I just drove from AZ to MI, stopping overnight once. Just a hair over 2,000 miles put on the LC since Friday. Two adults, two large dogs, and some baggage on board. Adaptive cruise for most of the drive, set between 72-80. Average MPG is 18.1 for the trip.
Now, I do have KO3s on (and a full size spare) so I’m not upset. Just wish I could have a larger tank, so I could break past 300 miles per tank with ease. Filling up and seeing somewhere in the 270-280 range is kind of a bummer.
I’ve noticed that the hybrid gauge doesn’t really show any use while using adaptive cruise, but there’s usually between 3-7.5lbs of boost while cruising at speed, and obviously a spike when accelerating. I wonder if it doesn’t use the battery much while in cruise, resulting in some loss of efficiency? If I don’t use cruise and try to hold a certain speed, I notice the battery is used much more often.
Overall, the 250 performed well, was comfortable, and had no issues.