100% to almost 60% battery in less than 1 hour - normal ??

I have had an iPhone4 since a little after they came out.  I am such a light user of the phone that I have never had to worry about the battery, and even when I am taking pictures making calls I don't even remember ever getting below 60%.  I charged the phone every day and mostly kept it on whatever charger was closest to me.
Now, I have upgraded to an iPhone5 for Siri, the Maps, the better camera and sound, image stabilization, nicer display, etc.
The other day I was pretty excited about trying out my new phone's maps, so I took about an hour drive to meet my girlfriend after work, and we went to see a movie.  The phone was 100% charged when I left.
I had GPS going I guess with the maps, no other apps going or in the background, but I did have music playing through the headphone back to my car stereo.
I was blown away that when I got to my destination and the next time I looked at my iPhone it was about 60% charge.  I estimate it was about an hour or continual use like that.  Do maps/GPS use a lot more power than normal?
Is this normal?  Do I have a problem?  Are there things I can do to cut down on power usage?  I already have the screen about as low as I can set it and still be able to see it.  Any FAQs on this issue?

Thanks woodmeister ... that's kind of the conclusion I came to.
the first thing I did was to buy one of those expensive little power adapters so I can charge my phone while I am driving ... which I guess does not help me if I am riding my bike?
While my iPhone does not really discharge so much it does not seem like the phone charges much either, which leads me to think there is a problem.
My iPhone is only about a week old so it is not one of the early ones.  I just do not know if this is normal?
Do you know if Apple has some concrete way to measure the iPhone battery to some standard they set?

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