I guess 80 mph is the new 65 mph
I just got back from a 7 day vacation in Myrtle Beach SC , I left Maryland and did the I 95 route . Now this trip we didnt take the trailer , ( not my choice ) Now I am running with traffic , adverage...
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I used to tow at 55 MPH and never had any problems with drivers, even driving all over SoCal and LA rush hour traffic. People seemed to get around me just fine and I never had problems switching lanes; you just have to be assertive.
Now I have bumped up my towing speed to 62 on 2-lane roads and 65 on interstates and not only am I more closely matching the flow of traffic, the truck seems much happier pulling grades starting at these speeds versus 55 and gets the same or better MPG, too. I usually average right around 12.5 MPG unless there's a lot of hills or major headwinds, then it may drop to as low as 10.5 MPG.
Now I have bumped up my towing speed to 62 on 2-lane roads and 65 on interstates and not only am I more closely matching the flow of traffic, the truck seems much happier pulling grades starting at these speeds versus 55 and gets the same or better MPG, too. I usually average right around 12.5 MPG unless there's a lot of hills or major headwinds, then it may drop to as low as 10.5 MPG.
