Black diamond window sticker “mpg’s”

[Monster1926]

Averaging over 30mph isn't what I'd consider city, but those are good numbers.

So going through 4 red lights and 3 stop signs in 10 miles isnt city driving? What would it be highway?

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[VelocityBrew]

Driving 80 miles and posting a MPG number doesn't impress me

Over 3600 miles of mixed driving in a rather cold Minnesota winter using 87 octane the whole time and averaging 17mpg with a 2.7 4 door Badlands Sasquatch does though.

 

[Scott R Nelson]

My window sticker says 18 and 18. I've seen as high as 23 on slow country back roads. I'm usually getting 19.

On the last fill up ($70, ugh!) my fuel economy meter was showing 19.5 but my calculation was almost exactly 19. This was filled with 5 miles to empty. There was still another gallon in the tank when I got to that point, if anybody wants to know.

More details here if you want a long read.

 

[Techun]

So going through 4 red lights and 3 stop signs in 10 miles isnt city driving? What would it be highway?

This is the EPA city cycle. You can see they rarely go over 30 and come to a stop about once per minute.

That doesn't mean our real-world numbers are wrong, but this is what the window sticker calls "city".

 

[Monster1926]

This is the EPA city cycle. You can see they rarely go over 30 and come to a stop about once per minute.

That doesn't mean our real-world numbers are wrong, but this is what the window sticker calls "city".

Isnt highway just as absurd, with the way they measure it?

 

[Techun]

Isnt highway just as absurd, with the way they measure it?

I'm not sure either are absurd, they're real life somewhere.

I would like to add the numbers for sustained, flat 60, 70, 80 mph driving.

 

[Ser Arthur Dayne]

It's the one GOAT mode that is undefined - Grandpa Mode. I've had it long before the Bronco coined the various GOAT modes. Not a Grandpa, but just never in a hurry. I'm the guy putzing around town and on the interstate. I drive about 5K miles/yr.

Ahhh , Seems Legit!

My Dad definitely drives in that mode.

I'm a little more like the rapper Ludacris:

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