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I'm not sure that I can really add much. As has been stated, these new trucks are coming with nice transmissions, tall tires need more gear. I recently rented a truck to drive to my mother's in FL, rent a trailer, and bring some stuff back from her house. It was about 1150 miles round trip. I rented a truck from Enterprise, it was an F250 superduty with a diesel. It got decent mileage on the way there running 75mph, I think 19mpg. I can't remember what it got on the way back, but it was just a small uhaul trailer, 8' long x 5' tall. You could hardly tell the trailer was there. If I was going to be towing, I can't see getting anything but diesel.