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Baba · 09-24-2011, 10:41 AM

I wholeheartedly agree with other members who've suggested perhaps changing your driving style and tracking your mpg's over the course of several fill-ups.

I've had my 'vert for exactly 8 weeks today. I keep track of my Camaro mileage on mpgtune.com. I'm getting what I'd consider reasonable mpg's with my 2LT manual 6. Compare it with what I was getting with my 2008 Saturn AURA XR (6cyl, DOHC, 252 HP, 6spd auto w. tap shift which I never used) and my gas mileage with the Camaro is excellent. The last 2 or 3 mpg's on my AURA were on a 600 mile roadtrip. If you go down to the bottom of the page to the earliest fill-ups of my AURA, you'll see that with an auto and less HP, driving in the same manner I do my Camaro, approx. 50% hwy and 50% city / suburbia, my Camaro mileage is better than that of my AURA.

I believe it's probably a combination of things: more fuel-efficient Camaro engine (SIDI), driving style and engine break-in period.

Check out mpgtune.com. It's free to register and it's a simple way to become a little more involved in tracking things involved in the care of your Camaro.

09-24-2011, 10:41 AM	#45
Baba Drives: 2011 Camaro 2LT RS Convertible Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: USAREUR, CONUS/DOD-A, VA Posts: 1,745	I wholeheartedly agree with other members who've suggested perhaps changing your driving style and tracking your mpg's over the course of several fill-ups. I've had my 'vert for exactly 8 weeks today. I keep track of my Camaro mileage on mpgtune.com. I'm getting what I'd consider reasonable mpg's with my 2LT manual 6. Compare it with what I was getting with my 2008 Saturn AURA XR (6cyl, DOHC, 252 HP, 6spd auto w. tap shift which I never used) and my gas mileage with the Camaro is excellent. The last 2 or 3 mpg's on my AURA were on a 600 mile roadtrip. If you go down to the bottom of the page to the earliest fill-ups of my AURA, you'll see that with an auto and less HP, driving in the same manner I do my Camaro, approx. 50% hwy and 50% city / suburbia, my Camaro mileage is better than that of my AURA. I believe it's probably a combination of things: more fuel-efficient Camaro engine (SIDI), driving style and engine break-in period. Check out mpgtune.com. It's free to register and it's a simple way to become a little more involved in tracking things involved in the care of your Camaro. __________________ 2011 Camaro 2LT RS Convertible Summit White Black Leather 3 Pedals Build Date: 06/27/2011 Purchased: 07/30/2011 Title Received: 08/15/2011 1984 Camaro (3rd Gen.): Traded: 1987 "Meet the new boss. Same as the old boss."