eco Diesel Jeep Grand Cherokee 20.8 MPG at 55MPH

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Towing 24 foot ELKMONT 55MPH the new Eco Diesel will get 20.8MPG

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What are the HP and torque ratings of the beast?

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tow rated at 7400lb,8 speed electic shift,no tow mode,can be driven as 8 speed straight drive on steering wheel.

[Padgett]

Pretty sure it is 240 hp @ 3600 and 420 lb-ft @2000. It is a nice design but for what I do, my Pentastar suits me. 20.8 with an Elkmont (barn door) is impressive.

Just curious, was this a one-time high time reading (of course head-wind makes a difference) or is it an average. Also, what kind of milage does your Jeep get if you drive at the same 55mph with NO trailer? We're towing a 24' Elkmont with a 2000 Suburban 2WD and a 5.3L, and at 55-60mph we'll get 14mpg...and that's an average. If there's a pretty good wind at our back we'll get close 16mpg.

Conrad

[Padgett]

Must admit wind drag is the reason I did not consider an Elkmont, I run at 65 when towing and get 17-18 mpg of 87 PON, 21-22 at 70 when not. Both with AC on. Or 4.5 gal/100 mi at 22 & 5.9gal/100 mi at 17.

That is in Florida flatlands where the highest point is a ride at Disney.

[hillbillyhotel]

just a fyi , that was a post from 2002. ,, if I was getting 14 mpg towing an elkmont, I would be ok with that, did not get that towing a tt ,

[Padgett]

Which ? The Jeep eco diesel/8 speed just became available in the US this year.

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Originally Posted by hillbillyhotel

just a fyi , that was a post from 2002. ,, if I was getting 14 mpg towing an elkmont, I would be ok with that, did not get that towing a tt ,

I think you may be confusing his "join date" (upper right hand corner) with the date of the post.

[hillbillyhotel]

yup
tks , what was I thinking? sorry folks