Ram 1500 Fuel Economy in Kingston: A Guide to Ram Canada's Figures by Engine for Work, Commutes and Winter

Kerry Irven

Oct 14

13 min read

A silver 2026 Ram 1500 crew cab parked at the curb across the lawn from the domed limestone Frontenac County Court House in Kingston, framed by autumn maples, with a headline in white capitals reading "Your week decides the engine"

Ram 1500 fuel economy on Ram Canada's 2026 Ram 1500 page, read October 13, 2026, includes a combined fuel consumption rating as low as 9.7 L/100 km (29 mpg) beside the 3.6L Pentastar VVT V6 engine with eTorque, and as low as 9.9 L/100 km (29 mpg) beside the 3.0L I-6 Hurricane Twin Turbo with Stop/Start.

Ram Canada's 2026 Ram 1500 footnote reads "Based on EnerGuide fuel consumption ratings," "Government of Canada test methods used," and "Your actual fuel consumption will vary based on driving habits and other factors."

Jim Thompson Chrysler, at 805 Gardiners Road in Kingston, sells new Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep and Ram vehicles and used vehicles of other makes, and our live Ram 1500 inventory shows what is currently available.

Each Ram 1500 figure is tied to one engine, so this guide works from the job your truck does to the engine that suits it, then through Kingston roads, winter and how to read a rating, before the trade-in and financing application steps, O.A.C.

Key Takeaways

At Jim Thompson Chrysler in Kingston, the work picks the Ram 1500 engine and the fuel figure comes second. Ram Canada's 2026 Ram 1500 page, read October 13, 2026, shows a combined fuel consumption rating as low as 9.7 L/100 km (29 mpg) beside the 3.6L Pentastar VVT V6 engine with eTorque, based on EnerGuide fuel consumption ratings and Government of Canada test methods.
Each Ram 1500 figure belongs to one engine. Ram Canada's 2026 Ram 1500 page shows a combined fuel consumption rating as low as 9.9 L/100 km (29 mpg) beside the 3.0L I-6 Hurricane Twin Turbo with Stop/Start, and for a truck with the 3.0L I6 High Output (HO) Twin Turbo Hurricane or the 5.7L HEMI V8 with eTorque, ask our sales team in Kingston for that truck's EnerGuide information, as Ram Canada's fuel footnote says to "Ask your retailer for EnerGuide information."
Ram Canada says your actual fuel consumption will vary. Ram Canada's 2026 Ram 1500 page ties that variation to "driving habits and other factors" and tells shoppers to use the ratings for comparison purposes only.
Around Kingston, read the rating against your own week. Natural Resources Canada's 2026 Fuel Consumption Guide says the combined rating reflects 55% city and 45% highway driving, so a week of mostly Highway 401 or mostly short trips on Princess Street is a different mix from the one that rating reflects.
The online starting points are Value My Trade and the credit application. Start your trade on our Value My Trade page and apply for financing online, from home, before you visit, O.A.C.; any approval depends on the review of your application.

Dawn on the 401, Mulch on Saturday: When Does Ram 1500 Fuel Economy Come Up?

Ram 1500 fuel economy comes up on the day you choose the engine for a new Ram 1500. The rest of a Kingston week is the driving itself.

A job in Kingston's east end starts at dawn: you back the truck out of the garage with a travel mug in hand.

On a site day a pair of sawhorses lies in the box and a lunch cooler sits on the rear floor.

A Saturday run for bags of mulch and a few patio stones ends with the tailgate down in the driveway while the kids carry the lighter bags.

A man lifts a bag of mulch off the lowered tailgate of a silver Ram 1500 in the driveway of a two-storey Kingston home, with six more bags in the box and four patio stones on the tailgate, as two children carry small bags across the lawn

Some evenings you drive over to Reddendale for a friend's backyard barbecue.

Every trip in a Ram 1500 runs on the engine you chose, and that choice is where Ram Canada's published figures belong.

What Ram 1500 Fuel Economy Does Ram Canada Publish?

The 2026 Ram 1500 figures on Ram Canada's 2026 Ram 1500 page, read October 13, 2026, include a combined fuel consumption rating as low as 9.7 L/100 km (29 mpg) beside the 3.6L Pentastar VVT V6 engine with eTorque and as low as 9.9 L/100 km (29 mpg) beside the 3.0L I-6 Hurricane Twin Turbo with Stop/Start. Ram Canada prints each figure beside one engine label, so a figure belongs to that engine and is not the rating of every Ram 1500 build.

Ram Canada's 2026 Ram 1500 page prints these combined figures under the words "Fuel economy rating as low as":

Engine label beside the figure, as Ram Canada prints it	Combined fuel consumption shown (L/100 km, with Ram's printed mpg)	Model year
3.6L Pentastar VVT V6 engine with eTorque	As low as 9.7 L/100 km (29 mpg)	2026
3.0L I-6 Hurricane Twin Turbo with Stop/Start	As low as 9.9 L/100 km (29 mpg)	2026

Source: Ram Canada's 2026 Ram 1500 page, read October 13, 2026, one vehicle and one model year. Ram Canada's footnote beside the figures reads "Use for comparison purposes only."

The 2027 Ram 1500

For a 2027 Ram 1500, ask our sales team for the EnerGuide information on the specific truck, because the figures in this guide are Ram Canada's 2026 Ram 1500 figures.

Ram Canada's 2027 Ram 1500 page names two straight-six 3.0L Twin Turbo Hurricane engines and a 5.7L HEMI V8 among the 2027 truck's engines.

When you look through our Ram 1500 results page, ask our sales team about the model year of any truck that interests you.

How Should a Kingston Buyer Choose a Ram 1500 Engine?

The trailer you pull and the load you carry most weeks should settle a Kingston buyer's Ram 1500 engine, with the fuel figure read second. A trailer turns the engine question into a towing question first, one to settle with our sales team on the actual truck before any fuel comparison begins.

Once the trailer question is settled, our Ram 1500 inventory is where to look at the trucks themselves.

The 3.6L Pentastar V6 With eTorque

On a 2026 Ram 1500, the 3.6L Pentastar VVT V6 engine with eTorque is the engine beside which Ram Canada's 2026 Ram 1500 page shows a combined fuel consumption rating as low as 9.7 L/100 km. Ram Canada lists the Pentastar V6 with eTorque as standard on the 2026 Tradesman, Express, Big Horn and Warlock.

Ram Canada spells VVT out as Variable Valve Timing, and Natural Resources Canada's 2026 Fuel Consumption Guide says variable valve timing and lift systems "adjust the timing of the engine valves to improve efficiency over a wide range of engine operating speeds."

If most of your week is commuting with a light load in the box, start your comparison with the Pentastar V6 with eTorque.

A woman in a tan work jacket stands at the open front door of a silver Ram 1500 with a travel mug in her hand, its box carrying only a black toolbox and a navy cooler, on a Kingston street of clapboard and buff-brick houses in early morning light

The 3.0L Hurricane Twin Turbo, Standard Output

Ram Canada's 2026 Ram 1500 page lists the 3.0L I6 Standard Output (SO) Twin Turbo Hurricane as standard on the Sport, Rebel and Laramie, and available on the Tradesman, Express, Big Horn and Warlock. Beside the 3.0L I-6 Hurricane Twin Turbo with Stop/Start, Ram Canada's 2026 Ram 1500 page shows a combined fuel consumption rating as low as 9.9 L/100 km.

The Hurricane label beside Ram Canada's 2026 figure of 9.9 L/100 km includes Stop/Start, and Natural Resources Canada's 2026 Fuel Consumption Guide says idle stop-start systems "lower fuel consumption and exhaust emissions by turning off the engine when the vehicle is idling and during deceleration at low speeds."

If the trim you want lists the Standard Output Hurricane as standard, read Ram Canada's 2026 figure beside the Hurricane Twin Turbo with Stop/Start before any other.

The High Output Hurricane and the 5.7L HEMI V8

For a 2026 Ram 1500, Ram Canada lists the 3.0L I6 High Output (HO) Twin Turbo Hurricane as standard on the Limited, Limited Longhorn, Tungsten and RHO, and the 5.7L HEMI V8 with eTorque as available on the Tradesman, Express, Big Horn, Warlock, Sport, Rebel, Laramie and Limited Longhorn. For a truck with either engine, ask our sales team for the EnerGuide information on that specific truck, as Ram Canada's footnote says to "Ask your retailer for EnerGuide information."

How Does Ram 1500 Fuel Economy Play Out on Kingston Roads?

Ram 1500 fuel economy on Kingston roads will differ from Ram Canada's rating for the same engine, because Ram Canada's 2026 Ram 1500 page says "Your actual fuel consumption will vary based on driving habits and other factors." The combined rating, in Natural Resources Canada's 2026 Fuel Consumption Guide, reflects 55% city and 45% highway driving, so the useful question is how far your own week sits from that mix.

Natural Resources Canada's 2026 Fuel Consumption Guide also lists "The age and condition of your vehicle" among the factors that will affect fuel consumption, and our service department takes bookings through book service for your Ram 1500.

The 401 to Napanee, Belleville, Gananoque or Brockville

Long Ram 1500 runs on Highway 401, west through Napanee to Belleville or east past Gananoque to Brockville, are mostly highway driving, a different mix from the one the combined rating reflects. Natural Resources Canada's 2026 Fuel Consumption Guide lists maintaining a steady speed and avoiding high speeds among its fuel-efficient driving techniques, and a long run on the 401 is where both apply.

Short Winter Trips Across Town

On a Ram 1500, short winter trips from Gardiners Road to Princess Street and back are a different kind of driving again. Natural Resources Canada's 2026 Fuel Consumption Guide lists "Temperature and weather" and "Traffic and road conditions" among the factors that will affect the fuel consumption of your vehicle.

Natural Resources Canada's guide says the 5-cycle testing procedure manufacturers now use includes "operating a vehicle in cold weather," and also that it is impossible for a laboratory test "to simulate all conditions that drivers may experience," so plan for winter figures that differ from the rating.

A Job-Site Day Toward Sydenham or Harrowsmith

If your Ram 1500 is a four-wheel-drive truck and the day ends on a gravel site road near Sydenham or Harrowsmith, Natural Resources Canada's 2026 Fuel Consumption Guide lists "Using all-wheel and four-wheel drive" among the factors that affect fuel consumption. A loaded box or a trailer on that run is the reason to choose the engine for the work first and compare fuel figures after.

Driving Habits That Help, in Natural Resources Canada's Words

Around Kingston, the five fuel-efficient driving techniques that Natural Resources Canada's 2026 Fuel Consumption Guide gives for lowering your vehicle's fuel consumption fit roads you already use in a Ram 1500:

Accelerate gently, easing away from the lights on Princess Street.
Maintain a steady speed on the long stretches of the 401.
Anticipate traffic on Gardiners Road at the evening rush.
Avoid high speeds, where Natural Resources Canada's own line is "Keep to the speed limit and save on fuel!"
Coast to decelerate on the approach to a red light on Division Street.

How Should You Read a Ram 1500 Fuel Economy Rating Before You Buy?

Read a Ram 1500 fuel economy rating as a way to compare engines, because Ram Canada's 2026 Ram 1500 page says "Use for comparison purposes only." The words Ram Canada prints around its figures matter too, starting with "as low as."

What "As Low As" Means on a Ram 1500 Figure

On a Ram 1500, "as low as" makes Ram Canada's figure the low end for that engine, not a promise for every build. Ram Canada's 2026 Ram 1500 footnote reads "When properly equipped," then "Specific model and optional equipment are required to achieve the maximum ratings shown," so a particular truck's own rating can sit above the figure shown.

Ram 1500 MPG and L/100 km

Ram 1500 mpg appears on Ram Canada's 2026 Ram 1500 page in brackets after the L/100 km figure: as low as 9.7 L/100 km (29 mpg) for the 3.6L Pentastar VVT V6 engine with eTorque and as low as 9.9 L/100 km (29 mpg) for the 3.0L I-6 Hurricane Twin Turbo with Stop/Start. Natural Resources Canada's 2026 Fuel Consumption Guide says the EnerGuide label expresses the combined rating in miles per imperial gallon.

As a conversion of our own, 282.48 divided by an L/100 km figure gives miles per imperial gallon, and Ram Canada's printed pairs round to that result. Compare Ram 1500 engines in L/100 km: Ram Canada's 2026 combined ratings read as low as 9.7 L/100 km for the Pentastar V6 with eTorque and as low as 9.9 L/100 km for the Hurricane Twin Turbo with Stop/Start, though Ram prints the same mpg beside both.

The EnerGuide Label on a New Ram 1500

The EnerGuide label is the model-specific source for a new Ram 1500: Natural Resources Canada's 2026 Fuel Consumption Guide says the label "gives model-specific fuel consumption information for new light-duty vehicles available for sale in Canada," and that this includes pickup trucks.

Natural Resources Canada's guide says EnerGuide labels should remain on new vehicles until they are sold, and "If a new vehicle has no label, ask the dealer to give you the manufacturer's fuel consumption information for the vehicle."

At Jim Thompson Chrysler, ask our sales team for the manufacturer's fuel consumption information on any Ram 1500 in our live inventory.

A woman in a navy sweater holds an open hand toward the cab of a silver Ram 1500 as she talks with a man in a charcoal fleece beside the truck, on a paved lot in Kingston with autumn maples and a grey commercial building behind

The First Kilometers on a New Ram 1500

Give a new Ram 1500 some kilometers before you judge its fuel use, because Natural Resources Canada's 2026 Fuel Consumption Guide says "some vehicles do not get their best fuel consumption until they have been driven for about 6,000 to 10,000 km."

When Is a New Ram 1500 the Wrong Starting Point?

A new Ram 1500 is the wrong starting point when your trailer is a job for a heavy-duty pickup, when your budget points to a used truck, or when your real question is trim rather than fuel. Our blog and our website each have a better first stop for those three shoppers.

Pulling a heavy trailer? Our Ram 2500 heavy-duty guide is the place to start, with the gas-or-diesel choice and financing in it.
Shopping used? Our used Ram truck guide walks through the Ram 1500, 2500 and 3500 for work, towing and everyday driving, and our used inventory shows what is currently available.
Choosing a trim? Our Ram 1500 guide covers choosing the right trim, along with trade-ins and financing.

How Do Financing and a Trade-In Work on a New Ram 1500?

On a new Ram 1500, you can apply for financing online, from home, before you visit, O.A.C., and start your trade on our Value My Trade page. Any approval depends on the review of your application.

Financing is available on the vehicles we sell, O.A.C.

The engine you settle on is part of the truck the application is for, so it is worth deciding before you sign.

For the appraisal itself, bring your trade in, because the vehicle is inspected on the lot.

A man crouches at the rear wheel of an older navy compact SUV and points at the tire tread while a woman in a cream coat leans in to look, beside a silver Ram 1500 parked on a lot in Kingston with a row of vehicles behind

If you owe more on your current vehicle than it is worth, the difference may be added to the amount financed, increasing the amount borrowed and potentially the total cost of borrowing.

For an owner who wants to sell, not trade, the right page is We Buy Cars.

Why Bring Your Ram 1500 Engine Question to Jim Thompson Chrysler on Gardiners Road?

Because Ram Canada's 2026 Ram 1500 page tells shoppers to "Ask your retailer for EnerGuide information," and in Kingston that retailer can be us. Jim Thompson Chrysler, at 805 Gardiners Road in Kingston, sells new Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep and Ram vehicles and used vehicles of other makes.

Our live Ram 1500 inventory shows what is currently available.

The engine conversation with our sales team starts from your own week: trailer or no trailer, a loaded box or an empty one, mostly 401 or mostly town.

After delivery, ask our service department about Signature Service whenever you book service.

Frequently Asked Questions

What Is the Fuel Economy of the 2026 Ram 1500?

Ram Canada's 2026 Ram 1500 page, read October 13, 2026, shows a combined fuel consumption rating as low as 9.7 L/100 km beside the 3.6L Pentastar VVT V6 engine with eTorque and as low as 9.9 L/100 km beside the 3.0L I-6 Hurricane Twin Turbo with Stop/Start. Each figure is tied to one engine, not to every Ram 1500.

What Ram 1500 MPG Does Ram Canada Show?

Ram Canada's 2026 Ram 1500 page prints a combined fuel consumption rating as low as 9.7 L/100 km (29 mpg) for the 3.6L Pentastar VVT V6 engine with eTorque and as low as 9.9 L/100 km (29 mpg) for the 3.0L I-6 Hurricane Twin Turbo with Stop/Start. Compare Ram 1500 engines in L/100 km, where Ram Canada's 2026 figures differ.

Will a Kingston Winter Affect a Ram 1500's Fuel Consumption?

Yes: Natural Resources Canada's 2026 Fuel Consumption Guide lists temperature and weather among the factors that will affect the fuel consumption of your vehicle. At Jim Thompson Chrysler in Kingston, we read a Ram 1500 rating as a way to compare engines and plan for winter figures that differ from it.

Does Fuel Economy or the Work Decide Which Ram 1500 Engine to Buy?

The work decides first: a trailer or a regular heavy load should settle the Ram 1500 engine question, and Ram Canada's combined fuel consumption rating comes after. Our sales team at Jim Thompson Chrysler in Kingston can go through the engine choice on the specific Ram 1500 you are considering.

Can You Start a Ram 1500 Trade-In and Financing Online?

Yes: for a new Ram 1500, start a trade on our Value My Trade page and apply for financing online, O.A.C.; any approval depends on the review of your application. If you owe more than your vehicle is worth, the difference may be added to the amount financed, increasing the amount borrowed and potentially the total cost of borrowing.

Find Your Ram 1500 Fuel Economy Answer in Kingston

Your Ram 1500 fuel economy answer starts with the work the truck will do, then the engine that suits that work, then the fuel figures for that engine, and then the truck itself in our live Ram 1500 inventory.

If a different new Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep or Ram vehicle suits your week better, our new inventory shows what is currently available.

Wherever your week starts, from Bath in the west to Gananoque in the east, you can get directions to 805 Gardiners Road before you set out.

Visit us at 805 Gardiners Road, Kingston, ON K7M 7E6

Browse inventory online, value your trade, apply for credit approval, O.A.C., book service, or contact our team.

Local: (613)-389-4426 Sales: (877)-251-9249 Parts: (888)-711-5309 Service: (888)-713-0742

About the Author:

Kerry Irven is the Vice President of New and Used Automotive Operations for Heighton Automotive Group, a family-owned and operated automotive group serving communities across Eastern Ontario. Kerry began his automotive career in new-car sales, building his experience on the showroom floor and working his way through multi-store dealership operations.

With over 25 years in the automotive industry, Kerry has helped grow automotive businesses from one location with 40 to 50 vehicles in stock to more than 500 vehicles across 10 rooftops. His hands-on background in both new and used-vehicle operations gives him a practical understanding of what customers look for when shopping for their next vehicle.

Throughout his career, Kerry has always been actively involved in staff coaching and in understanding customer wants and needs, helping ensure the businesses he works with continue to adapt to what customers are truly looking for.

One of the most exciting chapters of his career has been the shift into modern automotive marketing, embracing new technology, transparent pricing, customer-first inventory strategies, and new ways to create a better vehicle-shopping experience.

Kerry has completed extensive automotive training, including certification through the Ontario Motor Vehicle Industry Council, involvement with the Used Car Dealers Association of Ontario, Canadian automotive dealer training, and multiple customer service courses.

Born and raised on a farm, Kerry has always valued family, hard work, and a practical, down-to-earth approach. Joining Heighton Automotive Group and working alongside Thomas Heighton and family, along with managing partners Kyle Lothian and Martin Gougeon, has allowed him to bring those same values into the car business. It has also allowed Kerry to continue following a simple philosophy: treat every customer exactly the way he would want to be treated.

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