks. It has a Mercedes >tranny, and it's built in Canada. Half the electronic components >probably came from Japan or China. > >>There is no such a thing as "American Made" when talking car >>manufacture. <snip> > Ah, yes! Quotqtion marks... didn't notice. Sorry, but I can > sometimes be defensive when it comes to patriotism. > I have a '99 CHRYSLER & a 2003 Pathfinder. > The "Japanese" car has more American labor put into it. Who gives a > rat's a.s where the name came from? Well, you obviously don't. Where do you think the CEO of Nissan lives? America? Fool. You're "defensive about patriotism", but you buy Japanese vehicles, and put money in foreigner's pockets. Makes a lot of sense. Wait a minute, I've got it - you work on the Kerry campaign! Right? SignatureIf you're not on the edge, you're taking up too much space. Linux Registered User #327951 Dan, I've lost all the respect I never had for you. >Well, you obviously don't. Where do you think the CEO of Nissan lives? >America? Fool. I'm concerned about which International Fatcat Industrialist gets fatter? No. I work for a living... I'm concerned about the people around *me*. I want the people in my neighborhood, my friends & my family to have jobs. Some of these jobs in my community are in jobshops. These jobshops used to make contract parts for certain American companies. These same American companies now have their parts made elsewhere in the world. Follow me so far? Guess who has contracted with the jobshops, these American-Mom-and Pop machine shops and forges, to make auto parts? Maybe German owned Daimler-Chrysler? Not. Did you know that before Chrysler was bought by the Germans they had Mitsubishi engines? >You're "defensive about patriotism", but you buy Japanese vehicles, and >put money in foreigner's pockets. Makes a lot of sense. Wait a minute, >I've got it - you work on the Kerry campaign! Right? The emigrating American companies were greatly assisted by your idol and his daddy George the First. Now the bastards have our a.ses buried in sh.t. Are you a member of the Tu Bush Klan? And you call me the fool! Look around you, Redneck. Your post talks in complete circles...full of glaring contridictions. I'm unclear as to what point you were trying to make. Yes, it's about what I expected. I can live with 18 mpg around town. The tank holds 19 gallons. I'm going on a road trip this weekend, and I'll report the hiwaay mileage next week. YMMV. One thing I didn't expect is that an oil change requires a full 7 quarts of oil if you change the filter. Using synthetic like I do, this runs up the cost of an oil change quite a bit. Dodge recommends 5W20, and the synthetic equivalent appears to be 0W20. How you get oil to be "zero" weight is beyond me. >> Just completed my first full-tank mileage check on the Magnum RT. >> With mostly in-town driving, I got right at 18 mpg. This was using [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] >now compared to what I'm driving. How many gallons does the tank >hold? > Yes, it's about what I expected. I can live with 18 mpg around town. > The tank holds 19 gallons. I'm going on a road trip this weekend, and [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > 5W20, and the synthetic equivalent appears to be 0W20. How you get > oil to be "zero" weight is beyond me. Simple. 0W/5W/10W/20W/etc merely represent **ranges** of acceptable viscosity at cold temps. There's no magic to it. 0W was a more or less arbitrarily picked by the SAE to represent that range. Oil could be thinner than 0W-20. By the time that happens, there might have to be a change in the notation or perhaps -5W/-10W oil. http://www.finalube.com/reference_material/SAE_Viscosity_Grades_For_Engine_Oils.htm Castrol Syntec comes in a 5W20 I believe. | Yes, it's about what I expected. I can live with 18 mpg around town. | The tank holds 19 gallons. I'm going on a road trip this weekend, and [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] | >now compared to what I'm driving. How many gallons does the tank | >hold? > Yes, it's about what I expected. I can live with 18 mpg around town. > The tank holds 19 gallons. I'm going on a road trip this weekend, and [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > 5W20, and the synthetic equivalent appears to be 0W20. How you get > oil to be "zero" weight is beyond me. I'll be interested to hear what the highway mileage is. I do a lot of driving and this sorta stuff is important to me. I first became interested by the car's looks though and its storage capacity. Anyone else like this? > > Yes, it's about what I expected. I can live with 18 mpg around town. > > The tank holds 19 gallons. I'm going on a road trip this weekend, and [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > interested by the car's looks though and its storage capacity. Anyone > else like this? I too have been won over by the combination of storage / performance and looks. I will probably be giving up a Fullsize truck to get a Magnum, so the storage was important (albiet less). Currently my truck gets 14.5 MPG in the city, so 18 would be great news! Although I am wondering about the gas mileage of the AWD version, I am sure it will be slightly less, or at least I assume so. The more I see this car out on the road and on the lots, the more interested I get. Its look is different, which is totally drawing me in. It's amazing that they have changed the look of the general car so much, it's very nice. > > > Yes, it's about what I expected. I can live with 18 mpg around town. > > > The tank holds 19 gallons. I'm going on a road trip this weekend, and [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > Although I am wondering about the gas mileage of the AWD version, I am > sure it will be slightly less, or at least I assume so. Wow...I didn't realize it was so comparable spacewise. That's amazing. I'm sure that the gas milage will be slightly less, but look at how much more you're getting. AWD or not, I still gotta have the hemi. > > > Yes, it's about what I expected. I can live with 18 mpg around town. > > > The tank holds 19 gallons. I'm going on a road trip this weekend, and [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > Although I am wondering about the gas mileage of the AWD version, I am > sure it will be slightly less, or at least I assume so. When does the AWD version come out? I would be willing to bet that it still gets good mileage. | > > > Yes, it's about what I expected. I can live with 18 mpg around town. | > > > The tank holds 19 gallons. I'm going on a road trip this weekend, and [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] | When does the AWD version come out? I would be willing to bet that it | still gets good mileage. The local Dodge dealer is taking orders now. That seems very high. Please describe what you mean by "in-town". The problem with "in town" numbers as posted by individuals is that it is open to such wide interpretation as to what "in town" means. We'll have to wait for Consumer Reports to run their test protocol to have a defined number comparable with other cars and I'm betting their city number will be in the 12 to 14 mpg range for the "Hemi" and not much better for the other flavors. This is a big/heavy car and the "Hemi" is a big/powerful engine. It will be a gas hog in city driving. Hope I'm wrong; strongly doubt it. George Litwinski > Just completed my first full-tank mileage check on the Magnum RT. > With mostly in-town driving, I got right at 18 mpg. This was using [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > YMMV. |
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