Recent trip to Boston, MPG

[blockisle9]

Okay my first real highway trip to Boston.

Total round trip mileage, about 275. Probably about 40 miles driving around Boston and the rest highway, 70-75 mpg.

Computor says 24 mp. Not that good IMO.

Trip to Rhode Island next weekend, I will fill up on the way and when I get there, all highway, we'll see what the numbers show.

[PajamaGuy]

That's about right - I ran up to Vt. last weekend - about 300mi round trip, a lot of main (2-lane) roads, some 4-lane. 24.4 real MPG.

[Escapism]

Is it AWD or FWD? If AWD then thats not that bad. If FWD then it should be a little better.

[Transpower]

For a road trip like that, in my 2008 Mercury Mariner Hybrid AWD, I get 32-34 mpg. I'm disgusted with Ford for 1) ending the Mercury brand, and 2) for no longer manufacturing hybrid SUV's!

[svtenthusiast]

_{Only way to get the advertised MPG in these vehicles is run it between 60-65 MPH. Anything more than that and these things really drop off. This is one of the first vehicles I struggle with hitting the highway rating in all but the most ideal conditions, and I run between 60-65 MPH. These EcoBoosts are a little overhyped in respect to MPG, as if you go to fuelly.com, you can see the overall MPG of the 2012 model matches the overall of 2013 vehicles registered there.}

 

_{http://www.fuelly.com/car/ford/escape}

Edited April 30, 2013 by svtenthusiast

[Escapism]

Still don't know. FWD or AWD tramsmission???

[blockisle9]

AWD

[Escapism]

AWD

Hell, thats not too shabby then. I mean, I get 28 mpg when doing 50-55 mph on the highway. If I do 70-75 mph, I'm sure it would drop to 24-25 mpg. I will have the opportunity to test it out this weekend. Going on a road trip.

[schield]

This winter I averaged 24-25 mpg driving 90% highway @ 60 mph. 2.0L AWD. So far this fill up now that it has warmed up outside I am getting 30 mpg. 9500 miles on the vehicle.