Davidmurphy02
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Quarter of the way into a 5,000 mile round trip from Austin to Chilliwack, BC. I'd been eager to see what kind of mpg I'd get with back to back days of 100% highway driving. I had 1,000 miles on the truck when I left home so it was pretty well broken in. All my driving so far has been in the 65-75 range, running 88 octane - out west it seems like regular is often 86 and mid grade 88. Quite a few hills, and a good bit of the driving has been at altitudes of up to 5,000 feet. The truck has driven like a dream - I just can't believe how smooth, quiet and comfortable it is on the road, makes long trips like this so much more fun. The transmission has actually learned how to drive in hilly high altitude terrain and I've seen a subtle change in shifting in the hills, probably similar to tow mode - doesn't try to go into 8th as much in areas where it will just have to shift back down to 7th right away.
I checked my mileage manually for a while and found the truck's computer to be pretty accurate. I'll keep track of my mpg on the entire trip and report back when it's over, but couldn't resist posting interim results - the mileage has just blown me away. In 1,300 miles of highway driving I am just over 23 mpg. I'm in the boonies with very low bandwidth and can't get a screenshot to upload but will do that on down the road. With the 33 gallon tank, it's so nice to drive 650 miles a day and only have to buy gas once. When I fill up it's showing about a 750 mile range.
Granted, these are ideal conditions - pure highway driving, using cruise control a lot, only a few stops for bathroom breaks but otherwise driving all day. Can't wait to see what my mpg works out to be for the whole trip, but so far it is exceeding my expectations.
I checked my mileage manually for a while and found the truck's computer to be pretty accurate. I'll keep track of my mpg on the entire trip and report back when it's over, but couldn't resist posting interim results - the mileage has just blown me away. In 1,300 miles of highway driving I am just over 23 mpg. I'm in the boonies with very low bandwidth and can't get a screenshot to upload but will do that on down the road. With the 33 gallon tank, it's so nice to drive 650 miles a day and only have to buy gas once. When I fill up it's showing about a 750 mile range.
Granted, these are ideal conditions - pure highway driving, using cruise control a lot, only a few stops for bathroom breaks but otherwise driving all day. Can't wait to see what my mpg works out to be for the whole trip, but so far it is exceeding my expectations.
