I can take rotary engine parts with me which is not
practical if I fly. Not to mention the savings in hotel
rooms and rental cars. I can also take a nap in
the after noon :-)

I bought a Dodge Ram Promaster 110 inch wheel base version.
As far as I can tell it is the only monocoque (unit body)
front drive van  with 62 inches of head room on the market.
The floor is only 21 inches from the ground. Standard roof.
It is 1000 pounds lighter than your typical rear drive
channel steel frame sport ute, pick up truck or van
chassis. That means it gets much better gas mileage.
At 50 MPH rolling drag is half the the total drag so weight
has a large affect on low speed MPG. Payload is about
4000 pounds. It will tow 5000 pounds.

The turning circle is 36 feet which makes it easy to manoeuvre
in tight places and to parallel park. One can park it anywhere.
Even in residential areas. Not true for most motor homes.

It gets about 20 MPG at a steady 65 MPH. The side
view mirrors electrical retract and that adds 2 to 3 MPG
more on the flat at 65 MPH. There is an instant MPG read out on
the instrumental panel display.

The engines is a Mercedes design 3.6 L V6 with six speed
auto transmission. 24 gallon fuel tank with over 500 mile
range. The intake manifold maintains peak torque from
1600 to 6400 RPM. 280 HP and 260 ft pounds of torque.

That is almost as good as the RX8 intake manifold
however not as much torque. The RX8 is only 2.6 L
and not 3.6 L.  If we ever get a 16B that would be 3.2 L.
 A 3 rotor is 3.9 L. Torque deficiencies can be made up with
a good multi speed auto transmission if you have the HP
 of course.

Paul Lamar

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