Long-distance towing with AWD hybrid below 3000 lbs

[chilicharger]

I am a former 2023 EB owner. I sold it earlier this year for another car that caught my eye. I averaged around 28-29 mpg for my daily commute, always with 91 octane or better. I pulled my open car trailer (1500 lbs) with a 2300-2500 lb car twice. I averaged 16-17 mpg while doing that. Both trips were right around 100 miles.

I have already put in an order for an EG Lariat 2025 AWD hybrid, since it now says it can tow 4k. It would become my new DD, because the purported 40 mpg with 87 octane. My current DD gets me around 30 mpg on 91+. Another 10 mpg and buying much cheaper gas would be pretty nice. I will be buying a track-only car that weighs 1200 lbs in the next year. The combined weight of my trailer and track car will be roughly 2700 lbs, so well within the rated capacity. My tows with the Maverick would be 20+ hours a lot of time, so that is the reason I went with the Lariat and its driver-assistance features for tons of highway time. What kind of mpg would be realistic to expect while towing 2700 lbs for long distances? I don't have a lot of frontal area, since the trailer is open and has no rock shield. It is a 16.5" long Futura lowering trailer. The track car I will be buying is a Rush SR1.

TLDR;
- I ordered a 2025 AWD hybrid
- I need to tow 2700 lbs total with small frontal area for very long distances
- Can I rely on the Mav to tow very long distances and get decent mpg?

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[chilicharger]

Nobody has an opinion?

To expand further on this, my current truck is a 2003 GMC Sierra Denali Quadrasteer. It has 200k on it. I have recently put a full set of new tires (including the 20+ year old spare) and a new transmission in it. To keep it going, I definitely think I should get all the timing components, oil pump, and all that kind of stuff replaced. I have already put a decent amount of money into the '03, but it only gets 13-14 mpg at the very best when unladen. This is on 91+ octane, as the owners manual and gas cap says. When towing anything, it struggles to get 10 mpg. Since it has a 26 gallon tank, this gives me a maximum range of roughly 260 miles.

This is where the order for the '25 AWD hybrid comes into the picture. Since it can now tow 4k, my roughly 2700 lbs of trailer/track car is well within the official rating. After doing some research on this forum, it appears the hybrid makes its full power on 87 octane and its gas tank also appears to truly be around 16 gallons rather than the official 13.8. If I can average 15 mpg, that gets me a range of roughly 240 miles. If I get 20 mpg, it is over 300 miles. Since my application will be towing to race tracks, I don't think I will be going through many mountain ranges and will be mostly on interstates and other fast roads. I tend to go 5 mph under or right at the speed limit when towing. Since the hybrid will get probably 10 mpg better than my current 2017 124 Spider daily and do it on cheaper 87 octane, it can save me money both on the daily drive and (possibly) towing. It will save me money at the very least on not needing 91 octane like every other vehicle I own.

In my area, 91 runs 60 cents more per gallon than 87. So, assuming that holds true for the whole country, the hybrid can save me me hundreds on just one 2000 mile round trip. That is calculating at 15 mpg for the hybrid and 10 mpg for the '03. $453 versus $800. $3.40 versus $4.00

 

[The Real Maverick]

You will get about 20 MPG at 60 MPH towing something like that.

18 MPG at 65 MPH.

I would not tow at speeds above 65 MPH.

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