Was surprised by the mpg of my Taos while doing a chunk of highway driving today. From update NY to central NJ a little over 200 miles and still had half a tank. Hovered around 40-41 mpg on the highway going up to 43 for a decent amount of time. Was surprised because the AWD was advertised as only getting 32 mpg highway.
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Upstate to NJ is slightly downhill overall, though enough ups and downs it likely doesn’t matter too much. But that computer is not always accurate either. The true test is to fill up before and after a trip
that said, the Jetta is rated at 39 and I get in the min to high 40s on the highway when traffic is light enough I can use ACC most of the time.
Highway test cycle averages 48mph with some acceleration and deceleration over a 12 minute period. If you are cruising at 65 without much braking over 3 hours, you will do much better.
On the Taos, I also imagine speed matters. The aerodynamic hit really kicks in every MPH over 60 so depending on the road, YMMV. Lived around there as a kid where the limit was all 55 but don’t know what it is these days.
