Does Cylinder Deactivation Actually Help Fuel Economy?
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 Published On Feb 14, 2024

Modern RAM trucks come from the factory with cylinder deactivation, a feature that shuts down one bank of cylinders in the engine with the purpose of saving fuel. But does it actually help improve your fuel economy? In this episode of What's Up With That, Jake borrowed the 2019 RAM 1500 from our fleet to test if his fuel economy really is improved with MDS activated.

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Intro - 0:00
What is Cylinder Deactivation? - 0:20
How Can You Disable Cylinder Deactivation? - 0:45
Driving Test - 1:32
Driving Test Results - 2:03
Final Thoughts - 3:00

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