Diesel RVs which we’ve shared in this article if you’re interested: RV Smackdown – Diesel vs Gas and we have updates with our Bounder/Gas RV performance thoughtssoon! If you’ve guessed we’re not too happy with these numbers, trust me, you’ve guessed right! It’s a real bummer that gas RVs don’t get near the fuel economy as a diesel motorhome…but they’re a lot less expensive so most people say it comes out in the wash. Avg RV Fuel Economy: 6.67 MPG (2.84 KmPL).Avg Price per Gallon (regular unleaded): $3.18 USD.How did I end up with such poor MPG? Good news is the price per gallon is a little bit lower than Alaska Fuel Prices due to the US dollar being about 30% stronger than the Canadian Dollar.
8.1 VORTEC MPG MOTORHOME GENERATOR
I don’t think we ran the generator this entire route so we can throw that wild card out the window. There are some hills but nothing that stood out to me as a big mountain. The roads were in good condition, we met very little traffic or construction, it’s probably the most smooth sailing we’ve experienced on this trip. My first Canadian fill-up was in Whitehorse, YT and our last was just south of the Canadian Border in Lacey, WA (I didn’t finish with a fill-up in BC because fuel is so darn expensive in Canada). Sadly, we rushed through this portion of trip heading south from our Alaska Adventures.
It was warm enough we had to run the dash AC a bit, but not too much. Without further ado, here is the MPG of our new motorhome. Now enter our new home on wheels: A Ford V10 powered Gas RV, in fact it’s our first class A gas RV ever! She’s a 2016 Fleetwood Bounder 33C. Our Excursion came in third but considering it wasn’t designed for fuel efficiency like our Vesta, I was pleased when we tracked the fuel economy in the 9.5 MPG range (you can find those reports here: Fleetwood Excursion MPG). Our Vesta came in a very close second averaging a fuel economy in the almost 11ish MPG area (you can find those reports here: Monaco Vesta MPG). Although I didn’t track and share the MPG of our Avanti it was the best performer due to the smaller 31’ size and lighter weight. Trust me, when we started our search for an RV we spent countless hours online looking up Most Fuel Efficient RV, Best RV MPG, Green RV, Hybrid RV, and so on… We are really hoping there’s a change for the better in the near future.Īt this point we’ve had three different Class A Diesel RVs: 2 Front Engine Diesels (a Damon Avanti and a Monaco Vesta) and one rear engine diesel (a Fleetwood Excursion).
I hate to say it but the RV industry hasn’t been forced by the consumer, or the government, to design class A motorhomes that get a Miles Per Gallon that one can be proud to share with their friends. If you’ve found this article while looking for a fuel efficient RV or motorhome your search may sadly end here.