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The V is NOT economical, unless you consider odd metrics that consider power and MPG together.\u00a0 In its current setup the STS-V is making 490+ hp at the crank.\u00a0 We averaged just over 21 mpg each way, somewhat better coming down the Boston Mountains than going up.\u00a0 I think this is a good trade off for a performance touring car, as the STS-V has more range than I care to drive in a sitting anyway.\u00a0 We certainly had plentiful power for highway touring.<\/p>\n
There was road construction almost all the way through Texas and across Oklahoma.\u00a0 Good to see jobs at work, but not convenient for traveling.\u00a0 Overall the roads were good, and traffic to\/from Fayetteville was fine.<\/p>\n
We used the nav system in the STS-V for monitoring progress to\/from and for getting around town while in Fayetteville.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 I like the constant feedback from the system about how many miles left to go and predicted time required to get there.\u00a0\u00a0 My Wife pointed out that the system seemed to be assuming some very sporty speed of travel toward the end of the trip, but the predicted time was close.<\/p>\n
Lots of traffic on game weekends — it was also Arkansas’ homecoming — so one mistep and you’d be stuck waiting to get back into traffic again.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 I updated the nav disk to the current one earlier in the year.\u00a0 The nav system was accurate and helpful.\u00a0 We turned off the voice prompts frequently, but because the nav system gives updates in the heads-up display I was able to navigate just great in run silent mode.<\/p>\n
I didn’t know how to change the time for daylight savings, although when my son did the same thing I had been trying it instantly and easily went to time adjust mode.\u00a0 Clearly I was doing something wrong but ‘hold down the button that shows the time to change the time’ seems simple and hard to get wrong.\u00a0 Anyway, all good and I could have cracked the manual at a gas stop if it were more urgent.\u00a0 My son assured me the problem was age-related.<\/p>\n
Originally the STS-V came with runflats, as it has different size wheels and tires front to back, and no spare tire.\u00a0 I changed the runflats to normal tires, but added a can of tire goo and an air pump for emergencies. \u00a0 I am still of the opinion that touring cars should have a full size spare, but we had no tire issues on the trip.<\/p>\n
We had great seats for the game, and it was a close game until toward the end.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Overall a fun trip.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
My Wife and I drove from Plano, Texas to Fayetteville, Arkansas to visit family & attend the Arkansas-South Carolina football game over the weekend.\u00a0\u00a0 This was our first road trip in our Cadillac STS-V.\u00a0 The V is a high performance … Continue reading