I don't normally drive with the goal of hitting a certain number of miles per tank, however, but my fuel economy hit a new high on this last tank, and at about the 500 mile mark, it became apparent to me that it might be possible to get into the fabled "700 Club".
Sure enough, I broke through the barrier this morning, getting 702 miles from the tank before filling up. This equated to a calculated FE of 48.3 MPG (see my Fuelly for details). MFD stood at 48.1 for the tank, and 56.0 for this morning's drive!
I don't think I will repeat this any time soon, as I got bored of going 60-65 on the highway, and driving with a very light foot the rest of the time. Also, I was a little concerned by the number of active DPF regens over the 702 miles. 3 at least, maybe 4. I usually drive closer to 2000 RPM, which I suppose is better for passive regens.
But it's pretty cool nontheless. And I still had a little fuel left according to the computer!
Sure enough, I broke through the barrier this morning, getting 702 miles from the tank before filling up. This equated to a calculated FE of 48.3 MPG (see my Fuelly for details). MFD stood at 48.1 for the tank, and 56.0 for this morning's drive!
I don't think I will repeat this any time soon, as I got bored of going 60-65 on the highway, and driving with a very light foot the rest of the time. Also, I was a little concerned by the number of active DPF regens over the 702 miles. 3 at least, maybe 4. I usually drive closer to 2000 RPM, which I suppose is better for passive regens.
But it's pretty cool nontheless. And I still had a little fuel left according to the computer!