M6 and Gas Mileage???
04-19-2006, 11:44 PM
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Originally Posted by 99camarosupersport
i dont like the idea of displacement on demand, there has to be SOME kind of lag there, there just has to be. anyhow if not, if i get a v8 muscle car, i want it firing on all cylinders ALL the time. 
No way man Displacement on Demand will be a sure success, I know it! Of course GM knows what they're doing! Just look at the first gen of 8-6-4 caddy shut down cylinders back in the 70s (early 80s?), the aztek, malibu maxx SS, piston-slap, "wide track" marketing, giving each member of an Oprah audience a G6, but leaving them with a $7000 tax to pay Uncle Sam, the 70's, Buick, most of the 80's, the V6 monte carlo SS, the $60,000 cadilac allante`, the nomad concept car, retro styling, purchasing SAAB, giving the 'OK' to the phrase "Born From Jets" as SAAB's catch phrase, sticking with a 4 speed auto when bmw is using 7, and of course, discontinuing the F-bodies citing lack of sales numbers, but only coming out with three commercials in five years for them ... I'm sure they'll be fine!
04-19-2006, 11:51 PM
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Originally Posted by joe32725
I still haven't got my ls1 yet but i was wondering what kind of gas mileage you guys get with the M6? I drive around 50 miles a day 7 days a week so i want to kind of ballpark what its going to cost me.
04-20-2006, 12:02 AM
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Originally Posted by REDSS01
Well it seems like I'm the exception here...14-18mpg.
04-20-2006, 01:34 AM
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Originally Posted by Xtreme57
No way man Displacement on Demand will be a sure success, I know it! Of course GM knows what they're doing! Just look at the first gen of 8-6-4 caddy shut down cylinders back in the 70s (early 80s?), the aztek, malibu maxx SS, piston-slap, "wide track" marketing, giving each member of an Oprah audience a G6, but leaving them with a $7000 tax to pay Uncle Sam, the 70's, Buick, most of the 80's, the V6 monte carlo SS, the $60,000 cadilac allante`, the nomad concept car, retro styling, purchasing SAAB, giving the 'OK' to the phrase "Born From Jets" as SAAB's catch phrase, sticking with a 4 speed auto when bmw is using 7, and of course, discontinuing the F-bodies citing lack of sales numbers, but only coming out with three commercials in five years for them ... I'm sure they'll be fine!
04-20-2006, 01:37 AM
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Originally Posted by 99camarosupersport
04-21-2006, 09:09 PM
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Originally Posted by NHRAMAN
you still have that DEMON-SHIFT.??? 
Originally Posted by Shinerbock07
i like how people dont drive the living **** outta these cars, and take care of them. Like my dad always says "everyone knows ur car is fast, you dont always have to prove it, and wats the point of having such a beautiful car when you drive so fast and no one can ever see it??"
04-22-2006, 11:01 AM
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Hmm i got a quick Q ... for you guys how much does it cost to fill her up? for me in my truck the other day i was right on the E, and i payed about...70$ to fill it up all the way..what about you f-body guys?
04-23-2006, 05:46 PM
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I get about 18 mpg all city my car never sees the highway but i do shift into od pretty early (shift into 5th at 35)
it took m3 35$ to fill up my tank at 3.11 a gallon today
it took m3 35$ to fill up my tank at 3.11 a gallon today
04-23-2006, 05:55 PM
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I just got back from a Cleveland to Toledo and back trip and got 27 MPG....this is with a few WOT on-ramp runs, an average speed of 80mph, and about 40 miles of city driving in between. Not bad for over 110,000 miles on the clock. For the record I use 6th gear for anything over 60mph, and it cost me $35 to fill up after I got back into Cleveland. And my girlfriend wanted to take her Cobalt instead of my Camaro because it would be better on gas.......pshhhhhhh
04-23-2006, 06:17 PM
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There is NO lag whatsoever in the Displacement on demand system, I too what skeptical, I'm a GM tech and have driven it in every new vehicle GM puts it on, and The only way you know it even works it to watch it on the scan tool. It cuts in and out it firing order starting with the next cylinder in the firing order when conditions are met, which makes it seamless. Wanna get killer fuel economy, its there, want power its instantly there, no lag at all. its pretty awesome. Oh yea, and I usually get 22-24 MPG mixed 50/50 driving with a lead foot.
04-23-2006, 11:03 PM
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I drive about 44 miles (half in stop-n-go traffic, half consistant 35-50mph with lights) every time I go to work, which is about 3/5 times a week. I drive it normally and get on it occasionally. (up ramps, pushing lights, etc.) I get 16mpg this way, and am paying about $35-$40 a tank right now. I usually make it 250 miles a tank in this traffic.
When I have to drive it long distances (a trip, avg 50-80 mph in 6th) I get about 26mpg.
When I have to drive it long distances (a trip, avg 50-80 mph in 6th) I get about 26mpg.
