I've been reading some of the gas milage you guys are getting out of your 5.7s. Not that I really care much about gas milage...if I wanted good milage I would NOT be getting a Commander.
BUT, the salesman said the MDE gives you 20% better gas milage than other v-8s...and the sales literature claims 15% better mpg. This does not seem to be the case at all. It seems that the 5.7L engine gets the same average milage as any other v-8. I have an 01 F-150 SC 4x4 with a 5.4l v-8, it gets 14 to 18mpg depending.. my father in law has an 05 F-150 4x2 with the 5.4l (also claimed to be get slightly better milage)..not true as it gets the same as my truck. (granted I have 3:55 gears..doesnt the Commander have 3:73 with the Hemi?)
I wonder why Jeep/CDX claims 15% better milage but its totally untrue? Its just a pet peeve of mine and it gets on my nerves..
I wonder if they are so desperate to sell their v-8s in a high gas price world that manufacturers will claim anything to do it?
Also how does this work? The sales lit says MDE is only activated between 40-60 mph....our salesman says MDE is in effect when cruising at any speed and all 8 cylinders are getting gas ONLY when you accelerate???
Whats the deal? How does it work for real?
LOL...it would be nice to know..right now I get conflicting reports.
I wonder why Jeep/CDX claims 15% better milage but its totally untrue? Its just a pet peeve of mine and it gets on my nerves..
I wonder if they are so desperate to sell their v-8s in a high gas price world that manufacturers will claim anything to do it?
Also how does this work? The sales lit says MDE is only activated between 40-60 mph....our salesman says MDE is in effect when cruising at any speed and all 8 cylinders are getting gas ONLY when you accelerate???
Whats the deal? How does it work for real?
LOL...it would be nice to know..right now I get conflicting reports.