 I drove my smallroad from L.A. to Denver.  I went from 117F in Death Valley to 37F on Vail Pass, all in the same day.  The car had plenty of power cruising the straights of I-15.  I calculated my MPG during the trip, and it came out to 29mpg (rated 27mpg highway).  That's including climbing from sea level up to CO.  I have the Sport Package with the Sport Seats, and they were very comfy for my 1000mile trip.  There's all sorts of supports that you can change to make sure no single part of your body is aching from sitting in the same spot for too long.  I planned to break the trip up into two days, but I just love driving this thing too much, so I soldiered on through the night.  12noon to 5am.  Done and Done.  My only beef would be that while the xenon headlights are plenty bright, they might be aimed a little too low for me.  It was easy to overdrive them ;) ;) ;) There's plenty of brightness to project further ahead, but not sure if it would result in blinding oncoming traffic or not.  The MMI with Sirius is a godsend on a roadtrip.  If you are in the market for a smallroad, get the updated version where the controls are near the center armrest and not on the center dash near where the radio is.  It's so much easier to use that way.