Drove 2000 RPMs on the highway for 1 hour

[pbanders]

I would think that 33 mpg for a 2.5L being driven at 60 to 65 mph on a flat highway is not surprising. Of course, you might die of boredom, but hey, at least you'd be getting good mileage.

[rick3000]

I said I got up to 33MPH. It wasn't constant, but I have gotten 450+ miles out of a tank when it was 100% highway and a fairly flat road, plus a passenger and both trunks full, cruising at 72-75MPH in 5th.
My 99' has a 17 gallon tank, and I normally fill up at 1/4 tank left, but on the 450+ tank I waited until my OBC was reading about 12 miles left.

[NickCats]

Thanks, guys. Something must be wrong with my car then. Best I have ever gotten on a road trip is 360 miles to a tank :

What is your average MPG

Nick

[pbanders]

Originally Posted by NickCats

Thanks, guys. Something must be wrong with my car then. Best I have ever gotten on a road trip is 360 miles to a tank :

What is your average MPG

Nick

You've got to be running rich if you're only getting 24 mpg on highway trips in the East, where speed is much more tightly controlled than here in the West.

Here's a trip I took:

Sunday Drive: AZ 60, 77, and 177

I got 24.4 mpg, but over half this drive was in very mountainous terrain, on two-lane roads, where I was driving my car very hard (at least 10 full throttle runs up past 90 mph, during passing), and the rest of it was on freeway, going around 80 to 85 mph. Plus, I have Tip, which takes away at least 1 mpg or more. Oh, and the roof was down for 3/4 of the drive.

17 gal @ 24.4 mpg = 415 miles