First Major Road Trip

[Brock79]

Well I just had my first major road trip in my Edge. It is a 2012 Ecoboost with 20" rims. I went from Central NJ to Myrtle Beach, SC. The ride was smooth and very comfortable. The gas mileage at 70 mph stayed at 27.4, once over 70 it dropped down into the low 26's. This was on mainly flat highways with no real mountains or steep grades. I did however hit traffic from the Deleware Bridge to Richmond VA on the way down and averaged 25mpg. This was a mix of stop and go traffic and rarely going over 40mph. The only thing I noticed that bothered me was the AC. I had the fan on low the entire trip and had to keep switching from 70 and 71 degrees. At 70 it would still get cold and a little to cold after awhile. Bump up to 71 and the Edge was getting warm inside a little to warm. Besides that no problems. The round trip was roughly 1300 miles. I never let the gas tank get pass 1/4 tank and sometimes filled it up at the halfway mark. That all depended on when I stopped for food or bathroom breaks.