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Originally Posted by Stace I took delivery of my new Escalade EXT on Mar 19th. We took a short trip (120 miles). I was curious about the performance and gas milage for the power train. There a rumors that the engine will do nearly 20 mpg in normal highway driving practices.
I drove the truck for about 20 minutes to get it warm (showing 15 mpg) then headed for the highway. I reset the average milage as soon as I entered the highway. I drove about 60 miles at freeway speeds (75 mph) then returned home on one of the state roads that is very scenic this time of year. When we turned off the highway I was showing 21+ mpg.
The return trip was considerably slower because of the winding, hilly road. When I parked in the driveway the milage read 19.7 mpg.
While it won't stay with the Seville, the performance is certainly very respectful. Acceleration above 60 mph was very good and from a standing start is excellent.
As a comparison, the 2002 Avalanche (5.3 liter engine) I replaced never did better than 18 mpg and normally averaged about 17.
Not to shabby for a truck with only 140 miles on it when we started. Needless to say, I'm well pleased with the truck. Moreover, my lease payments are very close to what I was paying for the Avalanche (would have been a lot less if it were equipped the same). |
Somehow because of the way I drive, I never get great gas mileage in my cars, but the mileage youre getting is close to my I6 BMW. I averaged 22.6MPG HWY on a trip from Kansas to San Antonio and I thought that wasnt half bad. Glad youre happywith the truck