Opinions on the C500...

[KaMe]

It is pretty damn good BUT... what the hell is this insane fuel consumption?! Seriously, just did a log delivery in Alaska and there was like 150 meters of mud, say goodbye to 3/4 of your fuel tank. Am I just crazy? Feel free to roast me.

[TRUCK]

I have used both the new trucks almost exclusively since they came out. They both use hardly any fuel. It's one of the reason I keep using them in hard mode.

[KaMe]

Originally posted by ᲼:

I have used both the new trucks almost exclusively since they came out. They both use hardly any fuel. It's one of the reason I keep using them in hard mode.

"hardly any fuel" are you kidding me?! Is 20L/min "hardly any fuel"??

[TRUCK]

idk what you're doing but these trucks are very easy on fuel.

[KaMe]

Originally posted by ᲼:

idk what you're doing but these trucks are very easy on fuel.

On asphalt yes they are, but as soon as you go through any mud/deep mud/offroad in general i've seen the needle hit 26L/min max. That's pretty insane. (talking only about the C500). I've done the same route with the WWS and it barely hits 12L/min. That's a pretty big difference. The C500 is more capable than the WWS, but still. I just though we get an american truck that has somewhat good fuel economy.

[TRUCK]

I'll look at it some more, but I haven't noticed anything with them.

[Rragar]

Originally posted by KaMe:

Originally posted by ᲼:

I have used both the new trucks almost exclusively since they came out. They both use hardly any fuel. It's one of the reason I keep using them in hard mode.

"hardly any fuel" are you kidding me?! Is 20L/min "hardly any fuel"??

You're driving in automatic and probably with an offroad gearbox, and probably also in AWD and with the top engine upgrade. Did I guess right?

My consumption average for the C500 is somewhere around 10-ish when loaded and while doing offroad. It does tend to spike high when it spikes, but the spikes don't last long enough to be an issue. I don't use AWD when it's not necessary, I use it with a Highway gearbox, and I normally drive it in High Gear. All the previous actually pushed it into the "fuel efficiency as a truck perk" realm, even though I'm using it with the top engine upgrade. You could swap for the twin turbo engine option (the mid-tier one) if you want your fuel efficiency to be even better while still retaining above-stock performance.

If you were driving in mud, bear in mind also that what gets your fuel burnt real fast is to drag the truck chassis across the mud; the C500 does have reduced clearance.

For comparison, last time I used a Royal BM17 in deep mud in Alaska, I was pulling 2 units of cargo on the truck and 2 on a trailer, and I was averaging around 10-ish with the stock engine, a Highway gearbox, and AWD engaged. Part of what made a noticeable difference is that I was using the 51 inch tires and the truck chassis wasn't resting on the mud.

Also, if you observe the unique stock tires that the C500 comes with, those alone tell you how you're intended to use the truck. The rear tires are narrower so that you can better concentrate the pressure there and more easily achieve peak pressure per unit of tire surface area after the truck is loaded. The front tires are wider because it's a front-heavy truck and that's to both improve front-end traction while in AWD, and to prevent overloading the tires on the front end of the truck. What the previous tells you is that this is primarily a dirt truck and not a truck for deep mud; the stock tire friction coefficients also reinforce this statement, with the dirt score (1.6) being above average for all-terrains and the mud score (1) being below average. Granted, you could just swap to OHD tires and that would then change things, but you'd still be limited by clearance, and the softer versions of OHD that work best on mud, also tend to be a bit squishy and do reduce clearance by about 1 inch of tire diameter. If you were to swap to OHD 2 or 3, you'd lose some mud traction but you could potentially reduce your mud drag by keeping the chassis slightly higher above it.

[Rragar]

BTW, which mud region were you crossing that ate away all that fuel? Was it the muddy cesspool of perdition at the south-center of the first map, on the way to the service station?

If you were indeed talking about that one, then unless you take something specialized for mud (which, as a heavy-duty class, the C500 isn't), I'd recommend just setting the truck in neutral and winching yourself across (high power or advanced winches are recommended) so you don't have to waste fuel crossing it. Either way, the winch is usually going to do most of the work there.

[Pandorian]

Originally posted by Rragar:

BTW, which mud region were you crossing that ate away all that fuel? Was it the muddy cesspool of perdition at the south-center of the first map, on the way to the service station?

I haven't been on Alaska in a fair bit and that just dragged up bad memories.