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Well, with all the concerns about MPG I was really anxious to start our Christmas road trip to TX. We covered almost 3000 miles and it was a long trip.
Now, I will say this. I traveled with the cruise on with it set around 73-74 as it seems the car downshifts much less at that speed for what ever reason. If the car was downshifting too much, Id take the cruise off. I had the tires set at 36 PSI cold which was good for about 39-40 warm.
Google map of the trip route
Fuelly for Terrain
Basically, on the highway segments we averaged over 28 MPG. Considering one of the trips, I was going at a pretty good clip and it dropped the MPG a lot. Had I slowed down to 70, Id probably eek out 31 MPG but as we all know, its pretty hard to feel safe going the speed limit on a packed interstate.
Now, that isnt the 32 MPG that its rated at but us regular citizens are stuck with E10 while the vehicles are rated with 100% gas.

I also think that we are going to go with low resistant tires when the stock tires run out to get even more MPG.
Anybody else take their vehicle for a holiday trip and how did it do?
Now, I will say this. I traveled with the cruise on with it set around 73-74 as it seems the car downshifts much less at that speed for what ever reason. If the car was downshifting too much, Id take the cruise off. I had the tires set at 36 PSI cold which was good for about 39-40 warm.
Google map of the trip route
Fuelly for Terrain
Basically, on the highway segments we averaged over 28 MPG. Considering one of the trips, I was going at a pretty good clip and it dropped the MPG a lot. Had I slowed down to 70, Id probably eek out 31 MPG but as we all know, its pretty hard to feel safe going the speed limit on a packed interstate.
Now, that isnt the 32 MPG that its rated at but us regular citizens are stuck with E10 while the vehicles are rated with 100% gas.
I also think that we are going to go with low resistant tires when the stock tires run out to get even more MPG.
Anybody else take their vehicle for a holiday trip and how did it do?