Fuel economy estimates are in for one of the 2019 Chevrolet Silverado 1500‘s main rivals, and the 2019 Ram 1500 eTorque slightly outdoes Chevy’s latest truck.
The EPA estimates the Ram 1500 eTorque will return 19 mpg combined, 17 city and 22 highway for 4×4 models. 4×2 models will return 19/17/23. The Ram’s edge comes when comparing the truck to the Silverado’s 5.3-liter L84 V8 engine with Dynamic Fuel Management. The 2019 Silverado 4×4 models return 18 mpg combined, 16 city and 22 highway.
However, 4×2 trucks return an identical 19/17/23 to match the Ram, even without a hybrid system.
Ram’s eTorque mild-hybrid system uses a belted motor/generator to replace an alternator and a 12-cell 480-Wh battery pack to produce torque in light of engine torque. Chevrolet and General Motors opted for a highly advanced cylinder deactivation system. Dynamic Fuel Management can shut down any number of cylinders at a time and even allows the truck to putz around with one cylinder operating, should the conditions be right.
What we’ll be watching for are official fuel economy estimates for the new 2.7-liter L3B turbocharged four-cylinder engine. The turbo-four will become the 2019 Silverado’s new volume engine and takes on a familiar name, too: Tripower.
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Sean do you have the price comparison between the two trucks equally equipped.
It would be interesting to know just how much more it cost for one more MPG.
Is Ram banking on more low end torque here?
I know the GM trucks will for most owners beat the EPA numbers in the real world. Mine has it beat by 2.3 MPG in city driving averaged over nearly 3,000 miles.
scott3,
No exact pricing just yet, but we’re watching for an announcement or the build configurator to go live.
-Sean
Thanks
The price point is going to be the greatest effect on sales. If it is about the same it will help but if it is say $3000 more then many will balk. It will be interesting how they price it.
Torque is great but price it king.
I’d say the eTorque V8 falls more in line with competition to the 6.2 not the 5.3
Is GM going to show off a mild-hybrid powertrain.. I know they were six powertrain and transmission combinations. We have the 4.3, 5.3, 6.2, 3.0, 2.7 so is their room for one more?
2020 is my best guess. I was surprised when GM currently offers a hybrid that’s the same as the e torque but dropped it for 2019. Also, the 2.7l and 3.0 are their gas mileage plays.
Interesting Rams hybrid V8 does the same as GMs regular V8 in mpg.
It’s 4.3 AFM, 5.3 AFM, 5.3 DFM, 6.2 DFM, 2.7T, 3.0d
That’s the 6 at launch options
Can evaluate this car in 2019, will be the most prominent terrain vehicle.
Doesn’t the EPA testing not take into account cylinder deactivation like the AFM and DFM engines have? Otherwise it would be super easy to program them to run on 1-2 cylinders for the test to get low power but super high MPG.
I believe that’s why people consistently get better mileage then posted on the highway since some cylinders are turned off.
So here we are again with a new truck that is 400 plus LBS lighter with a new dynamic skip fire system that is claimed to improve MPG up to 7% and a switch to a newer 8 speed automatic transmission on a more aerodynamic truck and MPG figures are identical to last years Silverado! Yet the heavier Ram that uses a belt motor generator somehow increases mileage with no other changes to the truck other than styling. Why am I having such a hard time believing this?
Let’s see what these LB3 numbers are. These numbers these epa put up are different then in these rule world driving. May be what your missing is, How about shouldn’t these hybrid system be more fuel efficient ? Hydrogen fuel cells and PHEV are coming on these full size truck/suv’s, and midsize trucks.