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We have a good test coming up in a couple of weeks, heading to the Outer banks for vacation, so about 1700 miles.
There will be 3 people, a bike or 2 out back, and maybe a hamberger on the roof.
One thing I just noticed is a 110v outlet in the back of the console.
Maybe I'll volunteer to sit in the back so I can watch movies.
Okay, I'll bite. Hamberger? Is that slang for a cargo carrier?
I have one that I used on my Explorers, but it's too big for an Escape.
I'll have to check that one out, Thanks.
Enjoy OBX. We were there a few years ago and had a great time!
If we had been able to stay a day longer, I could have done some exploring at the Packard plant with someone who knew it well.
We headed to Hatteras, more our speed than Corolla.
Hamburger not Ham(berger meister meister berger).
http://www.tplex.org/1_overview.html
In the fact the whole area is a historic district of old auto plants:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piquette_Avenue_Industrial_Historic_District
If you want to ride in a Model T go here:
http://www.thehenryford.org/village/transportation.aspx
Since this is a fuel mileage thread I better post something about MPGs. On my last trip to Greenfield Village I averaged 29 MPG (about 400 miles round trip) @60 - 65 MPH. That's the best I've seen in state. When I filled up my DTE indicator said 400 miles. BTW I've never had the TSB done for the screen change. I don't have the quad screen.
I have a Titanium AWD
I'm kind of familiar with Warren, my SIL used to live off 8 mile about 3 blocks from Van [non-permissible content removed] near the Dodge truck plant.
I remember seeing the dirt thrown up by the tanks as they were being tested further up the street, closer to the GM Tech Center.
Our 13 Escape averaged 23.8 last time it was filled up.
It only opens from the rear and attaches with U bolts, which isn't ideal, but the side opening/built in attaching mechanism type are a couple of hundred more.
I'm a bit concerned because the antenna is positioned just in front of the rear hatch, so there isn't a lot of room between it and the rear cross bar(about a foot).
Since we haven't been on a road trip yet, it will be difficult to determine the effect of the cargo box on the trip fuel mileage.
Or so I like to tell myself. :-)
Saddlebag Cargo Carrier
I didn't buy it because my 2008 Escape Hybrid can't easily be fitted with a hitch.
The hitch carriers and this carrier would interfere with my frequent use of the back hatch, but it shouldn't hurt your mpg like something on the roof.
We are going to have a bike hitch attached, so I'm not sure they can work together.
I bought the box I was looking at and took the Explorer to pick it up, as it fits inside.
The Explorer must have been mad because the rear hatch was reluctant to open all the way and when I tried to help it along, one of the struts snapped off.
After a few minutes I was able to re attach it, but it's broken, so point made!
Side Bar: We have the full sun roof with automatic shade, with the windows down and the shade closed, this thing flaps like a wounded bird. Anybody else notice this?
After 33 tanks and 10,000 miles my overall average is 24.25 Mpg. Best tank so far is 30.0Mpg which was all highway at 68-69 Mph with cruise control. (round trip, same day)
Overall average and Highway mileage are right on EPA figures. (with my driving style)
(I could get worse mileage if my right foot was as heavy as it wants to be)
I am still gathering data on fuel grades and with / without Ethanol.
I have done a bit of trailer towing as well, so I am quite happy with the mileage results.
When I left home the DTE read 355, just filled up.
Drove 20+ miles to the dealer and when I got the Escape back, the DTE read 423!
That's more like it.
My wife likes the quad info display. I only saw it briefly, but I think it displays fuel mileage, distance to empty, distance traveled, and gallons used.
Also, the DTE is based on your Running Average Fuel Economy (RAFE) which is your average fuel economy for the last 500 miles. So, if your previous tank of gas was (for example) mostly city driving, idling etc, then that mileage would be factoring into your current Distance To Empty.
I have run my DTE all the way down to zero miles and put in 14.X gallons of gas.
I assumed that the DTE update would only affect the numbers seen for DTE. I didn't know that it would add more information into a "quad display".
Please confirm or post a picture if you can.
You can try googling it.
Not sure where you get the fuel economy information from.
The gas powered Kuga's have less powerful 1.6 engines than what we run here in North America, so it is not quite an apples to apples comparison. Their entry level Ecoboost is only 150 Hp, so it better get good mileage!
Their 150Hp version also has auto-stop-start for city driving which makes it even thriftier.
I am loving the torque of the 2.0L Turbo and I find the mileage / power trade-off to be quite acceptable.
We are fortunate that our fuel prices are very affordable compared to Europe.
Right now displaying 273 miles traveled, 99 to empty and 25.3 mpg.
That works out to 14.7 gallons (total range/MPG).
Leaving on our vacation tomorrow. Just put the box on top.
3 people plus luggage outbound. 4 people plus luggage back on the return trip.
I was able to find a picture of the new quad display on the net as well. Looks interesting.
I have a question about it. Now that all 4 of those variables are displayed at the same time, if you hold down the (OK) reset button to reset the number(s) do they all reset at the same time? With the "old" display, I can reset the variables individually. (ie, reset the fuel economy without affecting the trip hours or trip distance.
1519 miles using 62.8 gallons of gas.
It would seem disappointing, but we we had a cargo box on top, 3 or 4 passengers, and ran into lots of traffic/bad weather. A/C was on 100% of the trip.
Ride, handling and seat comfort were pretty good.
We listened to 'Classic Vinyl', just about the whole trip.The vacation was great. :shades:
How'd that cargo box work out for you?
I'm guessing we will have no problem averaging the EPA of 28 or more on a trip.
Now with 40 tanks of fuel, 20,000km (12,500 miles) my lifetime fuel economy average is holding at 24.25Mpg (9.7L/100km)This has included some trailer towing for the last 4 months.
My most recent highway trip (no trailer) was 30Mpg (7.8L/100km)(31.5 on dash display) with the cruise set for 110Kph (69Mph) and sometimes faster. Regular 87 octane. No Ethanol.
Just for fun, I spent 5 minutes and removed the cross rails on my roof-rack.
I never use the roof rack anyway, so why bother having them drag though the air for the next few years........
Quite pleased with fuel economy. I am glad I ordered FWD, as I know this uses about 7% less fuel than AWD. Runs great in the winter with snow tires.
There is a lot of jargon on the plate on the B-pillar where I'm supposed to see this, and while I am fairly sure all tires should be at 35 PSI when "cold," I would greatly appreciate confirmation. Googling yielded surprisingly little help.
Thank you for your time and help!
Follow the information on the B-Pillar, and make sure it correlates with the size tire that you have on your vehicle (in case you have an optional size).
If you are taking a road trip with a large load of luggage, you may want to increase the psi by a small amount (1-3 lbs.)
regards,
kyfdx
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I've had my 2013 Escape (1.6L) for 8 months now and have 20K miles on it. I drive 80 miles round trip a day to and from work. I'm averaging 26.8 mpg this winter, and summer it goes up to 29.8 mpg. I've taken it on a long trip to Florida and got 28.5 at 70-80 mph. I drive about 70%hwy and 30% city, mostly flat. I have nothing to complain about on my Escapes gas mileage.