[evade6317]

Only my 2nd post, but I thought it would be cool to have a Road Trip thread that we could all contribute to and share. I've done two and the Evo performed exceptionally on each one.

The first was this past July. The wife and I embarked out of Savannah, GA for Daytona Beach, Vero Beach, Key West, Tampa, and then back home.

We covered over 2000 miles and had fun driving the whole way. Some of the highlights included:
-seeing the final Shuttle Launch in Vero
-cruising International Speedway Boulevard in Daytona
-covering the 7 Mile Bridge like it was the 3 mile bridge
-playing follow the leader with a Ferrari outside of Miami
-not letting anyone play follow the leader with me, lol
-enjoying the desolation of Alligator Alley
-the enthusiastic responses from other drivers

My wife thought the ride might be uncomfortable, but we were surprised at the utter lack of cramping we experienced. The Recaros really kept us comfy the whole trip. Economy wise, I think the best mileage we experienced was 26mpg.

In closing of this first entry, I would like to go on record and say that the Evo X is a very fun vehicle for a road trip of no more than 2 people. I had no issues with road noise, I just bumped up the volume on the radio. But generally I really enjoyed listening to the engine. I think I have one or two pics I can post tomorrow to go with this entry. Gonna go to bed.

Taking a break in Vero Beach.

 

[achinaghost52]

Its the middle of the night and i'm skyping my girlfriend, she and one of her cute friends say that i should come out and party. Without further ado I pack a bag and hop in my car, its 2 am. They don't actually believe I am coming and proceed to party. Google maps says it's 12 hours from Rolla, MO to Boulder, CO. Get there in around 10 with what feels something akin to a hangover. The car's interior is gutted behind the front seats, and at 80mph with a catback and riding on all seasons, the sound chips away at your sanity.
Anyways, got to her apartment building, climb up onto her balcony (she lives on the second story), jimmy the lock, and surprise her. We end up having a party, and I drive home the next day. One of the best impulse trips I have ever taken
Overall fuel economy was around 24, best I saw was leaving Denver i got 39 drafting a semi also going around 80.

 

[kaquino]

Only my 2nd post, but I thought it would be cool to have a Road Trip thread that we could all contribute to and share. I've done two and the Evo performed exceptionally on each one.

The first was this past July. The wife and I embarked out of Savannah, GA for Daytona Beach, Vero Beach, Key West, Tampa, and then back home.

We covered over 2000 miles and had fun driving the whole way. Some of the highlights included:
-seeing the final Shuttle Launch in Vero
-cruising International Speedway Boulevard in Daytona
-covering the 7 Mile Bridge like it was the 3 mile bridge
-playing follow the leader with a Ferrari outside of Miami
-not letting anyone play follow the leader with me, lol
-enjoying the desolation of Alligator Alley
-the enthusiastic responses from other drivers

My wife thought the ride might be uncomfortable, but we were surprised at the utter lack of cramping we experienced. The Recaros really kept us comfy the whole trip. Economy wise, I think the best mileage we experienced was 26mpg.

In closing of this first entry, I would like to go on record and say that the Evo X is a very fun vehicle for a road trip of no more than 2 people. I had no issues with road noise, I just bumped up the volume on the radio. But generally I really enjoyed listening to the engine. I think I have one or two pics I can post tomorrow to go with this entry. Gonna go to bed.

nice sounding trip. i got my x back in april this year and by may i set out with a friend to savannah/tybee from central ga. not much of a trip, but it was a good time

 

[Spiketail]

This pass August I too had a blast on a 3000miles road trip to Yellowstone then Vegas and back. Best part was zooming through the mountains and back roads. Seats were pretty comfortable to my surprise also.

One funny moment was while coming back from Vegas a trailer in front of me decided to litter a soda can straight at us and having an awesome reflex I swerved pretty hard dodging the can. With fear in my girl's face, I smiled and say "if this was your lancer we would have died."

 

[evade6317]

2nd road trip was about a month later from the first in August 2011. I had just finished my contract in Afghanistan and a college buddy who also finished in Afghanistan with me, wanted to plan a road trip to Eglin AFB in Ft. Walton Beach, FL to see another college buddy. He was coming from Ft. Lauderdale and I was starting from Savannah.

After Eglin, we were going to detour up to Ft. Benning/Columbus, Ga to turn in our Army issued body armor we had from our contract. He was driving up in his 1998 BMW 528i with a turbocharged 3.2 M3 motor coupled to an M5 manual transmission. It's a monstrosity that puts over 500whp. It's nicknamed the "532i".

Here's an article about his car before he purchased it: http://www.europeancarweb.com/features/0308ec_bmw_supercharged_turbocharged/index.html

This trip was a lot of fun because I-10 doesn't have a lot of traffic on it especially when compared to I-95. Also Hwy 431 heading into Columbus is like driving a big spacious rollercoaster. Two big lanes void of traffic going up and down over rolling hills with nice big turns. It reminded me a lot of I-280 in California between Santa Clara and San Francisco but with no cars on it but my evo and my friends insane beemer.

At the end of the trip I just broke over 1500 miles and got a best of 26mpg between stops on I-10. Never got bored the entire trip.

Here's the approximate route I used:

And here is the Evo and my friend's BMW parked in my driveway in Savannah.