Our long-term FX50 wanted to get the whole milestone thing out of the way before we set out for southwestern parts unknown, and I was in an obliging mood. The FX had 19,996 miles on the clock when I woke up on Day 1 of the trip (August 22), so I drove around Santa Monica for four miles and then pulled into a gas station for the customary pre-trip fill.
A gluttonous 14.38 gallons later, we hit the road. To paraphrase the immortal words of Gold Hat, "Fuel economy? We don't need no fuel economy! I don't have to show you any stinkin' fuel economy!"
After 2,255 stupidly scenic miles, we're back. Photos were taken, journal entries were logged, and I developed a newfound respect for this V8-powered G on stilts. Stay tuned for highlights this week. Installment 1 goes live tomorrow; meanwhile, our recent rainbow fixation continues at right, courtesy of amenable conditions along I40 in western Arizona.
Josh Sadlier, Associate Editor, Edmunds.com
matt310 says:
10:43 AM, 08/31/09
Love the 9000rpm tachometer (with a 6800 redline) on an SUV/crossover. That's a bit too much wishful thinking on the instrument cluster designer's part. What's the speedo go up to, 300mph? :)
ahightower says:
12:00 PM, 08/31/09
That's a lot of miles for the car that everyone loves to hate. It must be a great cruiser.
The speedo is annoying in that it only marks every 20 mph. And the 10, 30, 50, etc. increments are not very bold. Is there a digital speedo as well?
altimadude00 says:
04:52 PM, 08/31/09
14 gal is gluttonous? Having a 20 gal tank in my car, my usual fill up is 15 gals or so.
SadButTrue says:
06:10 PM, 08/31/09
^For 208.6 miles traveled (see trip computer in pic), yep.
JS
altimadude00 says:
06:18 PM, 08/31/09
Oh. Yeah, then it is.