V6 gas mileage

[Stett]

Originally Posted by FutureCamaroOwner

Are you guys just guessing about the highway city percentage or does the car track it?

The Camaro can track it - hit menu to go into the Information Center and you can scroll around a bit. One of the options shows average speed, another shows average fuel economy. If you push and hold select/clear it will clear the entry and will start fresh.

I just put my first tank of gas in it (was getting close to the 1/4 mark and had a long day ahead of me) this morning, and on a 90 mile round trip of mixed highway/city driving of 25mph-55mph it said I averaged 24.9mpg

[Patfan1987]

Originally Posted by Mystic Blue

Same here. Mine is 100% stock still and in the 6 weeks & 2k miles I've had her I've only seen the average read as high as 23 once! I have a short communte to work (3 miles) so I know its alot of 'city' driving... But today I purposely ran it over 100 miles of almost all highway - no A/C and speeds from 50-75, and it showed 21.3 avg mpg.

should I get it looked at?

I guess it all evens out i went and looked back because i was keeping track and the shorter rides to work avg 21 even though its 80 percent highway. the long rides which take more than a half of a tank avg between 25 and the highest was 28.5 so im happy.

[Toasty]

Originally Posted by Stett

The Camaro can track it - hit menu to go into the Information Center and you can scroll around a bit. One of the options shows average speed, another shows average fuel economy. If you push and hold select/clear it will clear the entry and will start fresh.

I just put my first tank of gas in it (was getting close to the 1/4 mark and had a long day ahead of me) this morning, and on a 90 mile round trip of mixed highway/city driving of 25mph-55mph it said I averaged 24.9mpg

What they are asking is if the car calculates the amount of driving that is considered 'city' vs 'highway" It doesn't. It simply does average MPG.

[AlohaBR]

Originally Posted by FutureCamaroOwner

Are you guys just guessing about the highway city percentage or does the car track it?

No, the car does not track it.
I know my commute is 20 miles backroads and city, then 38 miles highway, so about 36% city/backroads, 64% highway.

[BaylorCamaro]

Just got back from a 200 mile trip and got 27.1mpg and I was going between 70-85mph the whole time.

15,500 miles currently on the car. ARH Headers/Cats, Airaid intake, MRT V1 Axleback and Trifecta tune.

[asmith10]

While cruising at 70 I get 30.6 MPG. Keep in mind I have nitrogen in the tires and magnaflows on though. I was getting about 29.6 on the trip before without nitrogen

[Papa T]

Originally Posted by n2hcky

Mine is only at 1800 miles and I am avg 20.9MPG
One thing we all need to keep in mind is the fuel.
Not so much the octane, but the mix.
If it is the 10% ethanol mix it will lower the MPG....some cars by as much as 10%.
My wife's MINI hates the ethanol mix.
So for max MPG......stick with pure gasoline.

Rumor has it they are going to be increasing beyond 10% ethanol soon :(.

[n2hcky]

Originally Posted by Papa T

Rumor has it they are going to be increasing beyond 10% ethanol soon :(.

That is not good news.
Most manufactures of various engines say up to 10% was designed for but not more.
Could potentially cause all kinds of problems. I know the 10% stuff sure breaks down a LOT faster than pure gasoline.

[Toasty]

Originally Posted by Papa T

Rumor has it they are going to be increasing beyond 10% ethanol soon :(.

Someone on the forum somewhere said at least part of New York has gone to 20% but I have no proof

[AlohaBR]

Filled up just before getting on the freeway tonight.
67 miles one way home, avg speed 67.7, mpg avg 28.4!
Car only has a little over 1200 miles on it.
PERMAGRIN all the way, thank you Chevrolet!!!!

[Papa T]

I'm getting 21.6 mpg. About 50/50 highway/city. About 750 miles on the car so far.

[Dinky Toy]

People, please post at the very least both average mpg and average mph for the same tank.
It gives a much better indication then A% city, B% highway.
If you really want, post all stats:
- average mpg this tank / lifetime
- average mph this tank / lifetime
- A% city, B% highway
- average outdoor temperature
- hyper-milling / normal with an occasional dash / spirited / pedal to the metal style
- anything else.......

Why you ask?
Well, my average mpg is way low, like 16-18 currently while my drive to work is 9.0 miles.
6.5 Miles highway US 59 S and I-610 N, which gives me 72% highway!
Yet my average speed is 22-28 mph at the end of a tank.
Now my bad mpg makes more sense doesn't it!?!

Still wish it was a bit more frugal though!

[mydreamcar]

Originally Posted by Dinky Toy

People, please post at the very least both average mpg and average mph for the same tank.
It gives a much better indication then A% city, B% highway.
If you really want, post all stats:
- average mpg this tank / lifetime
- average mph this tank / lifetime
- A% city, B% highway
- average outdoor temperature
- hyper-milling / normal with an occasional dash / spirited / pedal to the metal style
- anything else.......

Why you ask?
Well, my average mpg is way low, like 16-18 currently while my drive to work is 9.0 miles.
6.5 Miles highway US 59 S and I-610 N, which gives me 72% highway!
Yet my average speed is 22-28 mph at the end of a tank.
Now my bad mpg makes more sense doesn't it!?!

Still wish it was a bit more frugal though!

In the same boat as you, a pretty good mix of city/highway, getting around 18 mpg, if all highway abou 24mpg to 28 mpg, depending on how fast I am driving

[rtcat600man]

I performed my mileage experiment again today, (since I just passed the 10,000 mile mark on the odometer). On the way into work today I set the cruise at 65 MPH (this time) and ran the same 25 mile on the highway. MPG was 32.7.

I use Mobil 1 synthetic, and have the INJEN and MRT 2.0 set-up....... sure beats the 93 Corsica I was driving.