Mitch Alsup

I have had my GLS for a bit over 1.5 years, and have been enjoying it.

Now before anyone harps on my choice of title words, I am NOT speaking of economy cars in terms of :: flimsy, light weight, low power, low cost, few options, no leather, steel wheels,... or any other set of terms usually reserved to the lesser end of the car marketplace. No, This time I am going to talk about the kind of mileage one can achieve when driving correctly::

Last week I had a chance to drive it for long distances (Austin to Monterey Ca and back) and took some pictures of the instrument cluster along the way (for evidence)



Flagstaff Az to Kingman Az sown hill with a bit of westerly wind



Flagstaff Az to Bakersfield Ca across the blowing desert

Mitch Alsup

This second batch is from Flagstaff towards Roswell (on the way back) also downhill, but with a headwind.


Flagstaff NM to Albaquerque NM


Flagstaff to Roswell NM

Overall, over 3,700 miles I got 26.7 MPH including city driving in Ca for three days and city driving after getting off the major thoroughfares for the night.

This thing sips gas as if it were an economy car.!

c4004matic

I guess you dont have a 550.....
I pop a cork if it ever gets 21 on the hwy. BTW, not complaining just the facts.

wyatt88

Mitch, awesome! Is your GLS a 450? Were you going downhill the entire time? Love my GLS too, but it isn't an 'economy car' just yet.

Mitch Alsup

It is hard to drive 1750 miles in one direction and be going downhill the entire time.
It is even harder to drive back over the same roads and be going downhill in both directions.

I had a thread about 6 months ago showing me getting 28.3 MPG over 500+ miles and 7 hours. That time it was from Oklahoma city to St. Louis in August. I am augmenting the data from that thread.

Armanidog