Took a trip down to San Diego over the weekend. I had the climate control on and traffic was moving nicely (80) on the way down. Coming home was another story. Heavy. Anyway, I got 24.7mpg which I thought was respectable. Any thoughts?

 

Just took a trip from Ft Lauderdale to Savannah, Ga. Temp in low 90s, AC on. LIttle to no stop& go traffic, only one stop for gas & food. Avg MPG was 29.7

 

Wow... that seems kind of low. I'm not sure how many miles you were driving at highway speed, but I usually average 23.5 - 24.5 MPG on a regular basis. Last time I did a road trip (to Rhode Island) I got over 30mpg...probably closer to 32-33.

 

I got about 27 MPG this weekend also...and what a coincindence....I went to SD too. Did you hit all the traffic on the way down or back?!?! It waaaasssss HORRIBLE!

 

24.7 was highway and city. 215 miles total. Traffic going down was light, actually fun Probably a bit too fast :wow:

I had about 20 miles of city driving. Coming home was tough Sunday night. Anywhere from 75mph down to stop and go. So, I guess I'd consider this 24.7 a combined figure. Still seem low?

 

No.. if it was a mix of city and highway, plus AC, etc... that is a good figure. That means you were probably high 20's on the highway, and low to mid in the city....

 

Ahh Almost 300 hp and good mpg.... gotta love it!

 

No kidding - this is one thing that simply amazes me, the TL/S V6 260hp engine gets 5-7mpg more than my 190hp 4-cylinder Saab!

 

I did a trip to Youngstown, OH this week. I got 29.7 MPG between Raleigh and Ohio. That includes pretty much the whole state of West Virginia which is almost entirely mountains. That's with 3 people in the car and about half loaded with luggage. I usually set the cruise at close to 80 with the A/C on auto.

I usually get about 30 on any road trip, loaded or not. Best I've ever gotten was 33 mpg on a trip out west. The mileage in this car has been better than expected, to say the least.