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Fri 27 Jan 2012 00:03
Dodge Ram - Advert on HJ - Auristocrat

Interesting to see the American advert for the Dodge Ram on HJ. Pre-tax prices range from £ 16341 to £ 20,400 for basic vehicles. Fuel consumption figures range from 11mpg for City to 16.6mpg for Highway (converted from US to Imperial).

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Fri 27 Jan 2012 00:15
Dodge Ram - Advert on HJ - unthrottled

It's the other way round. 16mpg (UK) city, 24mpg(UK) highway. Very impressive for a vehicle that size-especially given that the FTP 75 test involves much harder driving than the pathetic european NEDC.

Chrysler have been using cylinder deactivation since 2003-although Audi have apparenty just invented this concept.

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Fri 27 Jan 2012 00:19
Dodge Ram - Advert on HJ - jamie745

Didnt the 300C 5.7 have that? Only used four cylinders when you were just pootling.

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Fri 27 Jan 2012 00:39
Dodge Ram - Advert on HJ - unthrottled

yup.

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Fri 27 Jan 2012 00:52
Dodge Ram - Advert on HJ - Auristocrat

My Samsung phone converts 20mpg (US) for highway consumption quoted in the advert to 16.6mpg (UK).

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Fri 27 Jan 2012 01:22
Dodge Ram - Advert on HJ - unthrottled

That's why you shoudn't blindly rely on technology! ;)

1 US gallon =3.75litres

1 Imperial gallon =4.5litres

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Fri 27 Jan 2012 08:06
Dodge Ram - Advert on HJ - Auristocrat

Sorry - combination of tiredness, pleurisy and anti-biotics

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Fri 27 Jan 2012 07:38
Dodge Ram - Advert on HJ - TeeCee

One of my colleagues had a 7-series BMW V12 that did this many years ago.

That'd use 6, 8 or 12 cylinders as required.

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Fri 27 Jan 2012 17:46
Dodge Ram - Advert on HJ - Oli rag

I think GM's northstar V8 engine in the early 90's used cylinder deactivation.

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Fri 27 Jan 2012 18:14
Dodge Ram - Advert on HJ - unthrottled

I think the Chevy Small block OHV did-because it was easier to implement on an OHV engine. I wasn't aware of it being applied to the Northstar. Then of course there was GM's first attempt with the 8-6-4...

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Sat 28 Jan 2012 09:29
Dodge Ram - Advert on HJ - Collos25

Both Cadilac and Mercedes were using cylinder de-activation years ago and still do,

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