We just completed a 3 day weekend trip from Tucson. AZ to Orange County, CA. using I-8 and I-5
Starting Tucson elevation ~2,600 ft
Lowest elevation "a few feet below sea level" (don't remember exactly!) just west of El Centro, CA (Interstate 8 is the only US Interstate Highway to run below sea level!)
A couple of mountain passes at ~4,400 ft.
Elevation at destination ~200 ft
Highway speeds generally set with ACC at 3-5 mph over posted. (75 mph posted in most of AZ, 70 and 65 posted in CA). Maybe 20-25 miles on surface streets at destination.
Comfort mode, tire pressures at manufacturer's specs, using regular gas, 2 passengers, Climate Control on manual with A/C off, set to 58 degrees (to allow Idle-stop to function).
(we're having an extremely cool May here, highs in the 70s when it should be 100...delightful!)
Some heavy rain for the first 45 minutes leaving the San Diego area and climbing up the mountains toward AZ on Monday morning.
Starting Odometer: 4,126
Ending Odometer: 5,295 = 1,169 miles.
Gas consumed: 41.6 gallons of regular 87 octane ($2.65/gallon at Costco in Tucson $2.99 at Sam's Club in Yuma, AZ $3.69 at Costco in N County, San Diego)
Average for this trip: 28.1 mpg.
I am very impressed with how the RDX Advance FWD drove and performed. Very comfortable, quiet, and with great sounds! There are some significant grades, which were handled with ease, both up and down, speed never went more than 5 mph over set speed on downgrades. ACC works extremely well, as does LKAS.
Both wife and I have "sensitive" backs, and neither of us experienced any back pain at all.
Absolutely no issues with Infotainment system, using SiriusXM radio, and Samsung S8 connected via bluetooth. Several phone calls both in and out were fine... as expected.
BTW, today is my RDX's 4 month birthday. Only issue to date has been soft brake pedal, resolved by TSB.
I encourage others to post their road trip info in this thread...
Starting Tucson elevation ~2,600 ft
Lowest elevation "a few feet below sea level" (don't remember exactly!) just west of El Centro, CA (Interstate 8 is the only US Interstate Highway to run below sea level!)
A couple of mountain passes at ~4,400 ft.
Elevation at destination ~200 ft
Highway speeds generally set with ACC at 3-5 mph over posted. (75 mph posted in most of AZ, 70 and 65 posted in CA). Maybe 20-25 miles on surface streets at destination.
Comfort mode, tire pressures at manufacturer's specs, using regular gas, 2 passengers, Climate Control on manual with A/C off, set to 58 degrees (to allow Idle-stop to function).
(we're having an extremely cool May here, highs in the 70s when it should be 100...delightful!)
Some heavy rain for the first 45 minutes leaving the San Diego area and climbing up the mountains toward AZ on Monday morning.
Starting Odometer: 4,126
Ending Odometer: 5,295 = 1,169 miles.
Gas consumed: 41.6 gallons of regular 87 octane ($2.65/gallon at Costco in Tucson $2.99 at Sam's Club in Yuma, AZ $3.69 at Costco in N County, San Diego)
Average for this trip: 28.1 mpg.
I am very impressed with how the RDX Advance FWD drove and performed. Very comfortable, quiet, and with great sounds! There are some significant grades, which were handled with ease, both up and down, speed never went more than 5 mph over set speed on downgrades. ACC works extremely well, as does LKAS.
Both wife and I have "sensitive" backs, and neither of us experienced any back pain at all.
Absolutely no issues with Infotainment system, using SiriusXM radio, and Samsung S8 connected via bluetooth. Several phone calls both in and out were fine... as expected.
BTW, today is my RDX's 4 month birthday. Only issue to date has been soft brake pedal, resolved by TSB.
I encourage others to post their road trip info in this thread...