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I will be driving from Melbourne to Brisbane (via Wagga Wagga) in late July and back again so will keep a good track of fuel receipts over the course of the trip and will post the results on this thread when i return. I expect about 95% of the trip will be highway driving with some city driving in and around Brisbane. Will be trying to use 95ulp as often as possible. The car is a 2008 SX6 with Pirelli P7's on standard 17" Sportivo rims. The Pirelli's went on at 53k and the car will just be hitting 74k(75k service done at 73500km) when i embark on this ardious journey. Tyre pressure will be at or around 38psi front and back. Car load will contain 2 adults(70kg and 75kg) and about 60-70kg of luggage(baby seat, pram + bags). I will put as much of the load on the back seat as i can, hoping this will reduce any lifting of the front of the car causing drag. Add about 10kg for Music CD's as well(40+ hrs return is a lot of tunes). If any one has any tips they think might reduce fuel consumption let me know and i'll see what i can do.