First long tow done with the new Antara - total tow distance 253 miles.<br style="margin-top: 0px; color: rgb20, 20, 20; font-family: Tahoma, Georgia, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; : rgb249, 249, 249;">The whole journey was motorway/A Road from Chesterfield to Torbay<br style="color: rgb20, 20, 20; font-family: Tahoma, Georgia, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; : rgb249, 249, 249;">MPG achieved = 22.8 Travelling time = 5 hours 40 minutes with 2 short stops.<br style="color: rgb20, 20, 20; font-family: Tahoma, Georgia, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; : rgb249, 249, 249;">I found the changing up and down a strange experience. Considering it is 184bhp Automatic I would have expected it to stay in 6th gear most of the way, falling to 5th gear now and then. In 6th gear it runs at 1500 rpm at 66mph, which is probably why it changed down such a lot. We were averaging around 55 mph. It changed down to 4th at the slightest incline, with the wind direction behind us. This obviously brought down the mpg to under 20 mpg while it was doing so. For quite some time I was averaging 24.6mpg but it suddenly dropped to 22.8mpg and stayed there for no apparent reason. I think it could be that filter emptying itself. Having said that the tow was solid, the caravan never moved from the central line. The car was very much in control of the 26 foot, 1600kg it was towing. The driving position was good with plenty of minor adjustment in the steering wheel to stop neck or shoulder strain.<br style="color: rgb20, 20, 20; font-family: Tahoma, Georgia, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; : rgb249, 249, 249;">Overall verdict - when I get over not getting 32mpg like I did with the Mondeo I will have the almost perfect tow-car, a credit to Vauxhall and underestimated in the motoring world.
Edited by: JaG5553
Edited by: JaG5553