09-02-2010, 07:31 AM
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Originally Posted by moda_way
Straight-up highway travel on Shell 87, loaded for vacation, A/C on the entire time, the Pilot gave me 21.7mpg. On cheaper stuff it was about 20.9. Tires were inflated to 36psi and probably should've done 38-40psi, but given the load and heat, I didn't want to go there.
Daily driving in town (the wife's style), maybe 18-19mpg, but that is all short trip, stop and go, traffic light driving.
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Higher load requires higher pressure. Ambient temperature is mostly irrelevant.
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