My vehicle is the 2.0L 10AT Sport model.
I just came back from a huge road trip from Tennessee to New Hampshire and then back again. Per the trip computer I drove a total of 2632.7 Miles, avg. speed was 59mph, elapsed time of 44hr 53 min and my average MPG was 35.5! My "best" tank was a whopping 37.7 mpg, 422.2 miles with 57 miles of range remaining. All of these values were from the trip computer but I did log the actual fuel consumption for the TN-NH leg of the trip.
I began the trip with about half a tank, but topped it off with 8.113 gallons. I drove 388mi with an observed 33.1 mpg. I filled up again, 10.967 gallons, drove 422.2 miles with an observed 37.7 mpg! Third fill was 11.515 gallons, I drove 350.3 miles, I didnt get the computer mpg figure here. The total driven at this point was 1160.3 miles (the end of the first leg) with an observed 36.4 mpg for that first leg. I had 118 miles of range left on that 3rd tank. Not bad for a car rated 32 Highway!
The vast majority of the trip was of course highway with the cruise set between 70-75mph The middle portion of the trip, in and around NH was for the most part not highway. I did not log fuel consumption here as I probably should have but it was a vacation after all. The average for the whole trip of 35.5 reflects this accordingly.
Now for my impressions. I've had the car for a couple of months now, but never drove more than maybe 2 hours at a time. The vast majority of my driving up until now has been around town and for my daily commute which is mostly highway. This trip was the first serious drive for sure. I'm happy to report I had zero mechanical issues. My only stops on that first leg were for gas and another break of about an hour for lunch (im really bad about stops on trips, lol) I left at 3am Central time and arrived at 10:30pm Eastern. The car was in motion, other than maybe 1.5hrs of that time. Cruise worked great, though even my daily work commute had made me a believer. The 10AT is made for the highway, low revs and only downshifting as much as necessary to make it up more mountainous terrain. Also noticed it will downshift on very steep grades adding a bit of engine braking when cruise was enabled, neat. I'm also happy to report that I might have seen an improvement in shifting of the low gears after this long trip. Nothing to report on the engine, no issues, never a lack of power even on the steepest grades. Fuel economy was also fantastic as shown above. I did notice after hundreds of miles of steady state driving, vibration at idle was virtually non existant. Overall it may also be improved since I've returned from the trip. Climate control, was on nearly the entire time and blew strong cold AC the whole time. I did find that the seats were overall tolerable, but really became uncomfotable to me at the 8hr mark. Pretty average id say. One annoyance i did notice (the more north I got) was the lane departure warning seemed to get more and more sensitive, I suppose driver fatigue may have been a factor but the roads are not as wide and straight as they are around my home. I also found that at times it seemed like I had to put more effort into actually correcting the lane departure due to the shaking wheel, but again perhaps driver fatigue? Brakes were consistent the entire time even with the many hours of adaptive cruise operation.
Well thats really about it, not much more to say. The car performed well, was as comfortable as could be expected after a given amount of hours, and ran and drove as expected. I'm happy to report no new squeaks or rattles were uncovered. I'll probably not take quite as long of a trip as this again, but its good to know that if I have to, the car is more than up to the challenge.
Pic1: Best tank, 37.7mpg!!
Pic2: End of first leg of trip, 1160.3 Miles
Pic3: Total Trip mpg, 35.5 MPG
Pic4: Total Trip Avg Speed, Distance, Time 59 MPH /2632.7 Mi /44h 53m
I just came back from a huge road trip from Tennessee to New Hampshire and then back again. Per the trip computer I drove a total of 2632.7 Miles, avg. speed was 59mph, elapsed time of 44hr 53 min and my average MPG was 35.5! My "best" tank was a whopping 37.7 mpg, 422.2 miles with 57 miles of range remaining. All of these values were from the trip computer but I did log the actual fuel consumption for the TN-NH leg of the trip.
I began the trip with about half a tank, but topped it off with 8.113 gallons. I drove 388mi with an observed 33.1 mpg. I filled up again, 10.967 gallons, drove 422.2 miles with an observed 37.7 mpg! Third fill was 11.515 gallons, I drove 350.3 miles, I didnt get the computer mpg figure here. The total driven at this point was 1160.3 miles (the end of the first leg) with an observed 36.4 mpg for that first leg. I had 118 miles of range left on that 3rd tank. Not bad for a car rated 32 Highway!
The vast majority of the trip was of course highway with the cruise set between 70-75mph The middle portion of the trip, in and around NH was for the most part not highway. I did not log fuel consumption here as I probably should have but it was a vacation after all. The average for the whole trip of 35.5 reflects this accordingly.
Now for my impressions. I've had the car for a couple of months now, but never drove more than maybe 2 hours at a time. The vast majority of my driving up until now has been around town and for my daily commute which is mostly highway. This trip was the first serious drive for sure. I'm happy to report I had zero mechanical issues. My only stops on that first leg were for gas and another break of about an hour for lunch (im really bad about stops on trips, lol) I left at 3am Central time and arrived at 10:30pm Eastern. The car was in motion, other than maybe 1.5hrs of that time. Cruise worked great, though even my daily work commute had made me a believer. The 10AT is made for the highway, low revs and only downshifting as much as necessary to make it up more mountainous terrain. Also noticed it will downshift on very steep grades adding a bit of engine braking when cruise was enabled, neat. I'm also happy to report that I might have seen an improvement in shifting of the low gears after this long trip. Nothing to report on the engine, no issues, never a lack of power even on the steepest grades. Fuel economy was also fantastic as shown above. I did notice after hundreds of miles of steady state driving, vibration at idle was virtually non existant. Overall it may also be improved since I've returned from the trip. Climate control, was on nearly the entire time and blew strong cold AC the whole time. I did find that the seats were overall tolerable, but really became uncomfotable to me at the 8hr mark. Pretty average id say. One annoyance i did notice (the more north I got) was the lane departure warning seemed to get more and more sensitive, I suppose driver fatigue may have been a factor but the roads are not as wide and straight as they are around my home. I also found that at times it seemed like I had to put more effort into actually correcting the lane departure due to the shaking wheel, but again perhaps driver fatigue? Brakes were consistent the entire time even with the many hours of adaptive cruise operation.
Well thats really about it, not much more to say. The car performed well, was as comfortable as could be expected after a given amount of hours, and ran and drove as expected. I'm happy to report no new squeaks or rattles were uncovered. I'll probably not take quite as long of a trip as this again, but its good to know that if I have to, the car is more than up to the challenge.
Pic1: Best tank, 37.7mpg!!
Pic2: End of first leg of trip, 1160.3 Miles
Pic3: Total Trip mpg, 35.5 MPG
Pic4: Total Trip Avg Speed, Distance, Time 59 MPH /2632.7 Mi /44h 53m
