Rental 09 Rav4 mpg

[ezhacker1]

I rented a 09 Rav4 (2WD) to take from San Francisco to LA, brought my ecometer along for some entertainment while driving the long trip. Cruise control on 60mph (the hwy101) gave me ~40mpg, (hwy5) 70mph was ~35mpg. Considering epa estimates are 28hwy, at 48.3avg mpg with various acceleration/deceleration. i was definitely surprised.

Note: *the onboard mpg gauge consistently underestimated both inst. and avg. The ecometer was withint .2-.4mpg.

*We had 700lbs of people and luggage

*The results i got were from level terrain no hill climbs or dfco/nuetrals just cruise control.



Now i am extra looking forward to see what my mpg will be like when i get my first oil change, i havent passed 3k yet.