Miles per Gallon for 2500 v6 low roof and high roof

[KMG]

For a front wheel drive van with a max towing capacity of 5,100 pounds, the mileage seams about right.  To me the two vans are different enough they aren't even comparable.  I like others here who purchased NVs might be a little biased but will still shoot you straight advice.   

[radin2son]

He's on his way to the NV dealer. Wonder if he brought his 9' standups with him...

[chris_columbia]

Here's my data calculated from last two fillups done at the same pump at the same gas station. High roof V6 2013 NV2500 with 75k miles. 18.7mpg 20%city/80% highway. 18.9mpg 10%city/90%highway. I drive 60mph on highway, with CC set. I just bought used last month. Was worried based on what I read before purchase about mpg, but I'm quite happy with fuel economy.

[radin2son]

Wow, this topic started in 2015. The V6 can get good mpg. How do you plan to use your?

[ASD Dad]

Over my 60K plus miles I still get right around 12.5 combined.  That is with a big roof rack and AT tires.  That is the main reason I am driving our old Sienna vs. the NV unless we need the extra room or have to tow something.

[chris_columbia]

I replied to the 2015 thread just because I had such a hard time getting real MPG numbers when looking to buy used. Maybe someone else will see it and learn something. I see so few people explain what model/engine/driving style, when they post mpg. Some people say the v6 and v8 get nearly the same mpg, but looks to me like some v8 people are getting really bad fuel economy. For me v6 has plenty of power, and I own two ferrari's so I'm not a stranger to power. But, its a van and I drive it like one. Only advantage I see to the v8 is it does seem super durable. All the high mileage ones are v8. I see the v8's with 300, 400, 500K miles on them! Of course the passenger version only comes in v8, so that's limiting.

 

Oh, and filled up again today: 18.7mpg with mostly highway. So that's 18.7, 18.9 and 18.7mpg for last 3 fill ups. Pretty consistent even with slightly different drives. Oh, and whether is nice, so not running a/c much. I'm sure that might bring it down a touch once it's hotter out.

[radin2son]

No argument regarding you adding to the 2015 topic. Since no truck city/hwy/combined figures are mandatory, all we can hope for is self reported combined. Some hwy, but even that involved combined.

 

As the ad says, “What’s in you Van?”

 

Axulsuv had the best reported V6 mpg for his NV1500. I think it was 21 mpg. His was a bare bones camper and motorcycle hauler. Very little weight.

 

15+ mpg for the V8, that we get per trip, vs 18+ mpg for the V6 is not earth shaking. It all comes down to how you use or plan to use your NV.

 

Since you have 2 Ferrari’s, did you see the Motor Trend article from several+ years ago, where they used their NV 2500 high roof as a support vehicle for speed testing for sports cars. It even was used as a draft vehicle to get one to a fuel station. The same NV has been used for their truck of the year coverage. They also did long term review of the NV 2500 V8.

[chris_columbia]

I remember them testing a dark blue one. They seemed to like it. Though, I trust the plumber in the Home Depot parking lot more for long term opinion on reliability, since I was looking for 6-7 year old NV. For a depreciating asset like a van, reliability is my number one requirement.

[radin2son]

Motor Trend also did a long term (1year) use review of the NV200. (There was a long term Sprinter test but none for Transit or ProMaster.) Long term mpg data reflects “real world” posts on this forum. Perhaps more useful for a new NVP buyer.

 

Another positive is Motor Trend’s estimate that NV cargo vans will retain 53% of their value after 5 years. Best of the large vans and the NV200 was tied for first with Ford City Transit at 44% if I recall correctly. Good buying tool.

 

Back to reliability, no argument about NV reliability. Most will be traded in long before their useful life ends. Wonder if they will ever have the brand loyalty of the other commercial vans?

 

Nissan needs to modernize the current drive train. Dodge’s new eTorque with auto stop/start adds 2 mpg in city driving.

Edited April 11, 2019 by radin2son

[David Cauble]

I have a 2017 2500 SL cargo with the V6 engine. I use it more as an adventure van than as a cargo van, so I don't normally put substantial weight in the cargo area of the van. I also happen to have a lead foot. I normally have cruise control set to 90 mph when I am on a road trip. I average 13.7mpg to 14.9mpg depending on outside temperature and if I am climbing hills. 

 

When I bought the Nissan, I bought the V6 thinking that I was going to get awesome mileage. The trueth is that the V6 and the V8 get similar mileage. What I did not appreciate when I made my purchase is that I would be using the van to tow my ATVs around the country, If I am going to have to live with 14mpg, the additional torque of the V8 would have been helpful. 

 

I hope this helps. 

[chris_columbia]

So my mpg just jumped from 18's to high 19's. Two things have happened that might account for this: 1. Warmer spring temps mean the engine doesn't run rich for as long getting up to operational temperature 2. I changed one rear O2 sensor trying to resolve P0420 code(low cat efficiency). Though, it's supposed to be a passive sensor and I didn't think it would have any engine effect? Didn't resolve code, either. I've done no repairs, or mods to otherwise explain.

 

In any case, I'm quite happy. This is about 80% highway with about 5 cold starts between each fill up, so now I'm starting to believe these people who are able to get above 20 on the highway with only one startup on a warm engine.

 

Last 3 fill ups: 19.7, 19.6, 19.7 mpg.