Hey! im new to Cobaltss.net and just picked my SS 2.4 Cobalt up a few days ago and was wondering what everyones gas mileage is at, i burnt a tank of gas in 3 days and im a little concerned, mine infocenter tells me im at 13.0/100 KM's is that good? if its to high how can i lower it? what RPM's Should i shift at (New to driving standard)

Thanks alot for the help and advise

 

well when i got my LT i was around 11.5 city, but your fuel mileage will get better as the engine breaks in (about 5000KM) also, shifting at 3000 is good, and the manual reccomends not shifting above 4000 in the first 500km

 

i don't follow exact numbers, but i average 420-450kms per fill with premium.

 

i get roughly about 20 in the city at the most i run it alot and i have bigger injectors so its not as good as it was with the stockers.

ryan.

 

to get good gas mileage you have to pay attention to your right foot.
thats where most of your gas will be used.

accellerate SLOWLY, go to about 3500 rpm and then shift.
use engine braking when slowing down.
when going up short hills, try not to put your foot in it to keep your same speed.
allow your car to slow down a bit if it has to, youll pick the speed back up on the downslope.

try to time green lights when you can so that your rolling when it turns green.
you use a good amount of gas getting your car moving from a stop.

AC will burn more fuel.
keep your tire pressures between 32-36psi

theres lots of different things to do to help your mileage...
but most important is being gentle with your right foot.

 

I thought I read somewhere and also heard on a tv show that running your ac and having the windows rolled down is a big myth about wasting gas? Maybe I'm wrong.

I get 24.2-.3mpg with very spirited driving (auto) running 89 gas. My wifes car is up to 26mpg (more highway miles). Just keep your tire pressure up run 89 - 91 gas, and stay of the right pedal like everybody else says. After about 500 - 600 miles you will start to see a diference in the mpg. Also aviod drive throughs if they are busy.

 

Hey man, welcome to the site, and please come visit us on the Wininpeg thread we have. That gas mileage is quite high. You should try Premium fuel and if you baby it you should be more like low 9s/100Km, possibly 8s. Keep in mind idling will really raise the numbers. Here is our thread, lots of guys to hang out with and talk cars:
https://www.cobaltss.net/forums/canadian-mid-east-111/manitoba-sss-2007-a-42245/
Make sure to go to the last page right away to introduce yourself, cause you dont wanna read 100 pages of crap lol. See you Sunday night

 

thats ac VS windows down on gas useage.
Both use more gas than not using either.

 

Holy Hell 3 days !!! 1 tank last me a whole 7 day week you must be planting it alot.....

 

Thanks alot for the info guys, yeah i put 400 KM's on it in 4 days lol, and i guess it didnt help my gas mileage that i was learning standard lol

Thanks again

 

I'm at 1800km on mine and I get about 12l/100km mostly city driving in stop and go traffic

 

At the end of the day does it really matter how much gas mileage you get? The reality is that unless you are driving insane amounts every day with your car, the difference in cost for a vehicle in gas is going to be less than $50 per month. This along with people that will drive out of their way to find the lowest gas station in town, all the while burning this precious gas they seek... blows my mind. If gas triples in price, then I might worry about it, but hell gas is cheap as **** in my opinion, look at Europe... holy hell... we have it easy in the Norerica! That's right, I just abbreviated North America as a single word... where's my rep points for that? ;0