SS Gas Mileage

[big mike]

Originally Posted by chevyridinghigh

I have had my 2SS Manual Transmission for 1 week. I am averaging about 14.8 MPG. Granted, I am driving mostly around town, and although I haven't been speeding, I have not been slowly accelerating if you catch my drift. I am going to try and get the average gas mileage closer to 20 if possible. Anyone else have avg gas mileage as crappy as me? Any tips when shifting/driving? Thanks.

were you driving down the hill on route 22 in eastchester last week? its the first camaro ive seen in eastchester so far.

[VenomZ302]

Originally Posted by fbodfather

Mileage will improve as the engine breaks in........

Not sure where you live or what the conditions are like -- but it should improve quite a bit depending on driving conditions.

"Thor" has averaged just about 20mpg at 14,500 miles........

(LS3 and 6-speed manual)

Originally Posted by DkknightX

You serious Scott? Then just out of curiosity, why would they put 24MPG on the sticker? It isn't even coming close to the advertised optimal potential.

Given the rest of his message, I'd be willing to bet that Scott's averaging 20mpg with a mix of highway and city driving. I don't think he's saying that he gets 20 on the highway alone.

I'm not even at 1000 miles yet, but my mileage has seemed to improve so far. It's about what my G35 got on my 2 mile commute and better than the G35 got on the highway, so I'm definitely pleased... especially if it continues to improve for a bit.

[rudack]

14.1 MPG... Mostly Highway... I think I am driving it a little hard though.

[JerseyMonte]

Originally Posted by chevyridinghigh

I have had my 2SS Manual Transmission for 1 week. I am averaging about 14.8 MPG. Granted, I am driving mostly around town, and although I haven't been speeding, I have not been slowly accelerating if you catch my drift. I am going to try and get the average gas mileage closer to 20 if possible. Anyone else have avg gas mileage as crappy as me? Any tips when shifting/driving? Thanks.

I took delivery last Thursday and have put on
about 200 miles,fuel level is just above half
I admit I baby it, haven't figured out how to
get the MPG display on the DIC so I don't know the
average MPG
I am waiting fo a sudden drop on the gauge
like on my Monte it shows 1/2 then drops to 1/4
all of a sudden

[Ghost78]

My SS/ L99 got 24.5 this Sat. mostly highway from Minneapolis to La Crosse WI, no AC averaging about 65 MPH

[bumblebee rules]

Just came back from a VERY fun trip from canada to portland, 4700 km\s total ( 3000miles???) Did 3 days driving in portland WOW , got home and it reads 10.1l/100 I think that works to 24+ - .5 mpg , VERY happy with it , never missed a beat and love the traffic . I now have 10000 km's on it so almost broke in LOL :-)

[mkaresh]

MPG is going to vary by driving conditions and the weight of your right foot.

TrueDelta conducts a real-world gas mileage survey that, unlike others, includes these factors. Results posted so far for the Camaro (more would be better):

Real-world Chevrolet Camaro gas mileage

For some reason Prius owners are more likely to post their MPG

[TXISKING]

Did an 800 mile round trip to Dallas averaged 24.5. Car had 900 miles on it when I left home. No oil change yet but very soon to be.

[Dr Jkel]

Went on a road trip this past weekend, about 340 miles. interstate driving, averages 24.5 mpg at 75 mph

[rolnslo]

Originally Posted by azfan

...As for highway, i've had Camaro's before that were rated 25mpg on the highway, and i only got that at a steady 55mph. Between 60-80 they got 22-23mpg. I don't understand how they're getting away with 24mpg rating, if it won't do that. I thought they tightened standards a year ago, and were putting more realistic numbers on cars.

I posted this in a thread when this very same question came up about the V6 gas mileage...You need to understand the acceleration rates and average MPH used in the EPA tests to truly understand what it takes to replicate their numbers.

[jdanza]

I can get about 23 highway, but combined getting 17.5 driving easy using skip shift with the a/c on all the time.

M6 with 800 mi

[Michael_Js]

I've been getting 23+ mpg mostly highway, and dropping into the upper teens city. AC on most of the time. 1000 miles on her already - since 9/5/09

[Scott@Bjorn3D]

Originally Posted by CWIweldace

You will never average 24 mpg overall. Fill your tank, get on the freeway and go 70-80 till you need gas. Fill up and head home and see what you get. Reset you DIC first. And don't drive 55, this car will probably do worse on gas at 55 than it will at 80. It is a long legged thourobred and loves to run. Don't worry if there are a few hills, I have crossed the Rockies with mine three times and got 23.5 to 24.5 mpg everytime. That was on cruise control at 75-80 in 6th gear. It went up the the steepest hills the Rockies have to offer on the Interstate freeway system and never lost more than a couple mph on cruise. That's one of the things that blows me away about this car. It performs excellently in so many ways.



They are refering to a performance fix on the L99 cars.

Actually it has fixed LS3's as well if the got low octane put in them by the dealer at some point. Most dealers put in cheap gas to go do the PDQ. GM just sent out an advisory last week nothing but 91 or higher octane gas in Camaro SS's.

[WadeWilson]

The best I've had so far was a 19.5 avg for a 4 hour trip but with my normal driving I average around 14mpg