My wife and I did a little traveling today. Late in the afternoon, I filled up in a small town in North Texas, and headed south back home. I drove across the central part of Texas on roads that were 65 mph to 70 mph. I usually push it a bit, but we were in no hurry so I stayed at the speed limit. Most of the trip was at 70 mph on smaller highways with not much traffic. I used the cruise control pretty much the entire way.
I realize that was a good recipe for good mileage, but wasn't prepared for the result. In the first 150 miles of the trip, my MPG was 34.1. I then hit about a 80 mile section that was 75 mph, so I bumped it up and fully expected a significant drop in the mileage. Although it did drop, I ended up at 32.5 mpg for the trip home. I figured it might be MPG readout error, but I backed it up by doing a mileage check manually through fuel consumption and supported those numbers. My "miles until empty" gauge showed over 525 miles left on the tank when I filled it up again once I got home.
My truck is, currently, stock except for a K&N air filter. It is smooth, quiet, has plenty of power to get up and run if it needs to, and still gets that kind of mileage. Amazing.
I realize that was a good recipe for good mileage, but wasn't prepared for the result. In the first 150 miles of the trip, my MPG was 34.1. I then hit about a 80 mile section that was 75 mph, so I bumped it up and fully expected a significant drop in the mileage. Although it did drop, I ended up at 32.5 mpg for the trip home. I figured it might be MPG readout error, but I backed it up by doing a mileage check manually through fuel consumption and supported those numbers. My "miles until empty" gauge showed over 525 miles left on the tank when I filled it up again once I got home.
My truck is, currently, stock except for a K&N air filter. It is smooth, quiet, has plenty of power to get up and run if it needs to, and still gets that kind of mileage. Amazing.
