Tow Vehicle Effiency

I have an Rpod 179, and I tow it with my 2013 GMC 1500, 5.3 Litre.  I average 13 to 14 MPG on hiway / Town, and on a long trip maybe a little better., maybe 15. 

Originally posted by scroc We run the OBD link app with their MX BT hooked into the scan port on the Frontier. This gives us real time info on whats happening with the Tugger so you can adjust driving habits accordingly.  We started with this tool in 2016 on our old Trek and found it was a great help with maintaining and monitoring the power train systems so we have continued updating and using it on all our tow rigs since then. With the electronic throttle controls on most rigs today small incremental movements of your foot make a considerable difference in amount of fuel being used to cover the distance. Enjoy our new Pod, Steve & Cheryl

Originally posted by scroc We just finished a trip from western Idaho back to the southern Oregon coast, R-Pod, 2024 RP194 came across the scale at 3550 lbs and tugger, 2013 Nissan Frontier at 5400 lbs. Averaged 13.2 for trip using true gallons and miles, several 5k+ passes and some bad winds between Burns and Lakeview. The Nissan does a good job, maintains 48-55 on the uphills at 2700-3200, could spin it and go faster but were retired so wandering easy is fine with us. Steve, Cheryl, & critters.

Wow. You must be living right to get that kind of performance out of the Frontier. We never got close to that and we travel lighter than some backpackers! Good for you!

Just returned from a 30 day, 6000+ mile trip towing a loaded 177 (2940#) from MI to IL to IN to IO to NE to CO to UT to AZ and then returned home going thru CO to NE to SD to MN to WI and back to Michigan.  Used 87 octane (never more than 10% ethanol) and averaged 13.2 using the trailer towing mode.  Gas prices ranged from 2.79 in Iowa to 4.49 in Colorado and 4.19 in Arizona.