The Trucks that Guzzle the Least Gas

Because gas prices have gone up consistently over the years and don’t appear to ever want to come back down the vehicles made for work have increasingly had to put a premium on fuel efficiency to allow them to help their owners keep profits in their pockets and not spent at the gas pump. These vehicles of course are the trucks out there. For a long time truck builders only had to worry about putting as much power as they could into these beasts of burden, but in recent years they have had to work extra hard to offer the most in both power and fuel mileage. Anyone in the market for a truck should start with this list to help not only gain the power they need, but also the fuel efficiency.

#9 2015 Nissan Titan

For the Nissan Titan S model the power offering is an Endurance 5.6-liter V8 engine that offers up 317 horsepower and is mated to a five-speed automatic transmission. This truck is equipped with overdrive, four-wheel anti-lock brakes, five airbags, an airbag occupancy sensor, air conditioning, 18-inch styled steel wheels, driveline traction control, electronic stability control and a six-speaker audio system. The fuel mileage that gets this list started comes in at 13 city/18 hwy for the Nissan Titan.

#8 2015 Toyota Tundra

For the 2015 version of this popular truck offered by Toyota the SR V6 model is powered by a 4.0-liter V6 engine that can reach up to 270 horsepower and is matched up with a five-speed automatic transmission. This truck features overdrive, four-wheel anti-lock brakes, six airbags that include driver and passenger knee airbags, an airbag occupancy sensor, air conditioning, 18-inch styled steel wheels, cruise control, driveline traction control and electronic stability control. The fuel efficiency for the Tundra comes in at 16 city/20 hwy mpg.

#7 2014 Honda Ridgeline

The Ridgeline offers in general an appearance of more of a hybrid looking truck with its short bed and high bed sidewalls and this offering from Honda comes in at the seventh-place spot in the RT model with a 3.5-liter V6 engine that offers up to 250 horsepower and is paired with a five-speed automatic transmission. This truck is equipped with overdrive, four-wheel anti-lock brakes, five airbags, an airbag occupancy sensor, air conditioning, 17-inch styled steel wheels, cruise control, driveline traction control and four-wheel drive. The fuel mileage for the Ridgeline enters the list at 15 city/21 hwy mpg and as a 2014 model will soon be gone from dealer inventory and is offered at a great price.

#6 2015 Nissan Frontier

As a more athletic looking truck than its larger sibling the Frontier in the S model is offered as a standard version with a 2.5-liter inline four-cylinder engine that offers 152 horsepower and is married up with a five-speed manual transmission. This truck features overdrive, four-wheel anti-lock brakes, five airbags, an airbag occupancy sensor, 15-inch styled steel wheels, driveline traction control, electronic stability control, a four speaker audio system and chrome interior accents. The fuel efficiency for the Frontier shows up at 19 city/23 hwy.

#5 2014 Ford F-150

As a powerful offering that does a masterful job of offering both great capability and fuel efficiency this model of the F-150 is soon to be gone from dealerships to make room for the 2015 models and needs to be snatched up quickly. In the XL model the F-150 offers a 3.7-liter V6 engine that offers up to 302 horsepower and is mated with a six-speed automatic transmission. This very popular truck is equipped with overdrive, four-wheel anti-lock brakes, five airbags, an airbag occupancy sensor, air conditioning, 17-inch styled steel wheels, driveline traction control, AdvanceTrac w/Roll Stability Control electronic stability control and a four-speaker audio system. The fuel efficiency for America’s most popular truck comes in at 17 city/23 hwy.

#4 2015 GMC Sierra 1500

Not to be outdone by the 2014 Ford, GM brings to the party the Sierra 1500 in the base model that is powered by an EcoTec3 4.3-liter V6 engine that offers up to 285 horsepower and is partnered up with a six-speed automatic transmission. The Sierra features overdrive, four-wheel anti-lock brakes, five airbags, an airbag occupancy sensor, air conditioning, 17-inch steel wheels, cruise control, driveline traction control and StabiliTrak w/Proactive Roll Avoidance electronic stability control. The fuel efficiency from the Sierra comes in at 18 city/24 hwy mpg.

#3 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 1500

Beating out the F-150 for the 2014 model year is the Silverado 1500 1WT model that is powered by the EcoTec3 4.3-liter V6 engine that will achieve as much as 285 horsepower and is paired with a six-speed automatic transmission. This third place finisher on this list is equipped with overdrive, four-wheel anti-lock brakes, five airbags, an airbag occupancy sensor, air conditioning, 17-inch steel wheels, cruise control, driveline traction control and StabiliTrak w/Proactive Roll Avoidance electronic stability control. This heartbeat of America truck comes in at 18 city/24 hwy mpg and will be gone from dealer inventories soon to make room for the 2015 models.

#2 2015 Toyota Tacoma

Another smaller siblings shows up on this list in the form of the Toyota Tacoma base model powered by a 2.7-liter inline four-cylinder engine that offers up to 159 horsepower and is matched up with a five-speed manual transmission. The Tacoma features overdrive, four-wheel anti-lock brakes, four airbags, an airbag occupancy sensor, air conditioning, 15-inch styled steel wheels, driveline traction control, electronic stability control and a four speaker audio system with MP3 capabilities. The fuel efficiency for the Tacoma comes into the runner up spot at 21 city/25 hwy mpg.

#1 2014 Ram 1500

The Dodge Ram has been a longstanding symbol of power for trucks and the Ram 1500 in the Tradesman/Express model for 2014 offers the chart topping fuel efficiency. This truck is chosen as the winner over the Tacoma because it is a full-size truck and the Tacoma plays in the mid-sized arena. The Ram is powered by a 3.6-liter V6 engine that offers up to 305 horsepower and is paired up with an eight-speed automatic transmission. This truck features overdrive, four-wheel anti-lock brakes, five airbags, an airbag occupancy sensor, air conditioning, 17-inch styled steel wheels, cruise control, driveline traction control and electronic stability control. The fuel efficiency for this chart topper comes in at 17 city/25 hwy mpg. This is another great offering that will be making room for the 2015 models very soon allowing dealers to offer it at a great price.

A host of great trucks are offered on this list for any truck shopper to choose from. More than any other class of vehicle truck enthusiast usually are very brand loyal, but when faced with a partnering of power and fuel efficiency many owners might start to change their mind if they know they can fuel up less often without giving up power to get the job done.