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Dodge Ram 1500 Fuel Economy (km/L)

km/L Number of Vehicles
29 kilometers per liter 1 vehicles
30 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
31 kilometers per liter 1 vehicles
32 kilometers per liter 2 vehicles
33 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
34 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
35 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
36 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
37 kilometers per liter 1 vehicles
38 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
39 kilometers per liter 1 vehicles
40 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
41 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
42 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
43 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
44 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
45 kilometers per liter 1 vehicles
46 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
47 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
48 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
49 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
50 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
51 kilometers per liter 2 vehicles
Model Year Body/Powertrain km/L  
2003 2003 4dr Extended Cab 6.5ft bed 230-hp 5.2L V8 4-sp automatic 4WD, part-time w/low range 38.2
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With the turbocharged 231kW 2.7L I4 engine, 8-speed shiftable automatic transmission, and four-wheel drive, the 2003 Dodge Ram 1500 has been averaging 38.2 L/100km (liters per 100 kilometers).

The 2003 Dodge Ram 1500s in this analysis were driven mostly on the highway at an average speed of 72 kilometers per hour (about 45 percent of the kilometers driven). The rest of the kilometers were in the city (21.7 percent), in the suburbs (0 percent), and in heavy traffic (0 percent).

In addition, the average 2003 Dodge Ram 1500 in this analysis was driven on hilly terrain with a medium foot and the AC on only some of the time.
2003 2003 4dr Extended Cab 6.5ft bed 240-hp 4.7L V8 4-sp automatic RWD 34.8
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2003 2003 4dr Extended Cab 6.5ft bed 345-hp 5.7L V8 5-sp automatic 4WD, part-time w/low range 37.65
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2003 2003 2dr Regular Cab 6.5ft bed 215-hp 3.7L V6 5-sp manual RWD 50.8
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What Our Members Are Saying about the Real Gas Mileage of the 2003 Dodge Ram 1500

2003 Dodge Ram 1500 Real Gas Mileage: Pros
YearBody/PowertrainComment
2004 2dr Regular Cab 6.5ft bed 235-horsepower 4.7L V8
5-speed automatic RWD
Averaging 18 around town in mix driving see full Dodge Ram 1500 review
2004 4dr Extended Cab 6.5ft bed 345-horsepower 5.7L V8
5-speed automatic 4WD, part-time w/low range
Not great fuel economy. see full Dodge Ram 1500 review
2003 Dodge Ram 1500 Real Gas Mileage: Cons
YearBody/PowertrainComment
2004 4dr Extended Cab 6.5ft bed 345-horsepower 5.7L V8
5-speed automatic 4WD, part-time w/low range
Poor fuel economy see full Dodge Ram 1500 review
2003 4dr Extended Cab 6.5ft bed 240-horsepower 4.7L V8
4-speed automatic 4WD, part-time w/low range
I should have bought the Hemi 5.7L engine. The 4.7 is awful...gutless and I get about 13 mpg in a rural setting and can get about 15 in the highway. I drive very conservatively. see full Dodge Ram 1500 review
2003 4dr Extended Cab 6.5ft bed 345-horsepower 5.7L V8
5-speed automatic RWD
Not much I don't like about this truck, but MPG with a Hemi combined with heavy loads means 12-13 mpg consistently. Not sure newer trucks would do any better with my 1000 lb load in the back. Highway mileage is only 16-17 at best. see full Dodge Ram 1500 review
2002 4dr Extended Cab 6.5ft bed 240-horsepower 4.7L V8
4-speed automatic 4WD, part-time w/low range
I average 12 mpg with just me in the cab. see full Dodge Ram 1500 review
 

2003 Dodge Ram 1500 Gas Mileage (km/L)

Unlike other fuel economy surveys, TrueDelta's Real-World Gas Mileage Survey includes questions about how and where a car was driven. So you can get an idea of the Dodge Ram 1500's real-world km/L based on how and where you drive a car.