[Dragon]

How is everyone else doing on gas mileage?

My first tank was just over 13 mpg. I drove it a total of 300 miles the last two days and it averaged about 18 mpg.

My Corvette gets 28 mpg on the same 300 miles with 405 hp but I don't know which is the most fun.

:confused

:thumbs

 

[WOW_FCTR]

Gas

After 5000 miles (mostly highway), I have an average of 17mpg.
On the highway I average between 19 and 20.

My Z28 gets about 25 mpg, but it's been sitting, doing nothing since I brought the SSR home. (I did drive it to the store last week, just to keep it working.)

 

[ricardo]

remember this is a 6000 + pound vehicle which is probably twice any or our other cars.

 

[RedTn.SSR]

I think GM says the SSR weight is 4,760 lbs. Irregardless, my MPG averages 16.7 and that is 2 lane hwy. driving around 65 to 70 mph and using Chevron 87 octane gasoline.

 

[SMKN_SSR]

I get 16.5 mpg on the Hwy at 80 mph but only 13.6 mpg in town with my foot in it I once went 55 mph for 1 hour and got 23 mpg. I will not be getting 23 mpg again ( can't drive 55 ) :jester

 

[Slingshot]

8500 miles averaging 17.2 mpg. Mostly highway miles at a high rate of speed with brief trips around town with my foot in it.

Slingshot

 

[jimbeard]

We've been on the Road with ours most and we're getting around 19 MPG there, haven't been in town enough to find out yet.

Jim Beard
Little Rock
2003 Red SSR

 

[ricardo]

Red,

I think you are correct about the weight. I was including my big fat belly!

Rick:lol

 

[nostoc]

Trust the dash MPG?

Are you figuring MPG or trusting the dash readout? I wonder how acurate it is. In my Astro, I always figured a mile or two lower than the computer did.

 

[SMKN_SSR]

I do use a calculater normally but this was in the truck on cruise control for one hour on Hwy 5 in California which was smooth and flat for miles using their gauge which seams to be right per tank full.

 

[redssrloaded]

Curb weight is 4700 lbs

GVWR is 6050 lbs (qualifies for tax benefits)

Now if someone can tell me what the difference is between the 2...

 

[dohyatt]

weight

curb weight is weight of vehicle gvw is weight of vehicle plus payload(passengers and gear)