I drove rom Chicago to Pheonix (2024 OT+ with roof rack removed - too noisy). The drive is 25-28 hours (1800 miles). I probably averaged close to 80 mph for the trip. I had dynamic radar cruise control set at 84-86 most of the time, but higher through in Oklahoma. I speed up past the setting to pass when necessary and then let the car settle back into the DRCC setting. So while that's a good highway test, it a somewhat aggressive rate to push a big heavy box through the wind. I got 15.6 mpg on this trip. I filled the tank at Buc-ees in Amarillo, Texas for $2.49/gallon premium 91! The mpg definitely is less than I thought it would be, but that's okay by me. I would be a lot happier with a larger gas tank. The range on a full tank at 270 miles or so is pretty pitiful. It needs to be able to go at least another hour before refueling on this kind of drive (so 6 more gallons of capacity would've been acceptable).
I've had it tip toeing through the desert getting its shoes dusty. Pretty easy stuff with a bone stock OT+. Range is far more important (imo) if you let this truck roam out in its natural habitat. Pictured below is an hour or so from a paved road (Cave Creek AZ) in Tonto National Forest near a feature called CP Butte (the butte is visible above the rear of the truck).
I've had it tip toeing through the desert getting its shoes dusty. Pretty easy stuff with a bone stock OT+. Range is far more important (imo) if you let this truck roam out in its natural habitat. Pictured below is an hour or so from a paved road (Cave Creek AZ) in Tonto National Forest near a feature called CP Butte (the butte is visible above the rear of the truck).
