Vincent Vega
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@Johnathan M My 04 gets about 17 hwy, 14 city, with my chill driving style the way you were saying. The only things that matter noticeably for mpg are driving style, tire pressure, highway speed, and if I have my roof rack on. I was surprised my mpg did not change when I installed 33s (35% heavier than stock tires), or later with a modest lift, or when hauling lots of people or crap. What mileage are you getting?Letting off the throttle earlier when coming to a stop is a good idea as well. No use wasting gas being on the throttle only to have to brake harder. Saves on fuel and your brakes. I feel that does more to save on fuel than being poky slow on the pull out. I gained about 2 mpg local by not being as hard on the throttle pulling out, by letting off the throttle earlier when needing to stop, and not getting on it as hard when going up a hill or needing to speed up.
Also on a recent trip to FL from PA I did some testing and found out that 65 mph was optimal for fuel mileage on the highway. Going up to 70 cost me 1 mpg, and going up to 75 cost another mpg. I drive a 2013 EL and it was loaded with 5 people, luggage, and 4 bikes on the back (vacation trip).