TOWING WITH 2012 2500 RAM HEMI 4 X 4 QUESTIONS??

I would like to know if anyone has bought a new 2012 Ram 2500 4 X 4 with the standard HEMI engine and used it for towing? I would like to know what kind of gas milage you get while towing? Also no trailer or towing gas milage? What kind of weight for the car and trailer being towed? The local dealer says many improvements in the Hemi engine and new 6 speed automatic are more favorable for towing?? If this topic has already been discussed please provide me a link.
Thanks! John

i've only towed once with my 2012 1500 2wd,but i can tell you in hilly country it isn't going to get mpg for squat.i had it on tow/haul,lots of down and up shifting,finally just put it in 5th and was much better.and i'm not talking very big hills.this was hauling my 3100lb 63 on open 20ft car hauler.

ive heard guys complain about the rear springs squatting more than they thought it should...

I've got a 2010 2500 HEMI with 3.73 gears. Bone Stock 15.60 in the 1/4

It gets:
10-12 around town
17 empty @70mph
12 towing my open trailer and Dart @70mph with a bed full of crap.

Good truck, plenty of power but most of it is up higher rpm's, so its going to downshift. Towing to one track we climb through several mountain passes, It likes to climb those hills about 4K rpm in 3rd gear to maintain 70mph up the grade.

No complaints. Yes I wish I had a diesel, for the simple fact you could throw anything bhind it and not think twice. But for me, and the driving I do, financially it doesn't make sense. You've got to put a ton of miles on one or tow big heavy loads to ever see the return.

Tell the dealer you want to hook a trailer to it for the test drive

ive got a 05 daytona 1500 4wd i tow my 68 charger on a open trailer ,it gets about 13.2 mpg in the hills of pa and on the highway 1/2 city and 1/2 highway not 2 bad i don't think , if i put a controller on it i heard it will pick a 2-3 mpg oh ya thats at 75mph from pgh to detroit

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It gets:
10-12 around town
17 empty @70mph
12 towing my open trailer and Dart @70mph with a bed full of crap.

Good truck, plenty of power but most of it is up higher rpm's, so its going to downshift. Towing to one track we climb through several mountain passes, It likes to climb those hills about 4K rpm in 3rd gear to maintain 70mph up the grade.

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This is almost exactly what my 05 1500 4x4 Hemi with 3.92's gets. 12 in town, 16-17 unloaded on the freeway, 11-12 with either a 3000# enclosed or 4000# open trailer.