SST H.O. MPG 986 MILE TRIP

[Farmer Fran]

We just did a 986 mile round trip

Temps 85 to 95 while traveling
Flat to hilly to highway to city driving
13 - 0-60mph blasts
4 - high speed highway passsing
2 - 1/4 mile runs, unofficial
A few hours at 76+mph
Average speed 58mph
986 miles in 17 hours
Edit: i forgot to count but a dozen or so on-ramp events

22.3 mpg calculated

 

[Farmer Fran]

And 1 speed trap scare... was going 63 in a 55 zone on route 58 across Virginia and as i passed him he threw on the lights and pulled out...but he ended up getting a SUV that was flying up behind me.

 

[star_deceiver]

55??? Might as well take a nap.

 

[MrBonez]

And 1 speed trap scare... was going 63 in a 55 zone on route 58 across Virginia and as i passed him he threw on the lights and pulled out...but he ended up getting a SUV that was flying up behind me.

Yeah, they don't play around much up there.
63 in a 55 here is also taking a bit of a risk, esp where I'm at.

I keep it within 5 of what's posted for that reason.

 

[Farmer Fran]

55??? Might as well take a nap.
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It was the average of the 17 hour drive. Included city and lower speed roads

 

[Farmer Fran]

The go pedal makes it go down pretty fast.

The go pedalakes ot go down pretty fast

EDIT: Anyone who saw this - I do some replies on my phone and I fat finger the crap out of it... SO for a laugh I will leave it and put the correct version above *****!

 

[Farmer Fran]

Did another ~800 mile trip at mostly 78mph, had an over all average of 68mph and the mpg dropped to 19.8 calculated. This trip was mostly on hills in the mountains

 

[Lsujker]

Did another ~800 mile trip at mostly 78mph, had an over all average of 68mph and the mpg dropped to 19.8 calculated. This trip was mostly on hills in the mountains

Just ran a 880 round trip. Averaging 72. Outside temp in the 90’s. Averaged 17.1 mpg per the computer. Not horrific plus the 33gal tank has fantastic range. 93 octane sucks. Passing power is silly.

Driven both the HO and SO. The difference is noticeable. Thought the SO was the v6 at first after driving the HO for a month.

 

[mrRambiooHeado]

Ridiculously good MPG for the power. Did the 25's also come with the 3.92 gears only?

 

[jasonw]

Ridiculously good MPG for the power. Did the 25's also come with the 3.92 gears only?

I believe so. Every '25 Limited, Longhorn, and Tungsten I saw when I was shopping in March had 3.92 gears.

 

[Zoe Saldana]

On long road trips - speed can actually make the trip take longer.

If you do the math, if you can cut out one gas stop by going slower, the total time will equal or be lower than going fast.

You have to do the math for your mpg at various speeds.