A friend of mine in town has had his SHO since December and is getting great gas mileage, mostly in town driving he is averaging about 20mpg. He has a very heavy foot too, pretty impressive. I did not order my SHO because of the MPG it gets but it will be a welcome improvement over my 08 Pontiac G8 GT that is getting 13mpg in town and 22mpg on the highway! Looks like the direct injected/turbo motor is a great performer plus it does not gulp the gas.......
Gas mileage surprise
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beefcake
New Member
don't think i ever got 20 in town lol
I only live 2 miles from work, with a max speed of about 45. I have to admit when the light turns I like to hear the motor run! My sister has a G8 V-6 model and she gets about 17mpg, but she drives like our mother......lol
Bob Gervais
Wut?
thebigjimsho
LSA = YUM
If it's fun to drive, why not? My V got around 14mpg around town cause I always loved to goose it. But on the highway it would see 24-26mpg regularly. N/A with a tall 6th gear, FTW!
Turbobum
Member
If I get 20 mpg in town then I know I'm driving too slow.
Mels
SHOVELHEAD
So much for ECO, WTF does that even mean anyway?
'89 gets 30 mpg at 80mph on the highway all day long, thought newer was supposed to be better.
'89 gets 30 mpg at 80mph on the highway all day long, thought newer was supposed to be better.
luigisho
SHO Member
It means you can feel better about yourself when you buy it.
RonPorter
SHO Club of America
Add 1,000 #s, 145 more HP, a buttload more torque, 1.5 -2.0 seconds better in the quarter, and AWD so it can actually be useful in bad weather.
A LOT f-in better!!
FWIW, after driving other cars like my mid-13-second LGT, my two stock '89 SHOs really feel slow. because they are. Even after buying the new '89, it didn't have much (if any) over my previous '86 Z28 TPI auto.
SHOs had/have great driving dynamics, but quick/fast, in today's world ain't there. Mommobiles turn mid 14s nowadays.
SHODWN
Mother Threasa
The current tune im running now, gets about 15 around the city, and on my last 100 mile road trip I was averageing 27.9mpg
IN 08 my 91 git 30mpg going out to Seattle, before this years convention Ill have a tune for ECOSHO that matches that.
IN 08 my 91 git 30mpg going out to Seattle, before this years convention Ill have a tune for ECOSHO that matches that.
The 2010 gets around 15 city. Lots of short runs and stop and start... it's only 4 miles to work. It got 24 on a long road trip from Wisconsin to Colorado and back in March. It has the performance pack.
The old '92 used to get 28-29 on the road from Wisconsin to Colorado.
The old '92 used to get 28-29 on the road from Wisconsin to Colorado.
SHO_ROLLER_2
Well-Known Member
AMEN!!
I don't drive my SHO to race and brag about it's performance. It's a neat car and rare as ****. Love the motor, but my little Neon SRT4 would destroy it with a quickness AND get 30mpg too!
As for the new mom-mobiles, you're right.
A new Toyota RAV4 V6 runs 14.8@100mph!!
PonySHO
FOG
Over the winter, I'm getting 15-17, but it's mostly been under 3 mile trips and letting it warm up 5 minutes. We'll see how it is now that's it warmer out. On a strictly thruway trip, I suspect that I will see 30+. That's with the cruise set at 70.
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