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Dpmedic · 07-09-2011, 04:59 PM

25 mpg on my manual v6. Avg mph 55. 8900 miles. Guess she's just broke in right

Kermit1 · 07-09-2011, 06:01 PM

When you lift your foot. Just kidding. apprx 5500 mi and got 28.3 latest road trip 19.5 to 20.0 in town. Really, tuned by the best..

5thGenOwner · 07-09-2011, 10:24 PM

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Originally Posted by seminolejon

Or does it? lol.

I have just over 1,000 miles on my Auto V6. I'm getting around 17.5 mpg. Granted, I live 4.5 miles from work and rarely go over 40 mph enroute to work.

Does gas mileage eventually improve as the engine matures? If so, about when?

Thx

As been mentioned... the 4.5miles and never going over 40 is what kills your MPG.

I'm in a very similar situation with regards to daily driving... but I got the V8... i'm lucky to get over 10MPG. But when you are only driving 6 or 8 miles/day does it really matter what your MPG are?

Take it on a long trip... then you will see a more realistic/accurate MPG as the Sticker claimed.

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Originally Posted by DELTA

If your so worried about fuel economy why did you buy a camaro? Ive never even checked my mpg because I knew when I bought a camaro I wasnt going to get real good fuel economy anyway.

Have to agree. Although I do check it; like a F-You to all the Hybrid owners... I like to see how Low it will Go.

VR Baron · 07-09-2011, 11:31 PM

Well in this economy and looks like forever high gas prices it is nice and financially smart to be able to get "decent" mpg. with the v6 you can do that as it is a daily driver after all, and have fun also. To compare, it gets about the same mpg as our v6 Camry SE which has alot less power and is even lighter as well, so not bad. Now that is as far as I will go however. I will not go to a 4 banger unless that is the only option out there.

cam62 · 07-10-2011, 07:20 AM

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Originally Posted by apeko

They should re-name the MPG the fun-o-meter. the lower the number you get the more fun you are having. In my SS I get 17.9 when having fun. On long freeway drives i get 24 mpg.

What's your version of fun? In my SS when I'm having fun, it's less than 13, depending on how much "fun" I'm having it's down to 10 or less..

I have ALOT of FUN

emin7 · 07-10-2011, 10:38 AM

When you start driving like grandma

07-10-2011, 10:38 AM	#48
emin7 1st State C5 Drives: 2010 Camaro SIM 2LT/RS Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Mid-Atlantic Posts: 552	When you start driving like grandma __________________

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07-09-2011, 04:59 PM	#43
Dpmedic Drives: 2011 3.6L V6 6 speed synergy green Join Date: May 2011 Location: Frierson, LA Posts: 64 View My Garage	25 mpg on my manual v6. Avg mph 55. 8900 miles. Guess she's just broke in right

07-09-2011, 06:01 PM	#44
Kermit1 Drives: 2011 Callaway 2SS/RS Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Blacklick Ohio Posts: 127 View My Garage	When you lift your foot. Just kidding. apprx 5500 mi and got 28.3 latest road trip 19.5 to 20.0 in town. Really, tuned by the best..

07-09-2011, 11:31 PM	#46
VR Baron SoCal Camaro5 Race Team Drives: 2021 Shadow Grey Camaro 2SS 1LE Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: SO CAL Posts: 14,367	Well in this economy and looks like forever high gas prices it is nice and financially smart to be able to get "decent" mpg. with the v6 you can do that as it is a daily driver after all, and have fun also. To compare, it gets about the same mpg as our v6 Camry SE which has alot less power and is even lighter as well, so not bad. Now that is as far as I will go however. I will not go to a 4 banger unless that is the only option out there.