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#202 of 207 Re: LOL [ateixeira] by british_rover

Aug 31, 2007 (8:18 am)

Replying to: ateixeira (Aug 31, 2007 8:10 am)
An old coworker of mine had a series of hot Camaros, Novas and Chevelles. I think his fastest car could dip into the 9 second range.
 
One run in that Camaro just about emptied the fuel cell. I don't remember how big the fuel cell was though.

#203 of 207 Re: Impala SS DOD [sls002] by dave8697

Aug 31, 2007 (8:40 am)

Replying to: sls002 (Aug 31, 2007 6:50 am)
Wow, a link to Impala mileage that has one 2007 model w/5.3L user's data.
 
My claims are based on the relationship of EPA numbers and my extensive personal experiences.

#204 of 207 check the reviews on Edmunds by dave8697

Aug 31, 2007 (8:46 am)

http://www.fueleconomy.gov/mpg/MPG.do?action=browseList2&make=Chevrolet&model=Im- - pala
went to this site and looked up '97 Riviera. 2 users posted data. One gets 13.8 mpg with 90% city driving. The other gets 31.1 mpg with 90% highway driving. Just to show how much the data changes when you add just one more data point.

#205 of 207 Re: check the reviews on Edmunds [dave8697] by Mr_Shiftright HOST

Aug 31, 2007 (8:50 am)

Replying to: dave8697 (Aug 31, 2007 8:46 am)
I think the point of all this is that American cars are not perceived as being the most fuel efficient, even though a model by model comparison would sometimes disprove that perception. Overall, it's probably true and that's why many buyers believe it.

#206 of 207 Re: Impala SS DOD [dave8697] by sls002

Aug 31, 2007 (9:56 am)

Replying to: dave8697 (Aug 31, 2007 8:40 am)
There was also a 2006 with the 5.3 and if you checked into the data there, you would have seen a couple of long trips that resulted in 23 MPG. I am not sure why that one has more than one data point, but I will have to see if I can resolve my SRX data into local and trip data.

#207 of 207 Re: LOL [bumpy] by sls002

Sep 02, 2007 (9:41 am)

Replying to: bumpy (Aug 31, 2007 8:07 am)
I have done a couple of WOT runs with my SRX to see what the computer's fuel consumption says: the instant MPG reading was about 3 or 4 MPG; so I switched to the metric which said about 80 liters per 100 kilometers. Translating 80 liters per 100 kilometers into MPG is 3 MPG. So, one mile at that rate of consumption would be 1/3 gallon, or about 1/12 gallon for a 1/4 mile run. Perhaps a pint of fuel, or probably less.

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