31 mpg 3.3 AWD!

[ckon]

The difference was 0.22. I think the computer always reads a little high. I know the speedometer says about 1 - 2 mpg high when I go through those radar signs. 5% off means they're screwing me out of about 1500 miles on a 30k lease.

.22 disparity is the closest I’ve seen. Only 700 miles on ours and I was getting a bit better than 26 on both ways of a 160 mile round trip yesterday. Wish I could do that well on the 3.5 in the GV80, but, oh well.

 

[MrMegadeth]

Wait, you got 31 on the 3.3? I can't even do that with the 2.0.

You descending mountains for those 2 tanks?

 

[Jiminmn]

Wait, you got 31 on the 3.3? I can't even do that with the 2.0.

You descending mountains for those 2 tanks?

No. Rolling terrain windey roads across the UP. Plus a handful of pretty high speed passes. I think the sweet spot is just under 70mph without the cruise control. On the trip out west earlier this year, I was coming down the mountains and saw that kind of mileage and attributed to the downhill run.
But this last trip, I was amazed so I had to comment on it here. In part because it seems a little contrary to a lot of the posts about mileage on here.

 

[Jiminmn]

No. Rolling terrain windey roads across the UP. Plus a handful of pretty high speed passes. I think the sweet spot is just under 70mph without the cruise control. On the trip out west earlier this year, I was coming down the mountains and saw that kind of mileage and attributed to the downhill run.
But this last trip, I was amazed so I had to comment on it here. In part because it seems a little contrary to a lot of the posts about mileage on here.

On the trip out west it did 27 - 28 mpg @ 80+ mph

 

[mazirap64]

With a 3.3T AWD, I got around 27 mpg over a 3000 mile cross-country trip.

 

[csu87]

if you can stay out of boost, you can get "great" gas mileage. On an OK to CO trip, i got around 28ish a tank with speeds between 70-100mph and not doing any spirited aceelerations. In the CO mountains, I got ~26 going up and down them. Untuned and comfort/eco mode