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Re: MPG drops off after about 60 mph, box-shaped cars [coldcranker]
by stevedebi
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Jun 23, 2008 (10:06 am)
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Replying to: coldcranker (Jun 20, 2008 6:28 pm)
MY 2006 FS would consistently get 26.5 MPG at 80 MPH.
I do not disagree with the premise of driving slower and making better MPG. I have achieved 33 MPG in my FS at 60 MPH average speed in (moving) LA traffic.
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- #26 of 34
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Re: MPG drops off after about 60 mph, box-shaped cars [stevedebi]
by coldcranker
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Jun 25, 2008 (4:58 pm)
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Replying to: stevedebi (Jun 23, 2008 10:06 am)
stevedebi,
Check your odometer calibration. I had to downgrade my calculated fuel economy when I found out my speedo was off about 4%, meaning the fuel economy MPG was too optimistic. I still get good MPG, near what you get, but 26.5  80 is likely about 1/2 to 1 too high for the 2WD Freestyle, and almost impossible for a 4WD Freestyle type.
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- #27 of 34
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Re: MPG drops off after about 60 mph, box-shaped cars [coldcranker]
by stevedebi
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Jun 26, 2008 (10:50 am)
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Replying to: coldcranker (Jun 25, 2008 4:58 pm)
"Check your odometer calibration. I had to downgrade my calculated fuel economy when I found out my speedo was off about 4%, meaning the fuel economy MPG was too optimistic. I still get good MPG, near what you get, but 26.5 80 is likely about 1/2 to 1 too high for the 2WD Freestyle, and almost impossible for a 4WD Freestyle type. "
I no longer own the FS, I drive an FEH now, which gets about 31 in town and 30 on the highway 68 mph.
My speedo was off, indicating too high, as I recall from a GPS check.
Nevertheless, it can be assumed that all FS have the same error, in which case reported speeds and MPG can be compared to other FS, if not to total reality.
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- #28 of 34
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Re: MPG drops off after about 60 mph, box-shaped cars [stevedebi]
by coldcranker
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Jun 26, 2008 (2:30 pm)
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Replying to: stevedebi (Jun 26, 2008 10:50 am)
I assume FEH you mention is the Escape hybrid. Also, I don't think we can assume the odometer cal is the same across all or even most Freestyles built since 2004. It may be quite random. However, I do wonder if the odometer cal is closer to what the larger diameter tires on the Freestyle Limited models (mine is an SE with the smaller tires) need, since reading too fast means it would be perfect with a 4% larger diameter tire.
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- #29 of 34
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Re: MPG drops off after about 60 mph, box-shaped cars [coldcranker]
by stevedebi
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Jun 26, 2008 (4:29 pm)
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Replying to: coldcranker (Jun 26, 2008 2:30 pm)
OK, it is coming back to me. My speedo was about 1.7 too LOW at 80 MPH. I think this means that I was actually going faster than the speedometer indicated, which means my MPG was slightly higher than I calculated by hand.
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- #30 of 34
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Re: MPG drops off after about 60 mph, box-shaped cars [stevedebi]
by coldcranker
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Jun 27, 2008 (11:38 am)
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Replying to: stevedebi (Jun 26, 2008 4:29 pm)
stevedebi does get good MPG out of the Freestyle. I think mine is almost as good. I can remember getting about 26 at 75 MPH on long trips across Kansas I-70 with 4 adults and luggage inside, so the Freestyle is capable of some amazing stuff for a 4,000 lb boxy shape at high speed. Some people seem to have a lot of trouble getting top MPG. My theory is that the steel belt in the CVT may not have optimal tension, meaning some energy is lost to heat the steel belt up, carried away by the tranny cooler. I'm still waiting to get an answer on that from one of the original designers of our CVT.
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- #31 of 34
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Re: MPG drops off after about 60 mph, box-shaped cars [coldcranker]
by barnstormer64
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Jun 29, 2008 (10:35 am)
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Replying to: coldcranker (Jun 26, 2008 2:30 pm)
However, I do wonder if the odometer cal is closer to what the larger diameter tires on the Freestyle Limited models
Possibly, since my speedometer seems to tie pretty well with my GPS.
The computer's mpg, though, still seems to run a bit high compared to filling up and doing the math.
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Re: MPG drops off after about 60 mph, box-shaped cars [coldcranker]
by arumage
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Jul 01, 2008 (7:49 am)
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Replying to: coldcranker (Jun 27, 2008 11:38 am)
I generally get 19.5 to 20mpg in all city driving. I usually get 22mpg in a good mix. I haven't driven more than 100 highway miles at a time despite owning the Freestyle for more than a year now. (My new baby stole my vacation money) I keep RPM's around 2k 90% of the time. The only thing I've noticed about my Freestyle is that gas mileage is affected by hills more than some other vehicles. I plan on taking it from KY to TX at some point. I'll be interested what gas mileage I can get being that the drive there is fairly flat most of the way.
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