xFistsClenchedx

What type of gas mileage are you guys getting on the highway? Maybe I'm crazy but my xB with 360ish miles gets about 25ish mpg on the highway @ 75mph and 31ish at 65mph. What are u guys getting? The numbers bounce around a lot.

whiteboyslo

i get just under 30 mpg (calculated, not from the gage) with freeway driving ranging from 70-75. i've found the quality of gas makes a big difference. filled up at Costco the other day (10% ethanol), and i lost a couple MPGs.

Mike

memebag

I've seen a big increase in real MPG when I dropped form 70mph to 60mph. Air is not our friend.

Dumbledore

@65mph I get 33MPG

xFistsClenchedx

I put in regular with 10% ethanol. My gas mileage just seemed really bad at 75mph. I figured it was aerodynamics and all but my mpg was dancing around between 24-27mpg at 75mph. There might have been a headwind. I didn't really think about that.

ShaffNasty

On my trip to vegas i got 30 mpg going 75-80mph with AC on Blast... With 100+ temps ourside...

xFistsClenchedx

Also, I have less than 400 miles on the car so I don't know how much that will affect the mileage, if at all.

NOPR

At 65mph my gauage showed 37mpg average during a four hour trip to michigan from ohio. It was 80 degrees out. I checked the actual number and it was around 36.5. It seems once I reached around 10,000 miles i got a jump in fuel economy (about 30-32 @75), then at 25000 its gone up again. The car has about 27,000 miles on it right now. (I drive a lot)

xFistsClenchedx

It may also be worth mentioning that I have an automatic.

whiteboyslo

well, that isn't helping the situation. give your car a bit longer to break in before you really try to evaluate the MPG.

Mike

xFistsClenchedx

I'm not that concerned, I just want to make sure it's normal.

nbbox

The best I have ever got out of my Automatic is 24 MPG even on the highway usually its around 22 or so. Thats SOCAL driving though we drive a little faster than everyone else in the country. most of the time its 80MPH plus on the freeway

NOPR

The speed limit in Michigan is 70, with the norm being 75, and 80-90 being very common. It doesn't matter where you are, just get in the right lane and slow down. There's no way that going 65 will take more than an extra 5 minutes on 90% of the trips you take.

nbbox

Last trip to vegas was the worst I averaged 18.7 MPG That was with 5 people though and it was 116 degrees outside. had the cruise on at 99MPH. I dont think i could get better than 26 if i was going downhill with a tailwind

coryjames

i get best gs at about 75 any faster it drops and slower its the same but up to 75 i get 30 to 32

strtrcril87

ive gotten between 27 and 31 mpg (calculated)

jthistle

My best tank so far was 34mpg. On the highway my instantaneous gauge fluctuates between 35 and 55. Around Chicago the speed limit is 55. I have gotten myself used to driving at that speed and get much better gas mileage because of it. I actually get my best mpg on suburban roads which are often 45mph.

scrubby57

I have 6400 mi on my xB and it gets 26-27 mpg. in the 3 months since I bought it. I'm a DD and love to punch it.

jpauletteUSAF

Usually 29MPG HWY going 70 with the cruise on, and the a/c on 1 or 2.

chizwiz

2500 miles on mine, get 29.1, and drive between 65 and 80mph, with AC on and in the mountains between TN and NC, I-40