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King Nothing · 07-15-2013, 11:27 PM

How many miles do you 1LE owners get out of a tank? I test drove a new 13 1LE and I loved it except when I saw only 225 miles to empty on a full tank of gas :(. Is this common?

Banshee · 07-15-2013, 11:47 PM

I didn't buy a 1LE for gas mileage.

If I wanted 226 miles to empty on a full tank...I would have bought a Prius.

King Nothing · 07-16-2013, 12:07 AM

I realize that part but this is coming from a 4th gen SS owner who was getting 400 miles to a tank through an automatic. I'm not looking for great gas mileage out of a tank, I'm looking to do some comparison on miles per tank compared from my 4th gen SS to a 5th gen 1LE. The car will get 90% highway miles

OzzySS · 07-16-2013, 03:17 AM

90% hwy, you oughta see more than it's telling you...mine creeps up towards 22 pretty quickly on the hwy here (in 6th, around 55-60mph) before I have to exit. But it's my weekend toy, not concerned about mpg, I was just curious one day when I was going to Waikiki

CrystalRedTintcoat · 07-16-2013, 03:34 AM

I go two hun before refilling at 15.7 average MPG.

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wpl11972 · 07-16-2013, 06:22 AM

We went to delaware beaches this weekend. We were getting 22.5 MPG.

Eric59 · 07-16-2013, 07:47 AM

I refill once I get down to half a tank and average around 17mpg. Only taken it on one highway trip and averaged close to 23mpg.

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sdmbdad71 · 07-16-2013, 08:19 AM

It all really depends on how you drive it.

When I am playing on the weekends, I am averaging 15.6 mpg, when I am commuting for work (It's 105mi, 1-way), I have achieved a best case 25.1mpg doing the speed limit with the air on.

A realistic average for highway is probably around 22mpg. At 17.5 gallons max before fill-up (leaving 1.5g reserve), will net you 385mi per tank.

I personally love the sound of the NPP and have a hard time achieving max mpg. If that were my highest concern, I probably wouldn't have traded my 3.6l in.

The Miles of Smiles are worth the drop in MPG to me.

Blizzard · 07-16-2013, 08:41 AM

Op,

I am getting around 300 mi per tank as a daily driver. This is highway and in town driving and and i still get on it pretty good.

racerx1214 · 07-16-2013, 08:44 AM

Miles to empty is calculated based on current mpg. A new car with no miles on it isn't going to register high.

I got 24 this weekend on the highway cruising 75 mph.

King Nothing · 07-16-2013, 08:50 AM

^that was actually my next question of where do you guys shift. The one I test drove I was shifting under 2k but I'm thinking with the npp exhaust everyone and then I'd let her wind up more

If this is my only negative other than the 4th gen being paid off and making car payments the decision is pretty clear

thank you guys!

racerx1214 · 07-16-2013, 09:11 AM

6600.

Every day.

1Slow6.2 · 07-16-2013, 09:40 AM

Depending on where I get gas at, I average around 295-358 per fill-up. Life of being in Cali 10% ethanol based gas. Currently averaging 18.3-18.5. It's my daily driver. I usually shift around 2500-3000. Getting on it every now and again I'll shift is around 4500-5000

If you're reading this objects In side view mirrors are losing while Slamming 5th...

flyinlow · 07-16-2013, 11:13 AM

The overdrive (6th) gear is .57:1 on the 1LE, so use 6th gear whenever possible, you'll get good mileage. Around town its going to be in the 15's, but if you're going on a trip, no reason you can't get in the low 20's. All depends on how much you put your foot into it, self control is the key.

07-15-2013, 11:27 PM	#1
King Nothing Under a Peterbilt Drives: Rogue, Durango and Camaro Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Modesto Posts: 1,121	1LE miles per tank? How many miles do you 1LE owners get out of a tank? I test drove a new 13 1LE and I loved it except when I saw only 225 miles to empty on a full tank of gas :(. Is this common? __________________ Sold-2006 Pontiac GTO M6 1 of 475 353rwhp 353rwtq Sold-2000 Camaro SS A4 Hardtop #867 of 8913 1 of 103 Bright Rally Red Hardtop SS A4 in 2000 2011 Camaro 2SS/RS M6 By Berger #11BC21

07-15-2013, 11:47 PM	#2
Banshee Institutionally Insane Drives: 2013 IOM 2SS/RS 1LE Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Detroit MI Posts: 2,115 View My Garage	I didn't buy a 1LE for gas mileage. If I wanted 226 miles to empty on a full tank...I would have bought a Prius. __________________ It's got a cop motor, a 440 cubic inch plant, it's got cop tires, cop suspension, cop shocks. It's a model made before catalytic converters so it'll run good on regular gas. What do you say, is it the new Bluesmobile or what?

07-16-2013, 12:07 AM	#3
King Nothing Under a Peterbilt Drives: Rogue, Durango and Camaro Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Modesto Posts: 1,121	I realize that part but this is coming from a 4th gen SS owner who was getting 400 miles to a tank through an automatic. I'm not looking for great gas mileage out of a tank, I'm looking to do some comparison on miles per tank compared from my 4th gen SS to a 5th gen 1LE. The car will get 90% highway miles __________________ Sold-2006 Pontiac GTO M6 1 of 475 353rwhp 353rwtq Sold-2000 Camaro SS A4 Hardtop #867 of 8913 1 of 103 Bright Rally Red Hardtop SS A4 in 2000 2011 Camaro 2SS/RS M6 By Berger #11BC21

07-16-2013, 03:17 AM	#4
OzzySS Drives: 2013 2SS/1LE, 2004 Cavalier Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: jax, FL Posts: 1,344 View My Garage	90% hwy, you oughta see more than it's telling you...mine creeps up towards 22 pretty quickly on the hwy here (in 6th, around 55-60mph) before I have to exit. But it's my weekend toy, not concerned about mpg, I was just curious one day when I was going to Waikiki __________________ Build thread linked in the pic...

07-16-2013, 03:34 AM	#5
CrystalRedTintcoat Drives: 2013 2SS 1LE NPP GBE Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Bay Area, online, & in my 1LE Posts: 2,667 View My Garage	I go two hun before refilling at 15.7 average MPG. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD __________________ 2013 1LE NPP GBE Mods Track Days

07-16-2013, 06:22 AM	#6
wpl11972 Drives: 1LE Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Delaware Posts: 133	We went to delaware beaches this weekend. We were getting 22.5 MPG.

07-16-2013, 07:47 AM	#7
Eric59 Drives: 2013 Summit White 1LE Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Fayetteville, NC Posts: 226 View My Garage	I refill once I get down to half a tank and average around 17mpg. Only taken it on one highway trip and averaged close to 23mpg. Sent from my DROID BIONIC using Tapatalk 2 __________________ Mods: RX catch can, ZL1 Rockers, ZL1 Grill, ADM Race CAI, OBX 1 7/8 headers, tune

07-16-2013, 08:19 AM	#8
sdmbdad71 Drives: 2013 VR 1SS/RS/1LE/NPP Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Palm Coast, FL Posts: 182 View My Garage	It all really depends on how you drive it. When I am playing on the weekends, I am averaging 15.6 mpg, when I am commuting for work (It's 105mi, 1-way), I have achieved a best case 25.1mpg doing the speed limit with the air on. A realistic average for highway is probably around 22mpg. At 17.5 gallons max before fill-up (leaving 1.5g reserve), will net you 385mi per tank. I personally love the sound of the NPP and have a hard time achieving max mpg. If that were my highest concern, I probably wouldn't have traded my 3.6l in. The Miles of Smiles are worth the drop in MPG to me.

07-16-2013, 08:41 AM	#9
Blizzard Searching for the truth Drives: 85 K-10, 13 1LE Join Date: May 2008 Location: Macon, GA Posts: 635 View My Garage	Op, I am getting around 300 mi per tank as a daily driver. This is highway and in town driving and and i still get on it pretty good. __________________ 2013 1LE 1SS RS TPW 4/29

07-16-2013, 08:44 AM	#10
racerx1214 Drives: 2018 SS 1LE Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Akron, Ohio Posts: 209	Miles to empty is calculated based on current mpg. A new car with no miles on it isn't going to register high. I got 24 this weekend on the highway cruising 75 mph.

07-16-2013, 08:50 AM	#11
King Nothing Under a Peterbilt Drives: Rogue, Durango and Camaro Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Modesto Posts: 1,121	^that was actually my next question of where do you guys shift. The one I test drove I was shifting under 2k but I'm thinking with the npp exhaust everyone and then I'd let her wind up more If this is my only negative other than the 4th gen being paid off and making car payments the decision is pretty clear thank you guys! __________________ Sold-2006 Pontiac GTO M6 1 of 475 353rwhp 353rwtq Sold-2000 Camaro SS A4 Hardtop #867 of 8913 1 of 103 Bright Rally Red Hardtop SS A4 in 2000 2011 Camaro 2SS/RS M6 By Berger #11BC21

07-16-2013, 09:11 AM	#12
racerx1214 Drives: 2018 SS 1LE Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Akron, Ohio Posts: 209	6600. Every day.

07-16-2013, 09:40 AM	#13
1Slow6.2 Drives: 2013 1LE camaro Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: NorCal/Abilene Posts: 383	Depending on where I get gas at, I average around 295-358 per fill-up. Life of being in Cali 10% ethanol based gas. Currently averaging 18.3-18.5. It's my daily driver. I usually shift around 2500-3000. Getting on it every now and again I'll shift is around 4500-5000 If you're reading this objects In side view mirrors are losing while Slamming 5th...

07-16-2013, 11:13 AM	#14
flyinlow Drives: 2017 Camaro ZL1 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Savage, MN Posts: 568	The overdrive (6th) gear is .57:1 on the 1LE, so use 6th gear whenever possible, you'll get good mileage. Around town its going to be in the 15's, but if you're going on a trip, no reason you can't get in the low 20's. All depends on how much you put your foot into it, self control is the key.