I have an 09 V6 RWD and am not overly impressed by the fuel mileage. In fact I doubt I'll meet let alone beat the Highway rating of 23. This would be my first car in decades that I couldn't match or exceed it's rated highway ratings.
I'm even running my tire PSI a few pounds over the door sticker and drive with a very light foot.
I don't think you'll find any extra fuel mileage in this vehicle absent slowing down some and driving like there was an egg between your foot and the pedal.
BTW I did manage to increase my city mileage some, (to 16.3 MPG real world hand calculated) but it takes a lot of effort and I piss off more drivers because I accelerate so slowly and start coasting when I see a red light.
My next real opportunity to verify my real world highway mileage will come when I take the tribe to Indy in July for the Allstate 400. I was hoping to get 24 to 25 MPG but have since lowered my expectations to 21 to 22. Anything less than that will cause me to rethink how long I will keep this vehicle since we all know fuel prices are going back up.
As a point of reference my lightly modded 06 vette easily gets 30+ MPG (highway).
I'm even running my tire PSI a few pounds over the door sticker and drive with a very light foot.
I don't think you'll find any extra fuel mileage in this vehicle absent slowing down some and driving like there was an egg between your foot and the pedal.
BTW I did manage to increase my city mileage some, (to 16.3 MPG real world hand calculated) but it takes a lot of effort and I piss off more drivers because I accelerate so slowly and start coasting when I see a red light.
My next real opportunity to verify my real world highway mileage will come when I take the tribe to Indy in July for the Allstate 400. I was hoping to get 24 to 25 MPG but have since lowered my expectations to 21 to 22. Anything less than that will cause me to rethink how long I will keep this vehicle since we all know fuel prices are going back up.
As a point of reference my lightly modded 06 vette easily gets 30+ MPG (highway).