Thanks for this review. I will have to consider the ’09 Galant for my next car purchase. I have had no problems to speak of with my car to this point and would happily buy from Mitsubishi again.

- Brian

The speed limits on the route were 55-65 (mostly 55) and the limit was held. For those not familiar with the terrain, a very long and rather steep downhill is present before crossing the Ohio River on the inbound route (reverse for the return).

For the most part, the trip went like this:

Vehicle pick up at 10 pm: to I-275 (65 MPH), I-71 North (55 mph) through downtown, several miles back to the North-side of the I-275 Loop East, then 65 mph to Loveland. Very little traffic.

The next morning was stop and go traffic to the work location outside of downtown. I stopped for breakfast at one exit.

In the evening, the trip was in full-force, rush-hour, bumper-to-bumper traffic — all the way back to the airport.

I ended up with an utter boat on my next trip. I was assigned the vehicle from another agency for a one-way trip to Indy, and couldn’t choose my vehicle. It was an ’09 Cadillac DTS V-8. The vehicle averaged 22.5 MPG on the same circuit up to the work site. After the 70 mph cruise to Indy, it resulted in 18 MPG.

Perhaps further testing with the Galant is required for an accurate count. The test circuit seemed to represent a decent hwy/city loop, but I’ll see if I can get another one to test for an increase in statistical power.

Thanks for the concern in the representative fuel economy. I was also surprised by the result.

-Rick H.