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We are achieving 57mpg tank-to-tank based on about 20% town driving and 80% long trips with the cruise set at 70 (giving perhaps 64 real mph), in 8-14C weather.
On emptier roads this would feel slow, but my M62/A1/M1 experience is that it's seldom possible to exceed this speed for long and one generally catches up with the people who do exceed it at the next junction/queue/roundabout.
We are very happy with it; if it were stolen tomorrow, we'd get another one the same.
The adaptive cruise is rock-solid, nailed-on reliable.
The steering assist is mixed. It greatly increases the level of relaxation on long drives, but is easily defeated by moderately-sharp bends (on motorways) or defects in the white lines and will depart the lane. In contrast to other systems we've tried, however, it re-engages again silently and without fuss or intervention whenever it's been over-ridden by turning the wheel. It is refreshingly, charmingly, free of beeping in normal operation.
The combination of the lanekeep and steering assist gives the same effect for long journeys as travelling in long-haul business class on a plane does: one gains back a day of life, formerly lost to recovering from tiring travel. It is possible to drive from Yorkshire to London, do something there, and drive back again, without being dangerously tired or losing all of the next day to recovering - whereas with a clutch, steering, and accelerator to manage, Yorkshire to London is the limit of safe driving in one day.
It is, really, only just powerful enough. Stopping at the end of a slip-road, or pulling onto the A1 from a layby, is a little bit fraught. Enthusiastic driving is very much not rewarded.
The HVAC controls are an acquired taste - but at least they aren't a touchscreen. The infotainment is absolute garbage, but supports Carplay, making that irrelevant.
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