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Old 06-24-2008, 02:26 PM   #69 (permalink)
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Re: 2009 GM Vehicles Post MPG Increase; Saab Aero 4Cyl Pkg; Malibu Hybrid Gets Big Bo

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I'm sure the Malibu can beat that. But what your car was capable of getting at a certain speed on the highway, isn't the same thing as the standard EPA highway fuel economy test cycle.
Good thing someone mentioned that. My 08 LTZ 3.6l DOES get 30 on the highway. So far it hovers between 30 and 31 for most of my (all-highway, nearly all speedlimit / cruise control) driving, with a best of 32.1 for the last tank. Mix in more than 5% or so of 'city' driving, and it drops a bit, but even so my worst tank so far was over 25 mpg (26 is the EPA highway number).
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