I was hoping to break 30mpg this week at Yellowstone, and have actually exceeded that by a huge margin. Keep in mind these are the most ideal driving conditions you can get for fuel economy cruising around at 45mph.
Our 19 Outback 2.5 got 38mpg here, our 20 Outback 2.5 got 39mpg here. The Ascent is on track to hit between 33-34mpg by the time we leave tomorrow. I always fill up outside the park, cruise about 120 miles a day for 4 days, then fill up after leaving the park. I wasn’t sure the Ascent could do this with its lower economy than the Outback and only a slightly larger tank, but it looks like I’ll end up with at least 100 miles to spare because its economy has been way better than even I was expecting.
Today’s log showing 37mpg is only for about 120 miles, but the 340 mile estimate to empty for half a tank is pretty accurate. Right now I’m sitting at 33.5 for the first three days, so by the time I do another 100+ tomorrow and fill up outside the park I’m pretty confident it will stay in the 33-34 range.
Along with exceptional economy, the car has been great in every way for our 3 week, 6000 mile trip. We had one highway leg that hit 29mpg, but several using ethanol that only got 23.
I don’t know why the tire pressure isn’t showing, I run 36 cold all around which equates to 39-40 hot.
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Our 19 Outback 2.5 got 38mpg here, our 20 Outback 2.5 got 39mpg here. The Ascent is on track to hit between 33-34mpg by the time we leave tomorrow. I always fill up outside the park, cruise about 120 miles a day for 4 days, then fill up after leaving the park. I wasn’t sure the Ascent could do this with its lower economy than the Outback and only a slightly larger tank, but it looks like I’ll end up with at least 100 miles to spare because its economy has been way better than even I was expecting.
Today’s log showing 37mpg is only for about 120 miles, but the 340 mile estimate to empty for half a tank is pretty accurate. Right now I’m sitting at 33.5 for the first three days, so by the time I do another 100+ tomorrow and fill up outside the park I’m pretty confident it will stay in the 33-34 range.
Along with exceptional economy, the car has been great in every way for our 3 week, 6000 mile trip. We had one highway leg that hit 29mpg, but several using ethanol that only got 23.
I don’t know why the tire pressure isn’t showing, I run 36 cold all around which equates to 39-40 hot.
