Personal Best for the Beast - Fuel Economy, Hypermiling, EcoModding News and Forum

comptiger5000 · 11-21-2010, 12:43 AM

Today, coming home from college, I set a personal record. I spent the first hour of the trip drafting a truck (at a safe distance) doing approximately 65 mph. After losing the draft, I set the cruise control for 59 mph (a bit slower than I normally would) and just cruised. Working with the mild rolling hills, I was able to get 21.27 mpg on the first leg of the trip. With a slightly less efficient set of highways for the shorter second leg, I got 19.43 mpg.

Overall was 20.7 mpg. Getting over 21 mpg in this beast over a 330 mile run is outright amazing, considering it's rated to get 16mpg highway, and is generally pretty inefficient (way too much engine for the gearing). After pulling this off, I have to say, I love my Jeep that much more. I can't wait to see what I can pull off on the way back to school next weekend.

04_Sentra · 11-21-2010, 11:03 AM

Great job!

Angmaar · 11-21-2010, 03:35 PM

Very nice!

Weather Spotter · 11-21-2010, 09:46 PM

Nice for your car!

Think about getting a different one, my 90 day average is 43 MPG with a record tank of 50 MPG

comptiger5000 · 11-21-2010, 11:03 PM

After college, I definitely plan to retire this thing from DD duty ASAP. However, as a college car, it's almost perfect. It's fun enough, will go pretty much anywhere (including in over a foot of snow), has plenty of space for stuff, and can carry the hitch mounted bike carrier when needed. Plus, if I need to, I can tow reasonably well with it.

I'm hoping to break 21 again, and maybe hit 22, on the way back up to Rochester this weekend. It'll be about 350 - 370 miles total on the way back, as I'll be taking a different route due to not having to go as far out of my way for a passenger.

mcrews · 11-22-2010, 02:38 AM

VERY VERY NICE!!!

Kinda like playing a video game. lol

Weather Spotter · 11-22-2010, 08:15 AM

Have fun with what you got!

320touring · 11-22-2010, 08:40 AM

Nice work Fella!

I'm going the opposite way.. just done under my rated MPG UK for my car, but I did do a trackday!

nice work getting that lump up past the 20's

comptiger5000 · 11-22-2010, 11:17 AM

Thanks for the encouragement! I was honestly shocked when I filled it and realized how well I'd done. I didn't think it could break 20 at all, let alone break 21. That first tank also included about 20 miles of off-highway to run someone to the airport (probably about 15mpg), and a few minutes putting around Amsterdam, NY looking for a place to eat lunch. I also wasn't babying when merging, and had my foot buried up to about 60 coming out of the first tollbooths onto the Mass Pike.