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Originally Posted by shiba3420
Well lets put it this way. Last fall I traveled from the mid west to the south east. The trip was mostly flat at first, and mileage was averaging about 25mph up to the point we starting getting to the hills/mountains. At that point, my mileage started increasing until I reached around 28mpg. The reverse trip was the same. Started with high mileage through hills and the mileage decreased after I reached the flats. I stayed about 1 or 2 miles per hour under the speed limit the whole trip and obviously the speed limit varied.
When traveling under constant cruise control, the best mileage seems to be from short steep climbs followed by long, gentle descending slopes. The other way around, hybrids don't help much.
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Huh, as I was driving like that (with not much hills) it seemed the opposite. Not doubting you a bit as I haven't driven it much. So that would say that coming down it was getting pretty good mpg, correct?
All our football trips coming up in the fall are up through S.C. and North Carolina, so that will be a good test similar to yours. I had it in my mind that it would be pretty bad going up, but real good coming back. Thanks for the info!