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Originally Posted by GoVols!
I think the mileage also varies by road condition(i.e. rain, snow, elevation changes) and temperature. In the last two months, mine has dropped from 24.5mpg avg to 20.5 avg. I feel this is probably normal due to the roads now being covered in snow and the temp going from the 60's to the -20's. My '09 gets 33 or so on a long highway run over reasonably flat terrain at 65 mph in warm weather.
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Screw the road conditions. I have a new theory: DRIVER AGE! If I drove at 65 mph for any length of time my wife would... :-)
I drive much faster than 65, but when I am in traffic at 65, I do see 30+.
When I'm driving "for real" I get between 23-24 mpg at 80 to 85 miles per hour over 500 miles. SFO to SAN at that speed produced 23.8, including passing every single driver up the I-5 grapevine (torque!!!!!)
I'm under 35-years old, some 15% under, if my math is correct.
I did just wrap up a 2,800 mile trip, and there were 100-mile stretches where I would average just a hair beneath 30 miles per gallon. Phoenix to Tucson was one of them, and I was at 75 to 80, slightly slower than in California due to all the damn traffic cameras on AZ's Interstates.
The SAV's posted fuel consumption number are probably the most realistic I've seen in YEARS. 26 mpg on the Freeway is VERY, VERY realistic at legal traffic speeds.
Great truck. I love you 35d! I love you, I love you, I love you!