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Could you get a small 6x8 enclosed trailer to carry everything? It's a butt load better than driving two vehicles.

Holy crap. 18 lbs of weight per corner? I may dump the 22s if that's the case. I always assumed the rear bounce on my truck was due to the solid rear axle. It's the only reason I partially wish I had gone with the Tahoe.

Mine is an unmodified high country with a tonneau cover. I haven't looked at the build date, but I assume fairly recent given the turnover at the dealer I bought from.

Speedlimit ranges between 55-70. I am rarely below 65 unless a truck is slowing me down. I believe the 20 mpg pic I was averaging about 72 mph until I stopped for fuel. I always use cruise and never hypermile. The route is 77 to 81 to 276. It's ~580 miles one way and I do that round-trip a week. I'm not sure why anyone would expect a massive fullsize pickup to get 20mpg at 95 mph? There are quite a few sections of 81 where the speedlimit is 70 and I run 85. But I am far from a conservative driver. Also, based on the nationwide general average between 65-75 mph I assumed that was helpful information. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speed_limits_in_the_United_States_by_jurisdiction#:~:text=The%20standard%20speed%20limit%20is,mph%20for%20all%20other%20highways. Edit: average speed was 70ish for the 20.1 above southbound from Trenton to VA down 81. I left at 415 and stopped for gas at 1045. Hopefully that fully gives all the details. I'll allow whomever to determine the total altitude changes, since technically those are relevant too. I did stop at chickfila at some point during this trip so the average is a little skewed, but that should give a close enough picture.

On the hwy at ~10-15 over the speed limit I average between 19.5 and 20 mpg in my 6.2. Lifetime right now is about 18.5 through 4500 miles.

Until fast charging can deliver 400 miles of charge in 10 minutes, it's not ready for primetime if you travel. Honestly, more should be done in the hybrid arena. You can cover most peoples usage with a PHEV with 40 miles of range and still have the ability to travel long distances. All these ice bans are shortsighted and stupid. I'm not against EV's, I actually like them. I hate stupidity when it comes to lawmaking with respect to vehicles. I also don't understand why no OEM has come up with range extender technology. Like a portable tow behind generator that can deliver 300 or so watts a minute. There are so many solutions to the current problems and I have never seen any of the current OEMs attempt to tackle them. IMO there is no reason an EV should be carrying around a 100kw battery, it's excessive and wasteful. There is at minimum 300kg of extra weight that could be shaved with no more than a 50kw battery and hybrid range extender for use as needed.

E85 does allow you to build more power due to its higher octane rating, but it loses out to gas in btus (~20% lower.) Just a minor correction.

This and the fact low end torque is great for towing, which is why.... Well, diesels still exist and are primarily bought for towing and fuel economy. I don't get why this guy is still here arguing. I feel bad for the op.

Oh wow, that original pic really didn't do it justice. Those are awesome.

I don't even have the 2.7, but I am pretty impressed with what I see. And as others have stated, we will see in time how reliable it is. But turbo tech has come a long way in 20 years. It's also very beneficial at higher altitudes.

I would say given 99% of people don't read the manual anyway, nothing bad will come from it. Just my 0.02. If it did, I'm sure we would see far more failures than we do from people not adhering to the breakin schedule.

I can't say I did it the right way, but mine had 29 miles on it when I took it to work my first week with it. I've had it 3 weeks now and 2700 miles. So.....

I really like that red and black. I'm a big UGA fan, so it matches my theme. Lol.

I try to be nice, but he just seemed to berate the person unnecessarily just because they got a 2.7. He seems to have some good information in his thread, but there is no reason to go around beating on people in a forum because they disagree with you. Imo.

Did you do the door handles or were yours black from the factory?

I completely get it. I loved the RST look, but I couldn't get adaptive cruise and hud with the rst. So I went with the high country. I need to get the door handles painted and delete the chrome around the windows. I have considered swapping for an rst front bumper. Where did you get the door handles and how much was the cost, if you don't mind me asking?

Geez guy, way to come off as an old jerk. I guess you nailed the name. Sent from my SM-G781V using Tapatalk

Haha, I'm in the same boat. I picked mind up 3 weeks ago this coming Saturday and I just turned over 2700 miles. Sent from my SM-G781V using Tapatalk

I reached out to them and they didn't really have any options for me other than the 15 gal wheel well tank. I'm going to call around to a few 4x4 places tomorrow and see what I can find. I really want to find something soon. Sent from my SM-G781V using Tapatalk

Sorry to bump an old thread, but I was wondering this exact thing. Sent from my SM-G781V using Tapatalk

Awesome, thanks. Your truck looks awesome. Sent from my SM-G781V using Tapatalk

Thanks. Looks like they don't have anything for my 1500, unfortunately. I wish they had something like the 45 gallon tank they have for the raptors. Sent from my SM-G781V using Tapatalk

I was considering one of these. Any concerns with tapping into the bed? Sent from my SM-G781V using Tapatalk

I was looking for the same, minus the DM part. I have the 6.2 and I was hoping to find something to get me trough the 600 mile barrier due to my work and home being 579 miles apart. Sent from my SM-G781V using Tapatalk