Big Badlands Roadtrip

[fridgeguy]

Hi all, first post here. I just completed a 5450 km (3400 mi) road trip from Regina, Saskatchewan (that's in Canada) to Peterborough Ontario (still in Canada) in my 2022 Bronco Sport Badlands. The trip took two thirteen hour days getting there and same coming home. Total driving time was 60 hours. The Bronco performed flawlessly. I was concerned with the seats as I dont (didn't) find them all that comfortable but they held up just fine after 13 hours behind the wheel. Power was great especially when passing 3 semi's at a time. Overall fuel economy was 30.5 mpg (imperial) or 25 mpg (us). That's crunching the numbers. Dash numbers were 26.7 mpg US or 32 imperial so not that far off. Mileage varied from a best of 37 mpg (29.7 US) to a worst of 24 mpg (19.5 US). The mpg definitely suffered in the cold mornings, typically -20C to -24C and got better was the days warmed up to around 0C to +5C or so. Typically drove 65 mph through Northern Ontario and 70-75 through the Prairies. Overall I am very impressed with the vehicle and it definitely stands out on the road compared to other vehicles. You can always see one coming (saw quite a few).

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[Goinbroke2]

So you drove to the second province over and it took 60hours combined…. But people think the planet is over populated??????

I get 30-32mpg with my 21 badlands when I’m driving, about 20 with the wife’s lead foot!???

 

[fridgeguy]

No, 60 hours total drive time. Actual trip time was as I said 26 hours to and 26 hours back.

 

[Tigger]

That’s quite a drive and glad it was in a car you like. And I agree with you, I like the versatility of the Sport as it does well in all settings, including long trips.

 

[Mark S.]

No, 60 hours total drive time. Actual trip time was as I said 26 hours to and 26 hours back.

I'm trying to do the math here, but it isn't working out. 26X2=52 hours trip time, yet you somehow squeezed 60 hours of driving in there. You're making my brain hurt, which is admittedly not too difficult.

 

[fridgeguy]

I'm trying to do the math here, but it isn't working out. 26X2=52 hours trip time, yet you somehow squeezed 60 hours of driving in there. You're making my brain hurt, which is admittedly not too difficult.

so that equals 8 hours of local driving and touring around the local area and 52 hours getting there and back.

 

[Winds of Change]

I'm trying to do the math here, but it isn't working out. 26X2=52 hours trip time, yet you somehow squeezed 60 hours of driving in there. You're making my brain hurt, which is admittedly not too difficult.

Sometimes some things just do not need to be calculated out. Maybe he rounded up and you rounded down. Maybe he just wanted to see someone do the calculations.?

 

[PaulOinMA]

My wife just did a 10-day, 1,600-mile trip. MA-NJ-VA-OBX-VA-NJ-MA. Just under 28 mpg. Very pleased.

Loves her BS BL.

I've done a similar, 1,400-mile MA-OBX-MA trip twice in my '22 Escape. 33 and 32 mpg. Significantly better than the many trips in my '14 Escape.

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