What do you M6 drivers get for gas mileage?

[ss~zoso~ss]

Just wondering what your typical gas milage is strictly in town.


the best i get is like 13-14

[Pitchlock]

I can get around 22 in the city

[ss~zoso~ss]

dam thats really good

what are your driving habits, what rpm do you keep the engine at

[02SLPSS]

i'm new to these cars. M6? what is that? 6 speed?

[02slp-ss]

Yes manual 6 speed.

[02SLPSS]

i've had my SS for 3 days now. I've been driving a long bed extended cab Z-71 silverado. I'm loving the mileage with the camaro. i don't know how much the camaro tank holds, but i have been doing $75.00 a week with the truck at $2.60 a gallon. Yes $2.60. That's SC price. And i have not been real easy on the car since i got it. I am loving the hell out of it. I have been having horsepower withdrawls since i wrecked my 72. Its in the body shop now. you can see it on my homepage. also check out my buddies 77 280 z with the 383 stroker at the bottom of the page. It will pull the front tires off the ground. sorry about the rant.

[ss~zoso~ss]

lol, your 02 SS holds more than my 98, i believe its 15.6 GAL whereas the 98 is 15.1? something like that

[Huskerz1]

I get 17 in town. I've got an MTI power package on it too. I shift at 2000 rpm in town and about 3500 rpm when I get on the on ramp to the interstate. Don't know about highway mileage yet. I haven't been on a long trip.

[SLP00blueSS]

my ss is an m6 with 4.10 gears LT headers and a ORY and i get about 25 on the highway.....before the 4.10 and long tubes i got 29

[97z286speed]

i get around 30 highway

but around 19 city, shifting at 2k rpms and sometimes skippin a gear

[SeVeReDiStOrTiOn]

lol, your 02 SS holds more than my 98, i believe its 15.6 GAL whereas the 98 is 15.1? something like that

I believe it was 15.5 for awhile and in 00 they put in a 16.8 tank

[Fugiero]

I believe it was 15.5 for awhile and in 00 they put in a 16.8 tank

With my 00 SS M6 the only time i checked i got about 16 around town, not really thinking about MPG.

[jbb6811]

i get around 20-22 in town when not playing and using the crappy skip shift.
on my last trip to Atlanta i got 25mpg but i also raced a sl500 and a 06 gt. trust me its way better than a H3! and my car is all stock.

[Bob'sWS6]

I get about 18 mpg in mixed driving. Mind you i'm typically in rush hour traffic in California. If I just drive on the freeway i've gotten 24mpg.

I have 4.10 gearing and a Z06 Cam.

[5LtrBtr]

I usually shift at just over 2000. I shift 1-3-5 and get about 18-20 in town. My last roadtrip was to st louis and i got just under 30 cruising at about 85 or so.

[Daniel P.]

Around 18 in town shiftin at 3500 but there arent any stop lights so that could make a difference. and I got 24 highway the other day. I put on 175 miles saturday night just drivin around town.

[jad628]

18.5 mpg, everyday driving. I haven't taken a highway jaunt yet, but the previous owner said he got upwards of 29 mpg on an all-interstate trip. Only on my fourth tank, but the first one pinged at higher rpm's so it was lower octane and it got 17 mpg. Last two tanks were 93 and got 18.5 mpg. This tank will be the first with Mobil 1 synthetic. I bet it will go up slightly.

I run BP (Amoco) 93 octane and Mobil 1 synthetic 5w30. I don't believe he did. I also have an SLP lid, all the free mods, and a Flowmaster exhaust (previous owner installed). I row through all the gears, easy on the throttle, but maintain at least 1500 rpm in the highest gear chosen. I haven't had a manual for a number of years, so I enjoy shifting. I'm gonna buy that skip shift cut-off. That is an irritating feature. Also gonna likely install a Pro 5.0 shifter.

John

[ss~zoso~ss]

yea i cant imagine what driving with the 1 to 4 skip shift would be like

am i the only one that has got 30+mpg on the highway?

[ErikElvis]

I get about 20 with mostly highway miles but I dont drive it much so when I do im usually not driving for gas mileage.

[The Rookie]

About 15 city and about 19 hwy.