Just completed a three day drive from Phoenix to Nashville and reported 24.2 mpg for the trip. Weather was clear, traffic was good, and while the Ascent was pretty well loaded, I did not have anything on the racks and was not towing. Mileage suffered in the mountains near Flagstaff and then some detours off I40.
I was hoping to get a little bit more mpg on the long trip, but wow what a great driving car for long distances.
As Robert said, there is a very obvious difference in highway mileage between driving at what the EPA tests as highway speeds and the speeds that the majority of highway driving is actually done at.
For those who have not experienced the excitement and beauty of driving I-40 through New Mexico, Texas, and Oklahoma, this is pretty much 20 hours of the drive.
For those who have not experienced the excitement and beauty of driving I-40 through New Mexico, Texas, and Oklahoma, this is pretty much 20 hours of the drive.