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Old 04-07-2014, 03:49 PM   #8 (permalink)
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I'm kind of going through this in my head now as well. I'm going to build an aerodynamic lightweight camper and am debating changing one of our daily drivers to better suit it. Now we have a 2007 Sedona good for 3500# and gets 17-23. I have thought of another minivan especially a modern Honda with the 8 speed but according to fuelly pretty much every minivan on average seems to get about 20 even though the honda looks more aero and is rated much higher by the EPA. The other choices would be a previous gen Rav4 v6, a current 2.0 ecoboost Escape, or a 3.5 ecoboost flex or mkt. The flex and mkt by far have the most power and get around 20 but also have AWD. A Tahoe like yours would be great towing but too much a penalty for daily non-tow use.
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