Just got an '05 Xa last week and got 42 mpg driving back and forth over the continental divide and down to Denver and back. I was pushing it to see what it could do, too. I have to say it's pretty zippy and fun to drive. It's a manual and I think I could do better driving like grandpa (50ish?). I got 17.5 mpgs in a full size '03 suburban Z71 up here in the mountains regularly as well. Maybe I just have a steady foot . Anyways, somebody's selling a Prius on craigslist up here (Breckenridge) and says it gets 36-42 mpg on average, HAHA!

 

i wish i could remember when my xb got that mileage....i'm at 122,000 miles now and probably getting close to 33mpg

 

was a truck pushing you?

 

haha I average low 30's

 

i average about 28 on the highway with eth

 

mid 20's on the xb... still better than the 14 I get in the 8

 

thats on ethanol using alot more fuel to on gas i got over 30

 

Think I had a tail wind from Denver. Otherwise it's 45-60 mph around summit county. Do you think a SRI would help high altitude operation?

 

it wont hurt it

 

rip out the vvti