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<blockquote data-quote="Bill Koonce" data-source="post: 944778" data-attributes="member: 68938"><p>Ditto to what Rich said. If the road is flat and relatively empty, I can get an average fuel economy up to 23 MPG, maybe more. That's with the cruise control set to 65 MPH. If I get into traffic, the necessary WOT sprints past road hogs, and 75 MPH cruising speeds necessary to keep aggressive drivers from attacking from the rear brings the average just below 20 MPG. That's a stock '07 4x4 (3.55:1 gears), BTW.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Remember that above 35 MPH, aerodynamic forces rapidly become the greatest consumer of engine power. Since the ST has aerodynamic properties of a brick, slowing down on the highway has a dramatic effect on fuel economy.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bill Koonce, post: 944778, member: 68938"] Ditto to what Rich said. If the road is flat and relatively empty, I can get an average fuel economy up to 23 MPG, maybe more. That's with the cruise control set to 65 MPH. If I get into traffic, the necessary WOT sprints past road hogs, and 75 MPH cruising speeds necessary to keep aggressive drivers from attacking from the rear brings the average just below 20 MPG. That's a stock '07 4x4 (3.55:1 gears), BTW. Remember that above 35 MPH, aerodynamic forces rapidly become the greatest consumer of engine power. Since the ST has aerodynamic properties of a brick, slowing down on the highway has a dramatic effect on fuel economy. [/QUOTE]
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