The end of next month, I'm heading out for a month-long road trip (+/- 10k miles). The logical car to take would be the Camry TRD. I bit better mileage and more room.
But this is why I bought the C7. Between the gas, food and lodging, it'll be pricey, but I've allotted from my retirement $$$. I'm ready.

 

Are you planning on maximum miles per day or are you planning on the seeing the USA in your Chevrolet?

 

One thing that I find very disappointing about the fuel economy readouts on our cars is how far off it is from reality. In my C6 if I calculated it by hand and compared it to the onboard readout it was very close (within 1%) but on my C7 it's about 7-10% optimistic! My daily driver 2016 Honda Civic has an onboard readout that is within 1% of reality. GM really messed up on our cars.

 

Your driving the car wrong.

This is what it should look like

 

Your average speed is only 52kmh so you are driving it wrong too. That just looks like you're getting terrible gas mileage while stuck in a lot of traffic

 

AGREED!!! 52 kph = about 31 mph!!! HELL, I do that in 1st gear!

 

I don't even think I can break more than 21mpg since mine has Z07. Maybe I should put it back to stage 2 for my summer roadtrip. If gas prices stay or get worse I will probably be paying at least an extra $150 this June.

The travel pictures always look better with stage 3 though...

 

What are you trying to prove with this picture and post? That you have no clue how the english/language metric system works? That's 5.8 MPG.

 

My usual driving style is to drive point A to B. This could be anywhere from 400 - 1,200 miles a day. This time, I've got a rough schedule of about 300 - 400 miles a day. The only except would be day one, which will be about 800-900 miles.
(I'm driving from Concord, Ca. to Seattle). I'll spend a few days in Ohio visiting relatives. My goal is to visit all four corners of the U.S. (as far as I can get to anyways).

 

I think i lost iq reading this comment

Probably only 1% of this forum would understand my post, thats track fuel economy

 

I understand your reply but the thread is about GOOD gas mileage. What you posted makes no sense in the spirit of the thread.

 

So very little if any tourist time. Have fun and be safe.

 

I have only calculated the mpg a couple of times but I find the readout to be optimistic by a couple of MPG. I noticed the same thing with my 2018 Yukon when it came to highway driving. When it says 27 I'm getting a little over 25 in the vette, when it said 22 in the Yukon i was really getting about 20. Both my Honda and Toyota products were pretty much spot on to the hand calculations.

 

I've was never a site-seeing type of driver. But at least this time, my daily driving distance, will be about half of what it usually would be.
I can spend the additional time, sight-seeing.

 

I get 30 on steady state cruising...I've had a 50 mile best of 35. Mileage was not a consideration when I purchased my car but with the high price of premium I'm pretty happy. Helps make up for the 15 I get when having some fun...

 

When I bought my C6 (2009 6spd manual), on the way home on a stretch of freeway (level section for about 15 miles), I was getting 34mpg (cruise control set to 65mph).
I can get close to that my C7 (2014 7spd manual). Though I rarely drive close to the speed limit (if 65, I'm doing 70, if 70: 74-75). At those speeds, getting around 27-28 mpg.

 

Unfortunately, these days most of my driving is a mix of urban secondary roads and relatively brief freeway driving in moderate traffic. The latter gives me opportunities for brief periods of satisfying acceleration (for safety reasons to make sure I execute lane changes well, naturally ). Under those circumstances my mileage over a week varies from 17-19 mpg. Occasionally, I’ll get a few days in a row with some clear onramps that allow really winding the car up and mileage can drop down into the mid-teens. Those are good days. I’ve had a couple of longer highway trips (a few hundred miles), where I’m maintaining between 70 and 80 mph over pretty long stretches and mileage can climb up into the low- to mid-20s. Now that I’m recently retired, I’m hoping to have many more of those.

 

I have a similar pattern, but I feel that I may do more extended runs. For the last few years, I will get in at least one, maybe two long road trips (600-1,000 miles round trip, 1 - 2 days) a month. Otherwise, it's just an hour or two, here and there.
I recently retired as well (almost one year to the day - 4/02/25). With that, my mileage will see quite an uptake. I'll be leaving at the end of this month, on a 10k miles / 1-month long road trip (lap around the U.S.). While I won't be getting my steps in, I will on miles.

 

There is a preserved Titan Missile Silo in Green Valley, AZ just about 30 miles south of Tucson. If you haven't seen one of those, it's kind of fun. Brought back memories of hiding under my school desk. Carlsbad Caverns, NM is worth a couple of hours off the road. It's one of the more spectacular caves around. If you find yourself in the Big Bend area of West Texas one night, if there is a sky party at the McDonald Observatory, that is fun. If you are also a motorcycle fan, the Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum in Leeds (Birmingham) AL is worth a stop. If you are a drag racing fan the Garlits Museum in Ocala, FL is a must see. If you've never been to Key West, the drive is worth doing, although it is a long way down there. Acadia National Park, in Maine is a must see. It's pretty in the spring/summer and spectacular in the fall. The interstates in NY are pretty rough, but the prettier 2 lanes are in much better shape. Niagara Falls is worth a look. If you haven't been sightseeing in Boston, there is too much to list here. The Ford Museum in Dearborn is very interesting. If you can catch either Yellowstone or Glacier NP they are both worthwhile.

I almost forgot. If they have not completed the construction on I-40 in TN, stay away from it.

 

My general route is starting from the SF bay area, heading to Seattle day one (this will be the longest day). Head a but northwest to Blaine, WA. Then head west as far north as I can go. Eventually ending in Caribou, ME. Next will be to head south to Key West. Then back north a bit, heading as west as far as south as I can travel.
last stop is San Diego (actually a bit west of there), then home, I'm playing it by ear on what I see along the way. Some of the stops you mentioned, I have already
filed away (maybe yes, maybe no). I already have in mind, a second trip doing the inner states. This will be a year out though. Thanks for pointing out what to see.