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Old 02-06-2012, 06:40 PM   #37 (permalink)
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We got a 2012 AT Elantra. Drove it 2300 miles all highway from Louisiana to California. First 1200 miles at the PSL (as high as 80 mph in west TX), averaged just ~36 mpg.

Last 1100 miles I aired the tires up to 51 psi and drove between 60 and 65 mph, and averaged something like 44.7 mpg.
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49.5 mpg avg over 53,000 miles. 176% of '08 EPA
Best flat drive 94.5 mpg for 10.1 mi
Longest tank 1033 km (642 mi) on 10.56 gal = 60.8 mpg
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